On February 28, 2025, Arizona adopted updated rules in Title 9. Health Services, Chapter 10 Department of Health Services Health Care Institutions: Licensing, Article 12 Home Health Agencies. ACHC is encouraging agencies to review the updates to this chapter for implementation. ACHC will survey for these updated regulations after the effective date. Updates to the Arizona Home Health licensing regulations include but are limited to:
- Administrator shall serve no more than 5 agencies
- Physician assistant added as practitioner who can order home health services
- Plan of care is established and implemented within 5 days of start of care
- Care plan reviewed and documented with patient at least every 30 calendar days
- Home Health Agency documents and responds to referrals within 48 hours