Bill Number: S.B. 1025
Brophy
McGee Floor Amendment
Reference
to: printed bill
Amendment
drafted by: Alanna Bendel
FLOOR
AMENDMENT EXPLANATION
1. Specifies that all
chiropractic services provided by the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment
System (AHCCCS) must be medically necessary, subject to approval by the Centers
for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
2. Specifies that a
primary care physician or practitioner may request authorization for additional
chiropractic services if deemed medically necessary by AHCCCS.
3. Shortens, by two years,
the due date for the AHCCCS report to be submitted by January 1, 2023.
4. Repeals AHCCCS
chiropractic services reporting requirements on July 1, 2023, rather than July
1, 2025.
Fifty-fourth Legislature Brophy
McGee
Second
Regular Session S.B. 1025
BROPHY MCGEE FLOOR AMENDMENT
SENATE AMENDMENTS TO S.B. 1025
(Reference to printed bill)
Page 2, line
24, after "15." insert "subject
to approval by the centers for medicare and medicaid services, medically
necessary"
Line 29,
strike "authorize" insert "request
authorization for"
Lines 30 and
31, strike "the primary care physician or primary care
practitioner determines it is" insert "additional chiropractic
services are"
Page 5,
strike lines 26 through 30, insert:
"3. Report
on chiropractic service utilization and any identified cost savings."
Line 31,
strike "2025" insert "2023"
Line 32 and
33, strike "cost savings determinations" insert "findings"
Line 36,
strike "2026" insert "2023"
Amend title to conform