SB 1726 Summary

• Amends chiropractic license renewal requirements to change the deadline from January 1 to the last day of the licensee's birth month, and establishes a $50 penalty for failure to notify the board of address changes.

• Expands Arizona's children's health insurance program eligibility from 200% to 225% of the federal poverty level effective October 1, 2023.

• Establishes grant programs for fiscal year 2023-2024 including: competitive grants for rural hospital interoperability software technology, grants to primary care physicians for behavioral health integration services, and grants for student nurse anesthetist clinical training placements.

• Creates a dementia services program within the Department of Health Services as the lead state agency for Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, with requirements to develop and update a comprehensive state plan.

• Authorizes the Department of Health Services to award competitive research grants for psilocybin clinical trials treating conditions including post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, and chronic pain, with federal prosecution immunity protections for grant recipients.

• Establishes pilot coverage for rapid whole genome sequencing for AHCCCS members under one year of age with complex illness of unknown cause through December 31, 2026.

• Specifies county financial contributions to Arizona long-term care system and acute care hospitalization programs for fiscal year 2023-2024.