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AZ HB2698

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/7/2011

Primary Sponsor

Lynne Pancrazi

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Origin

House of Representatives

Fiftieth Legislature - First Regular Session (2011)

AI Summary

  • Redirects 30% of unclaimed lottery prize money (after 180 days) from the court appointed special advocate fund to the Arizona health care cost containment system administration to fund organ transplants.

  • Reduces the percentage of unclaimed lottery prizes held for future games from 70% to 40%, with the remaining 30% split equally between the court appointed special advocate fund and transplant funding.

  • Applies the same unclaimed lottery prize redistribution to both the state lottery (section 5-518) and any other lottery game (section 5-568).

  • Removes prior exclusions on certain nonexperimental transplants including pancreas, lung, hemopoetic cell allogenic unrelated, heart, and liver transplants to allow coverage funding through the redirected lottery monies.

  • Takes effect June 30, 2012 for lottery prize disposition changes.

Legislative Description

Transplant funding; unclaimed lottery monies

Last Action

Introduced

2/7/2011

Full Bill Text

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