SB 1059 Summary

• Amends Arizona Revised Statutes Section 36-2907 to restore coverage for certain organ transplant services previously excluded from Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS) benefits, including pancreas transplants, lung transplants, and liver transplants for hepatitis C patients.

• Appropriates $1,205,900 in state general fund monies and $3,083,600 in federal matching funds for transplant services in fiscal year 2010-2011.

• Appropriates $14,400,000 in state general fund monies and $35,634,700 in federal matching funds for other covered AHCCCS services in fiscal year 2010-2011.

• Exempts the appropriations from lapsing provisions, allowing unspent funds to carry forward.

• Declares the measure an emergency act necessary to preserve public health and operative immediately upon passage.