Public Health Licensing
The Arizona Department of Health Services’ Division of Licensing Services licenses and monitors health and child care facilities and providers throughout Arizona.
Licensing inspections, on-site surveys, and complaint investigations are conducted to promote quality care and safety and ensure that performance standards are met for facility operation and maintenance.
Mission Statement
To protect the health and safety of Arizonans by providing information, establishing standards, and licensing and regulating health and child care services.
Architectural Plans
Tools
Life Safety Code Inspections
The ADHS conducts annual and periodic Life Safety Code inspections for certain classes of health care institutions to ensure on-going compliance with applicable fire codes, environmental standards and safe utilization of facilities.
Visit the website of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) for read-only access to the NFPA codes and standards referenced in our state’s statutes and/or regulations.
Additional Resources
- Physical Plant Codes & Standards
- Visit Title 9, Chapter 10, Article 1 of the Arizona Administrative Code, A.A.C. R9-10-104 Approval of Architectural Plans and Specifications, and A.A.C. R9-10-104.01 Physical Plant Health and Safety Codes and Standards. A.R.S. Title 36, Chapter 4 – Health Care Institutions, A.R.S. 36-421 Initial license.