health care; premiums; insurance; dialysis

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific information on enforcement mechanisms or funding details for implementing these changes.

Health Care; Insurance Premiums for Dialysis

This bill changes Arizona laws regarding health insurance premiums, dialysis services, and how nonprofits assist in paying them.

What This Bill Does

• Adds a new law that prohibits outpatient treatment centers from advising patients on which health insurance plans to choose when getting dialysis.
• Creates a new chapter in the state's laws about nonprofit organizations providing assistance with health insurance premiums.
• Requires nonprofits to give at least thirty days' notice before discontinuing help with paying someone’s health insurance premiums.

Who It Names or Affects

• Outpatient treatment centers that provide dialysis services
• People who receive help from nonprofit organizations in paying for their health insurance premiums

Terms To Know

dialysis

A medical procedure to clean the blood when kidneys are not working properly.

nonprofit organization

An organization that does not make a profit and uses its money to help people or communities.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not specify what happens if the nonprofit organization cannot send an email.
• It is unclear how this law will be enforced by state agencies.
• There are no details on funding for implementing these changes in the bill text.

Official Summary Text

HB2779 - health care; premiums; insurance; dialysis

Current Bill Text

HB2779 - 572R - I Ver

REFERENCE TITLE:
health care; premiums; insurance; dialysis

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

HB 2779

Introduced by

Representative
Liguori

AN
ACT

amending title 36, chapter 4, article 2,
arizona revised statutes, by adding section 36-434.03; amending title 44,
arizona revised statutes, by adding chapter 42; relating to health care.

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

Section 1. Title 36, chapter 4, article 2,
Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 36-434.03, to read:

START_STATUTE
36-434.03.

Health insurance; prohibition

An outpatient treatment center that provides
dialysis services may not steer, direct or advise a patient regarding any
health insurance plan or health care coverage option.
END_STATUTE

Sec. 2. Title 44, Arizona Revised Statutes, is
amended by adding chapter 42, to read:

CHAPTER 42

INSURANCE PREMIUM payors

ARTICLE 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS

START_STATUTE
44-8041.

Insurance premium payments; nonprofit organizations; notice

A. A nonprofit organization that
provides assistance with paying or the payment of an individual's health
insurance premiums shall provide at least thirty days' notice to the individual
before the nonprofit organization discontinues the assistance with paying or
the payment of the individual's health insurance premiums.

B. The nonprofit organization shall
send notification to the address of record on file with the nonprofit
organization and by email.
END_STATUTE