REFERENCE TITLE: appropriations; DES; developmental disabilities

State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-third Legislature First Regular Session 2017

HB 2206

Introduced by Representative Carter

 

AN ACT

 

Appropriating monies to the department of economic security for developmental disability services.

 

 

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

 

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1.  Appropriations; department of economic security; developmental disabilities; fiscal year 2017‑2018; reimbursement rates

A.  In addition to any other appropriation made in fiscal year 2017‑2018, the sum of $_____ is appropriated from the state general fund and the sum of $_____ is appropriated from the long‑term care system fund established by section 36-2913, Arizona Revised Statutes, in fiscal year 2017‑2018 to the department of economic security for capitation rate adjustments related to Arizona long-term care system developmental disability services.

B.  The department of economic security may increase the home and community based service provider reimbursement rates for services contracted with the division of developmental disabilities to more than one hundred percent of the benchmark rates published in the 2014 rate rebase study as a result of the adjustments made in this act and the fiscal year 2017‑2018 general appropriations act.