appropriation; psychiatry access lines

Plain English Breakdown

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Funding for Arizona Perinatal and Pediatric Psychiatry Access Lines

This bill gives $1.5 million from the state budget in fiscal year 2027 to the University of Arizona to pay for direct costs of phone lines that help doctors treat mental health issues.

What This Bill Does

• Appropriates $1,500,000 from the state General Fund for fiscal year 2026-2027.
• Sends the money to the University of Arizona to cover direct costs of perinatal and pediatric psychiatry access lines.
• Exempts this specific funding from rules that usually require unused money to be returned.

Who It Names or Affects

• The University of Arizona
• Front-line healthcare providers in Arizona, such as OBGYNs, primary care doctors, pediatricians, family medicine doctors, physician assistants, and nurses

Terms To Know

Appropriation

An official act by the legislature that sets aside money for a specific purpose.

Perinatal Psychiatry Access Line (APAL)

A telephone service where doctors can get advice on mental health and substance use issues for pregnant or postpartum patients.

Lapsing of Appropriations

A rule that says any government money not spent by the end of a budget year must be returned to the general fund.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not state when it will officially take effect.
• The text specifies funding for direct costs but does not list what those specific costs are.

Official Summary Text

HB2593 - 572R - House Bill Summary

ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

57th
Legislature, 2nd Regular Session

Majority Research Staff

House:
HHS DP 10-1-1-0
|
APPROP DP 16-1-1-0

HB
2593
: appropriation; psychiatry access lines

Sponsor:
Representative Stahl Hamilton, LD 21

Caucus
& COW

Overview

Appropriates
$1,500,000 from the state General Fund (GF) in Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 to the
University of Arizona for direct costs of the Arizona Perinatal Psychiatry
Access Line (APAL).

History

The University of Arizona
(UA), established in 1885, is one of three universities governed by the Arizona
Board of Regents (
UA
).

APAL is a telephone access line that helps front-line
healthcare providers in Arizona, such as OBGYNs, primary care, pediatricians,
family medicine doctors, physician's assistants and nurses, identify and
address the mental health and/or substance use concerns of their pregnant and
postpartum patients (
APAL
).

Provisions

1.

Appropriates
$1,500,000 from the state GF in FY 2027 to UA for direct costs of APAL. (Sec.
1)

2.

Exempts the
appropriation from lapsing. (Sec. 1)

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Current Bill Text

HB2593 - 572R - H Ver

House Engrossed

appropriation;
psychiatry access lines

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

HOUSE BILL 2593

AN
ACT

Appropriating monies to the University of
Arizona.

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Be it
enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1.
Appropriation;
university of Arizona; perinatal and pediatric psychiatry access lines;
exemption

A. The sum of $1,500,000 is
appropriated from the state general fund in fiscal year 2026-2027 to the
university of Arizona for direct costs of the perinatal and pediatric
psychiatry access line.

B. The appropriation made
in subsection A of this section is exempt from the provisions of section 35-190,
Arizona Revised Statutes, relating to lapsing of appropriations.