HB 2593 Summary

• Appropriates $95,000 and 1 full-time equivalent (FTE) position from the state general fund to the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System Administration for fiscal year 2018-2019.

• Requires development of an annual plan to reduce the suicide rate in Arizona that is community-based and coordinates suicide prevention activities statewide.

• Plan must include specific suicide reduction goals and establish methods to measure progress toward achieving those goals.

• The new FTE position supplements and does not replace existing positions within the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System Administration.