Bill Text: AZ HB2079 | 2014 | Fifty-first Legislature 2nd Regular | Introduced
Bill Title: Technical correction; family resource directory
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-04-23 - Referred to House RULES Committee [HB2079 Detail]
Download: Arizona-2014-HB2079-Introduced.html
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REFERENCE TITLE: technical correction; family resource directory |
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State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-first Legislature Second Regular Session 2014
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HB 2079 |
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Introduced by Representative Carter
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AN ACT
amending section 36-698, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to maternal and child health.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Section 36-698, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
36-698. Arizona children and families resource directory; distribution
A. The department of health services shall develop the Arizona children and families resource directory. The directory shall include a list of private and public organizations and providers that specialize in early childhood development and the services included in section 8‑701, subsection D. The purpose of the directory is to enable parents to obtain information that is critical to the development of their young children without relying on public programs.
B. The department shall distribute the directory to hospitals for distribution to the families of any newly born child to help these families answer questions concerning early childhood development.
C. The department of health services shall distribute the directory to the department of economic security for distribution to program participants in the healthy families pilot program pursuant to section 8‑701.
D. The department may provide the directory to other persons or organizations that request copies and may charge a fee to cover the department's costs to prepare these copies.
