ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Fifty-fourth Legislature

Second Regular Session

 

HB 2632: AHCCCS; eligibility

Sponsor:  Representative Blackman, LD 6

Committee on Health & Human Services

Overview

Requires the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS) to annually renew the eligibility of a person who was in the custody of the Arizona Department of Child Safety (DCS) when the person turned 18 until the person turns 26 without requiring additional information from the person.

History

The Arizona Administrative Code stipulates that AHCCCS must complete a review of each member's continued eligibility for AHCCCS medical coverage every 12 months and that members must comply with annual reviews by providing information to AHCCCS or its designee (9 A.A.C. 22-306).

Statute includes as eligible for AHCCCS a person who is under 26 years of age and who was in the custody of DCS when the person turned 18. Currently, such persons are included in the annual eligibility review requirements for continued AHCCCS coverage (A.R.S. §§ 36-2901 and 36-2903.04).

Provisions

1.    ☐ Prop 105 (45 votes) ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes) ☐ Emergency (40 votes) ☐ Fiscal NoteRequires AHCCCS to annually renew the eligibility of a person under 26 who was in the custody of DCS when the person turned 18 without requiring additional information from the person until the person turns 26, unless the individual:

a)    Notifies AHCCCS that the person moved out of state; or

b)    Provides information to AHCCCS indicating that the person may qualify for a different eligibility category. (Sec. 1)

2.    Allows AHCCCS to use reliable information, including an electronic data match, to determine state residency during a person's eligibility period. (Sec. 1)

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