Arizona committee studies substance use treatment access and oversight

Arizona establishes a committee to study substance use disorder treatment and recommend possible changes. The study covers licensed and unlicensed programs that provide specialty substance use disorder care, including access in urban and rural areas. The committee recommends changes; this section does not itself require the state to adopt new treatment standards or other reforms. The committee must report by December 31, 2027, and give a copy to the secretary of state. This section is repealed from and after June 30, 2028.

The law sets the committee's membership and meeting rules. Members include lawmakers from different political parties, state officials, treatment and medical professionals, a person with treatment experience, a peer recovery specialist, and a county law enforcement representative. Members receive no pay but may be reimbursed for expenses under state law. The committee meets when its cochairpersons call a meeting.