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AZ HB2163

Bill

Status

Introduced

6/23/2022

Primary Sponsor

Steve Kaiser

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Origin

House of Representatives

Fifty-fifth Legislature - Second Regular Session (2022)

AI Summary

  • Establishes a charge limit for hospitals on prescription medications and prescription-only devices at the lower of either the Medicare Part B reimbursement rate or 10 percent above the hospital's acquisition cost.

  • Applies when there is no applicable Medicare Part B reimbursement rate available, in which case hospitals may charge no more than 10 percent above their acquisition cost.

  • Defines "prescription medication" and "prescription-only device" by reference to existing definitions in Arizona Revised Statutes section 32-1901.

  • Amends Title 36, Chapter 4, Article 3 of Arizona Revised Statutes by adding section 36-438.

Legislative Description

Hospitals; charge limit; drugs; devices

Health Care Institutions

Last Action

Introduced in House and read first time

6/23/2022

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