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AZ HB2101

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/20/2021

Primary Sponsor

Jennifer Jermaine

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Origin

House of Representatives

Fifty-fifth Legislature - First Regular Session (2021)

AI Summary

  • Extends Arizona health care cost containment system (AHCCCS) eligibility to women who are less than one year postpartum with family income not exceeding 150 percent of federal poverty guidelines.

  • Appropriates $13,000,000 from the state general fund and $900,000 from Medicaid expenditure authority in fiscal year 2021-2022 to cover eligible postpartum women.

  • Makes technical corrections to section 36-2901, Arizona Revised Statutes, including updates to the definition of "physician" and "primary care practitioner" for clarity.

Legislative Description

AHCCCS; postpartum care; appropriations

Ahcccs

Last Action

House read second time

1/21/2021

Committee Referrals

Rules1/21/2021
Health and Human Services1/20/2021

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