Verified October 10, 2026 against the statutes, regulations and sources cited below. The state decides every application. All states
What operators miss in Arizona
- A licensee may not offer or imply rebates or fee splitting to anyone regulated under A.R.S. Title 32 or Title 36, chapter 17 (A.R.S. 36-407(D)).
- Behavioral health observation/stabilization services add $94 times licensed occupancy to the licensing fee (R9-10-106(C)(3)).
Does Arizona license behavioral health and addiction treatment programs?
ADHS licenses behavioral health facilities as health care institutions. No one may operate one without a current license, which covers only the class or subclass, services, capacity and premises named on it. A license cannot be transferred or assigned.
- Health care institution license (behavioral health facility)
- Issued by Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS)
Citation: A.R.S. 36-407; A.A.C. R9-10-106
How does Arizona license each level of care?
- Outpatient: Licensed as a behavioral health facility with no licensed capacity ($375 licensing fee tier).
- Residential: Licensed by bed capacity: $375 plus $94 per bed for 1 to 59 beds, with higher tiers above that.
Citation: A.A.C. R9-10-106(C)(2)
What does a Arizona license cost?
- Initial: $50 application fee plus a $375 licensing fee with no licensed capacity (as of October 2026)
- Renewal: $375 annual licensing fee with no licensed capacity; bed-based tiers for residential (as of October 2026)
- Per bed: $94 per licensed bed
Citation: A.A.C. R9-10-106(B)-(C)
How often does a Arizona license renew?
- Renews every year
What does Arizona require for owners, sales and moves?
- Ownership change or relocation: A license cannot be transferred or assigned and is valid only for the premises occupied when it was issued.
Citation: A.R.S. 36-407(C)
What does an opioid treatment program need in Arizona?
- State opioid treatment authority: No agency named on SAMHSA list (contact at azahcccs.gov, AHCCCS)
- State license: Outpatient treatment center licensed to provide opioid treatment services; it must hold SAMHSA certification before providing opioid treatment.
- 71 opioid treatment programs in 2024 (N-SUMHSS)
How does Arizona treat recovery residences?
No one may operate a sober living home without an ADHS license, which lasts one year. A licensed SUD treatment facility with sober living homes on its campus must license each home.
- State license
- NARR affiliate: Arizona Recovery Housing Association
Citation: A.R.S. 36-2061, 36-2062
Opening or expanding a program in Arizona?
We confirm what Arizona requires for your services and levels of care, prepare the application and every attachment for your owner or officer to sign, and track it to a decision. An outpatient program license is $1,995 per site. Every fee is flat and never depends on admissions or census.