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36-2903.11 - AHCCCS contractors; emergency department use; annual reporting
36-2903.11. AHCCCS contractors; emergency department use; annual reporting
A. A contractor shall intervene if a member inappropriately seeks care at a hospital emergency department four times or more in a six-month period to educate the member regarding the proper use of emergency services.
B. A contractor shall report to the administration in a manner prescribed by the administration the number of times the contractor intervenes with members pursuant to this section.
C. On or before December 1, 2017 and on or before December 1 of each year thereafter, the administration shall report to the directors of the joint legislative budget committee and the governor's office of strategic planning and budgeting on the use of emergency departments for nonemergency purposes by members.