State assisted-living licensing record · Arizona ADHS · record as pulled September 14, 2026· Not the federal nursing home survey
R9-10-120 · A.A.C. Title 9, Chapter 10, Article 1
Opioid Prescribing and Treatment
An assisted living rule from ADHS, cited on Arizona licensure inspections and complaint investigations. TagProof groups it under Medication. ADHS cites the rule and its text on each statement of deficiencies; no severity is attached.
83
Facilities cited
In the last 3 years
94
Individual citations
7
Cited more than once
At separate visits
8%
Repeat rate
Where it is cited
| County | Facilities cited |
|---|---|
| Maricopa County | 58 |
| Pima County | 19 |
| Pinal County | 2 |
| Yavapai County | 2 |
| Coconino County | 1 |
| Yuma County | 1 |
What the requirement says
ADHS’s requirement text as it appears on the inspection report, verbatim.
F. For a health care institution where opioids are administered as part of treatment or where a patient is provided assistance in the self-administration of medication for a prescribed opioid, including a health care institution in which an opioid may be prescribed or ordered as part of treatment, a medical director, a manager as defined in R9-10-801, or a provider, as applicable to the health care institution, shall: 4. Except as provided in subsection (H), ensure that an individual authorized by policies and procedures to administer an opioid in treating a patient or to provide assistance in the self-administration of medication for a prescribed opioid: a. Before administering an opioid or providing assistance in the self-administration of medication for a prescribed opioid in compliance with an order as part of the treatment for a patient, identifies the patient's need for the opioid; b. Monitors the patient's response to the opioid; and c. Documents in the patient's medical record: i. An identification of the patient ' s need for the opioid before the opioid was administered or assistance in the self-administration of medication for a prescribed opioid was provided, and ii. The effect of the opioid administered or for which assistance in the self-administration of medication for a prescribed opioid was provided.
Tag code, title and classification as published by the Arizona Department of Health Services, Division of Licensing. Counts are over Arizona licensed assisted living facilities only; there is no national figure for a state rule.