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Senate Engrossed House Bill
eligibility; AHCCCS |
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State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-fifth Legislature Second Regular Session 2022
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CHAPTER 339
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HOUSE BILL 2622 |
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An Act
amending section 36-2903.04, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to the Arizona health care cost containment system.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Section 36-2903.04, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
36-2903.04. Prior wards of the state; annual eligibility renewal; residency determination
A. The administration shall determine the eligibility of any eligible person as defined in section 36-2901, paragraph 6, subdivision (a), item (iii) and shall redetermine eligibility on an annual basis. Subject to the approval of the centers for medicare and medicaid services, the administration or the administration's designee shall annually renew on an automatic basis the eligibility of a person who is determined eligible pursuant to section 36-2901, paragraph 6, subdivision (a), item (iii) without requiring additional information from the person until the person reaches twenty-six years of age, unless the person notifies the administration that the person either:
1. Moved out of this state.
2. May qualify for a different eligibility category.
B. If a person's eligibility in a different eligibility category ends, the administration shall automatically transfer the person back to the eligibility category specified in section 36-2901, paragraph 6, subdivision (a), item (iii) without disruption in medical coverage.
C. During the person's eligibility period, the administration or its designee may use reliable information available to the agency to determine the person's state residency, including through an electronic data match.
APPROVED BY THE GOVERNOR JULY 5, 2022.
FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE JULY 5, 2022.