SB1527

THE CONTEXT: The Arizona Legislature adopts a budget for each fiscal year (FY) that contains general appropriations. Article IV, Section 20, Part 2, Constitution of Arizona, requires the General Appropriations Act (feed bill) to contain only appropriations for the different state departments, state institutions, public schools and interest on public debt.

WHAT THE BILL DID: The final vetoed version would as session law, requires, by December 31, 2024, AHCCCS to transfer to the counties any portion necessary to comply with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act regarding the counties' proportional share of this state's contribution, as session law, allows, for the contract year beginning October 1, 2023 and ending September 30, 2024, AHCCCS to continue the risk contingency rate settings for all managed care organizations (MCO) and funding for all MCO administrative funding levels that were imposed for the contract year beginning October 1, 2010 and ending September 30,, and as session law, continues to state that it is the intent of the Legislature for FY 2024 that AHCCCS implement a program within its available appropriation. Counties.

WHY IT MATTERED: The practical reason for this bill was to give patients a defined set of rights and a clear informed-consent standard. It would as session law, requires, by December 31, 2024, AHCCCS to transfer to the counties any portion necessary to comply with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act regarding the counties' proportional share of this state's contribution, and would also as session law, allows, for the contract year beginning October 1, 2023 and ending September 30, 2024, AHCCCS to continue the risk contingency rate settings for all managed care organizations (MCO) and funding for all MCO administrative funding levels that were imposed for the contract year beginning October 1, 2010 and ending September 30,, rather than leave the current rule unchanged.