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AZ HB2698
Bill
Status
2/7/2011
Primary Sponsor
Lynne Pancrazi
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AI Summary
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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.
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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.
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Applies the same unclaimed lottery prize redistribution to both the state lottery (section 5-518) and any other lottery game (section 5-568).
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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.
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Takes effect June 30, 2012 for lottery prize disposition changes.
Legislative Description
Transplant funding; unclaimed lottery monies
Last Action
Introduced
2/7/2011