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SB1525 • 2026

technical correction; AHCCCS; application process

SB1525 - technical correction; AHCCCS; application process

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Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Theresa Hatathlie, Mariana Sandoval
Last action
2026-06-12
Official status
Senate Rules: None
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary and digest do not provide specific details about implementation timelines or costs, leaving these points as unknowns.

Technical Fix for Health Care Application Process

This bill amends Arizona law to ensure a uniform application process and coordination between health care programs managed by AHCCCS.

What This Bill Does

  • Amends section 36-2903.05 of the Arizona Revised Statutes to prescribe a uniform application and eligibility process for participants in certain health care programs.
  • Requires the director to adopt rules that ensure coordination between different health care programs managed by AHCCCS.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People who apply for health care programs like the premium sharing program, children's health insurance program, and healthcare group.
  • The Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS) administration which manages these applications.

Terms To Know

Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS)
A system in Arizona that helps people get health care coverage and services.
Premium Sharing Program
A program where people share the cost of their health insurance with AHCCCS.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how long it will take for these changes to be implemented.
  • It is unclear if there are any costs associated with implementing this change.

Bill History

  1. 2026-06-12 Senate

    Senate Rules: None

  2. 2026-06-12 Senate

    Senate first read

Official Summary Text

SB1525 - technical correction; AHCCCS; application process

Current Bill Text

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SB1525 - 572R - I Ver

REFERENCE TITLE:
technical correction; AHCCCS; application process

State of Arizona

Senate

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

SB 1525

Introduced by

Senator
Hatathlie: Representative Sandoval

AN
ACT

amending section 36-2903.05,
Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to the Arizona health care cost containment
system administration.

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

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

Section 1. Section 36-2903.05, Arizona Revised
Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE
36-2903.05.

Uniform application and eligibility process

A. The director shall adopt rules to prescribe a
uniform application and eligibility process for participants in
the
premium sharing program,
the children's health insurance program and
healthcare group.

B. The administration shall coordinate application
screening for the programs prescribed in subsection A and facilitate the
transfer of a member from one program to another program for which the member
qualifies.
END_STATUTE