2015 LEGISLATIVE PACKAGE_MH.DOCX

2015 LEGISLATIVE PACKAGE
ANIMAL CARE & CONTROL
 Separate the penalty for failure to license (petty offense) from the failure to
vaccinate (class 2 misdemeanor).
 Allow a County Enforcement Agent flexibility in determining the manner and
facility for the quarantine of a dog or cat that bites.
FACILITIES MANAGEMENT & PROCUREMENT SERVICES
 Allow a political jurisdiction to waive a job-order-contracting (JOC)
performance bond if the amount of the job does not exceed $500,000.
COUNTY MEDICAL EXAMINER
 Add county medical examiners to the list of authorized individuals who may
request access to the Controlled Substances Prescription Monitoring Program
maintained by the Arizona State Board of Pharmacy.
CORRECTIONAL HEALTH
 Prohibit a private insurance company from denying coverage to insured
persons who are in the custody of a local supervisory authority pending the
disposition of charges.
 Also part of the proposed 2015 CSA Legislative Package