Bill Number: S.B. 1687
Fann Floor Amendment
Reference to: printed bill
Amendment drafted by: Leg Council
FLOOR AMENDMENT EXPLANATION
Second Regular Session S.B. 1687
FANN FLOOR AMENDMENT
SENATE AMENDMENTS TO S.B. 1687
(Reference to printed bill)
Page 2, after line 27, insert:
"Sec. 4. Temporary assistance for needy families; waivers
During the state of emergency declaration period for coronavirus disease 2019, the department of economic security, under the direction of the governor, shall provide:
1. Notwithstanding section 46‑294, Arizona Revised Statutes, an exemption from the state time limits for temporary assistance for needy families cash assistance.
2. Notwithstanding section 46‑299, Arizona Revised Statutes, a general waiver of the work requirements for temporary assistance for needy families cash assistance.
Sec. 5. Arizona health care cost containment system; provider payments; temporary adjustments
A. The Arizona health care cost containment system administration may authorize payments to providers of behavioral health services and providers of services to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities and individuals who are elderly or have physical disabilities in order to ensure that providers maintain capacity to continue to provide services during the state of emergency for the coronavirus disease 2019. The administration shall implement payments to providers in a manner that ensures federal financial participation eligibility for the expenditures and is within the administration's expenditure authority for fiscal year 2019‑2020.
B. The department of economic security and the Arizona health care cost containment system may temporarily adjust provider reimbursement rates for services to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities that are in a member's individual service plan within the department's expenditure authority for fiscal year 2019‑2020 in order to provide additional funding for increased overtime expenses that service providers experience due to the loss of staff during the state public health emergency for the coronavirus disease 2019 during fiscal year 2019‑2020.
Sec. 6. Retroactivity
Sections 4 and 5 of this act apply retroactively to from and after March 10, 2020."
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