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AZ HB2198

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

1/23/2025

Primary Sponsor

Julie Willoughby

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Origin

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session (2025)

AI Summary

  • Adds section 36-2909.01 to Arizona Revised Statutes regarding Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS) reimbursement rates
  • Increases fee-for-service reimbursement rates for emergency hospitalization and medical care provided by rural hospitals by 30 percent beginning in fiscal year 2025-2026 and each subsequent fiscal year
  • Reimbursement increases are calculated over fiscal year 2024-2025 rates
  • Defines "rural hospital" as a hospital located in a county with a population of less than one million persons
  • Overrides other AHCCCS reimbursement provisions for emergency hospitalization and medical care at rural hospitals

Legislative Description

AHCCCS; reimbursement rates; rural hospitals

Public Health And Safety - Title 36

Last Action

House HHS Committee action: Withdrawn, voting: (0-0-0-0-0-0)

2/10/2025

Committee Referrals

Rules1/23/2025
Appropriations1/23/2025
Health and Human Services1/23/2025

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