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AZ HCR2058

Concurrent Resolution

Status

Engrossed

3/3/2026

Primary Sponsor

Tony Rivero

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Origin

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)

AI Summary

  • Requires a comprehensive claim-level audit of Arizona's Medicaid program (AHCCCS), examining 100% of payments made in the three years prior to the audit for issues like duplicate payments, incorrect coding, unbundling, upcoding, and medically unnecessary services

  • Directs the Joint Legislative Budget Committee director to issue a request for proposals from qualified audit vendors within 180 days after voter approval

  • Mandates that misappropriated claims be settled through joint negotiations between JLBC and AHCCCS within 90 days of the audit report, with unresolved matters referred to the Attorney General for litigation within 60 days

  • Funds audit costs through recovered misappropriated funds, with remaining state share deposited into the general fund; requires a report on total misappropriations and recoveries within nine months of the audit

  • Submits this measure to voters as a ballot proposition at the next general election, with the provision automatically repealing December 31, 2030

Legislative Description

AHCCCS; comprehensive claims audit

Last Action

Senate read second time

3/10/2026

Committee Referrals

Rules3/3/2026
Health and Human Services3/3/2026
Rules2/10/2026
Government2/10/2026
Health and Human Services2/10/2026

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