Arizona

Residential assisted living licensing rules and official state resources

Licensure term: Assisted Living Facility
Resident capacity: 10.0
Staff ratios: No minimum
Cost of licensing: $50 Initial Application, $280 license fee + $70 per bed
Bedroom square footage: For a single occupancy bedroom, 80 square feet of open floor space is required.
Memory care: Unless a resident requires behavioral health services- no special requirements were found for homes who take care of residents in need of memory care.

Full requirements

Regulatory Agency: Arizona Department of Health Services - Residential Facilities Licensing
Contact Phone Number: 602-364-2639
Licensure Term(s): Assisted Living Facility
Census Requirements: 10.0
Qualifications for Managers: It is required that sufficient staff be present at all times to provide services at the level of service for which the facility is licensed. Managers must be at least 21 years of age and certified as assisted living facility managers. Staff must have six hours of annual training related to promotion of resident dignity, independence, self-determination, privacy, choice, and resident rights; fire safety and emergency procedures, infection control, and abuse, neglect, and exploitation prevention and reporting requirements. They must have an additional two hours for Personal Care Services and an additional four hours for Directed Care Services. Staff must be trained in first aid and CPR specific to adults
Qualifications for Caregivers: Caregivers must be at least 18 years of age, trained at the level of service the facility is licensed to provide, and have a minimum of three months of health-related experience. Assistant caregivers must be at least 16 years of age. For staff providing a supervisory level of care: 20 hours of training, for staff providing a personal level of care: 20 hours of training, plus an additional 30 hours; for staff providing a directed level of care: 50 hours of training, plus an additional 12 hours; and For certified managers: 62 hours of training, plus an additional eight hours. 1. Is 18 years of age or older; and 2. Provides documentation of: Completion of a caregiver training program approved by the Department or the Board of Examiners for Nursing Care Institution Administrators and Assisted Living Facility Managers; 3. For supervisory care services, employment as a manager or caregiver of a supervisory care home before November 1, 1998; 4. For supervisory care services or personal care services, employment as a manager or caregiver of a supportive residential living center before November 1, 1998; or 5. For supervisory care services, personal care services, or directed services, one of the following: (1) A nursing care institution administrator’s license issued by the Board of Examiners; (2) A nurse’s license issued to the individual under A.R.S. Title 32, Chapter 15; (3) Documentation of employment as a manager or caregiver of an unclassified residential care institution before November 1.1998; or (4) Documentation of sponsorship of or employment as a caregiver in an adult foster care home before November, 1998; An assistant caregiver: 1. Is 16 years of age or older, and 2. Interacts with residents under the supervision of a manager or caregiver; 3. The qualifications, skills, and knowledge required for a caregiver or assistant caregiver: Are based on: i. The type of assisted living services, behavioral health services, or behavioral care expected to be provided by the caregiver or assistant caregiver according to the established job description; and ii. The acuity of the residents receiving assisted living services, behavioral health services, or behavioral care from the caregiver or assistant caregiver according to the established job description
Staff Ratios: No minimum
Cost of Licensing: $50 Initial Application, $280 license fee + $70 per bed
Square Footage Requirements: For a single occupancy bedroom, 80 square feet of open floor space is required. For a shared bedroom, at least 60 square feet of space required per resident.
Bathrooms Required: For every eight residents one working shower, sink and toilet are required.
Memory Care Requirements: Unless a resident requires behavioral health services- no special requirements were found for homes who take care of residents in need of memory care.