health care; premiums; insurance; dialysis

Plain English Breakdown

The effective date is not provided in the official text, so it remains unknown.

HB2779: Rules for Dialysis Centers and Insurance Help Groups

This law stops dialysis centers from telling patients which insurance to choose and requires groups that pay health premiums to give notice before stopping help.

What This Bill Does

• Prohibits outpatient treatment centers providing dialysis services from steering, directing, or advising patients about specific health insurance plans.
• Requires nonprofit organizations that assist with paying individual health insurance premiums to provide at least thirty days' notice before ending assistance.
• Mandates that nonprofits send this notification to the address on file and by email.

Who It Names or Affects

• Outpatient treatment centers that provide dialysis services
• Patients receiving care at those dialysis centers
• Nonprofit organizations that help individuals pay health insurance premiums

Terms To Know

Dialysis

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

Steer, direct or advise

To tell a patient which insurance plan they should choose or recommend one option over another.

Limits and Unknowns

• The text does not state when this law will officially take effect.
• The bill does not explain what happens if a dialysis center breaks the rule about advising patients on insurance plans.

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