HB 2522 Summary

• Adds hospice care as a covered service under Arizona's health care cost containment system (AHCCCS) for both standard eligibility and childless adult categories.

• Removes outdated language regarding newborn circumcision coverage restrictions and transplant exclusions from statute.

• Makes technical corrections to language in sections 36-2907 and 36-2989 regarding prescribed versus defined services and eye care coverage.

• Designates the measure as an emergency act effective immediately upon passage.