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AZ SB1630

Bill

Status

Engrossed

3/4/2026

Primary Sponsor

Hildy Angius

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Origin

Senate

Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)

AI Summary

  • Establishes a home and community-based services program for adults with serious mental illness through the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS), requiring federal approval by July 1, 2027.

  • Sets financial eligibility at income not exceeding 300% of the federal supplemental security income benefit rate, with qualified income trusts available for those exceeding this threshold.

  • Caps initial enrollment at 250 members statewide, with potential expansion to 1,000 members pending legislative authorization and demonstrated cost savings.

  • Covers services including attendant care, habilitation with behavior management, supervised community living, respite care, medication administration, and nonemergency transportation as alternatives to institutional placement.

  • Prioritizes enrollment for individuals under court-ordered treatment, those with legal guardianship due to psychiatric incapacity, people discharged from jails, prisons, or state hospitals, and those who are homeless or at imminent risk of homelessness.

Legislative Description

Home; community-based services; mental illness

Rules

Last Action

House read second time

3/10/2026

Committee Referrals

Rules3/4/2026
Health and Human Services3/4/2026
Rules2/3/2026
Appropriations, Transportation and Technology2/3/2026
Health and Human Services2/3/2026

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