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AZ HB2137

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/18/2023

Primary Sponsor

Athena Salman

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Origin

House of Representatives

Fifty-sixth Legislature - First Regular Session (2023)

AI Summary

  • Increases income eligibility threshold for Arizona's Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) from 200 percent to 250 percent of the federal poverty level effective October 1, 2023.

  • Maintains the 200 percent income threshold through September 30, 2023, before the new 250 percent threshold takes effect.

  • Makes grammatical and technical corrections to statute definitions, including changing "for the provision of" to "to provide" and "per cent" to "percent."

  • Clarifies the definition of "physician" by specifying those licensed under specific Arizona statutes.

Legislative Description

Children's health insurance program; eligibility

Public Health And Safety - Title 36

Last Action

House read second time

1/19/2023

Committee Referrals

Rules1/18/2023
Appropriations1/18/2023
Health and Human Services1/18/2023

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