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REFERENCE TITLE: AHCCCS; annual waiver submittals |
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State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-first Legislature Second Regular Session 2014
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HB 2367 |
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Introduced by Representative Tobin
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AN ACT
Amending title 36, chapter 29, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 36‑2903.08; 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. Title 36, chapter 29, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 36-2903.08, to read:
36-2903.08. Waivers; annual submittal
A. On or before March 30 of each year, the director shall apply to the centers for medicare and medicaid services for waivers or amendments to the current section 1115 waiver to allow this state to:
1. Institute a work requirement for all able‑bodied adults receiving services pursuant to this article. The work requirement must:
(a) Require an eligible person to either:
(i) Become employed.
(ii) Actively seek employment, which would be verified by the department.
(iii) Attend a job training program.
(b) Require an eligible person to verify on a monthly basis compliance with requirements of subdivision (a) of this paragraph and any change in family income.
(c) Require the administration to confirm an eligible person's change in family income as reported under subdivision (b) of this paragraph and redetermine the person's eligibility under this article.
(d) Allow the administration to ban an eligible person from enrollment for one year if the eligible person failed to report a change in family income or made a false statement regarding compliance with the requirements of subdivision (a) of this paragraph.
2. Place on able‑bodied adults a lifetime limit of five years of benefits under this article.
3. Develop and impose meaningful copayments to deter the nonemergency use of emergency departments or ambulance services.
B. On or before April 1 of each year, the director shall submit a letter confirming the submission of the waiver requests required under subsection A of this section to the governor, the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives.