Arizona 2025 Regular Session

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1	1	REFERENCE TITLE: developmental disabilities; appropriations; waivers. State of Arizona Senate Fifty-seventh Legislature First Regular Session 2025 SB 1734 Introduced by Senator Kavanagh (with permission of Committee on Rules) AN ACT Amending section 36-2901.06, Arizona Revised Statutes; amending title 36, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding chapter 33; amending section 41-723, Arizona Revised Statutes; appropriating monies; relating to developmental disabilities. (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)
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70	70	Amending section 36-2901.06, Arizona Revised Statutes; amending title 36, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding chapter 33; amending section 41-723, Arizona Revised Statutes; appropriating monies; relating to developmental disabilities.
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80	80	Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona: Section 1. Section 36-2901.06, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read: START_STATUTE36-2901.06. Capitation rate adjustments; limit A. Capitation rate adjustments shall be limited to utilization of existing services and inflation unless policy changes, including creation or expansion of programs, have been approved by the legislature or are specifically required by federal law or court mandate. B. Capitation rate adjustments for the succeeding fiscal year for the department, for persons with developmental disabilities, and the system shall be as specified in the general appropriations act. END_STATUTE Sec. 2. Title 36, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding chapter 33, to read: CHAPTER 33 WAIVERS ARTICLE 1. REQUIREMENTS START_STATUTE36-3301. Definitions In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Administration" means the Arizona health care cost containment system administration. 2. "Department" means the department of economic security. END_STATUTE START_STATUTE36-3302. Waiver requests; legislative approval required The administration may not submit to the centers for medicare and medicaid services, or the successor agency, a new request, a renewal request or a termination request for any waiver or waiver amendment without first obtaining legislative approval in the form of a statute authorizing the proposed waiver or waiver amendment. END_STATUTE ARTICLE 2. WAIVERS START_STATUTE36-3311. Parents as paid caregivers program; waiver amendment; implementation Beginning from and after June 30, 2025, pursuant to the parents as paid caregivers program amendment approval by the centers for medicare and medicaid services to this state's section 1115(a) demonstration waiver dated February 16, 2024, the administration and the department shall IMPLEMENT THE forty hours of care services per week per child LIMIT. END_STATUTE START_STATUTE36-3312. Parents as paid caregivers program; waiver amendment request On or before October 1, 2025, the administration shall submit a waiver amendment request to the centers for medicare and medicaid services to reduce the parents as paid caregivers program care services per week per child limit to twenty hours. The WAIVER amendment does not limit the total direct care services hours available to an eligible member. END_STATUTE Sec. 3. Section 41-723, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read: START_STATUTE41-723. Governor's office of strategic planning and budgeting; duties The director of the governor's office of strategic planning and budgeting shall: 1. Confer with officials of federal agencies concerning grants-in-aid generally, and particularly in regard to federal-aid programs in progress in this state. 2. On or before September 1 of each year or with the submission of budget estimates as provided in Section 35-113, report to the legislature at each regular session staff of the joint legislative budget committee findings and recommendations in the following areas: (a) The total amount of federal grants-in-aid received by agencies of this state during the preceding fiscal year. (b) The total amount of federal grants-in-aid available to agencies of this state during the preceding fiscal year, giving reasons for any difference between the amount of monies available to and the amount of monies accepted by agencies of this state in all federal grant-in-aid programs. (c) The adequacy of grant-in-aid programs in progress in this state. (a) Except for a university under the jurisdiction of the Arizona board of regents, A report on the use of federal monies by any state agency that receives federal monies, THAT anticipates RECEIPT of federal monies or that administers a program supported by federal monies. A university shall submit an audited schedule of federal award spending for the preceding fiscal year to the staff of the joint legislative budget committee. The reports that all state agencies, except universities, are required to submit must: (i) DELINEATE the FEDERAL monies received for the preceding fiscal year. (ii) Delineate the federal monies to be used by the state agency for the CURRENT and upcoming fiscal year, including any programs supported by federal monies in which the loss of federal monies may IMPACT the CONTINUITY or delivery of services. (iii) Identify the DATE, if known, on which federal monies are set to expire. (iv) Identify any OBLIGATIONS, agreements, joint exercise of POWERS agreements, MAINTENANCE of efforts agreements or memoranda of understanding that may be impacted by federal or state decisions regarding federal RECEIPTS, including any state matching requirements. (v) Calculate the percentage of federal monies from the total monies available for the state agency for the fiscal year. (b) if any state agency received notice of a reduction in federal monies from a specific federal grant of fifty percent or more from the previous fiscal year's funding, identify the plan to either reduce or eliminate the services provided through the grant or to continue services without any increase to any state RESOURCES. (d) (c) Federal grant-in-aid programs in which the this state does not participate. (e) (d) Legislation necessary for activation of federal programs in which the this state does not participate. (f) (e) Legislation necessary for improved operation of federal grant-in-aid programs in progress in the this state of Arizona. (g) (f) Advisability of accepting new grant-in-aid programs or discontinuing programs already in progress. 3. Have access to the books, accounts, reports and vouchers and all other pertinent records of all state agencies for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this section. END_STATUTE Sec. 4. Supplemental appropriations; department of economic security; developmental disabilities program A. In addition to any other appropriations made in fiscal year 2024-2025, the following amounts from the following sources are appropriated in fiscal year 2024-2025 to the department of economic security for developmental disabilities medicaid program expenses: 1. $10,000,000 from the Arizona competes fund established by section 41-1545.01, Arizona Revised Statutes. 2. $38,000,000 from the housing trust fund established by section 41-3955, Arizona Revised Statutes. 3. $61,200,300 from the prescription drug rebate fund established by section 36-2930, Arizona Revised Statutes. 4. $403,000,000 from developmental disabilities medicaid expenditure authority. B. In addition to any other appropriations made in fiscal year 2024-2025, the sum of $13,100,000 is appropriated from the prescription drug rebate fund established by section 36-2930, Arizona Revised Statutes, in fiscal year 2024-2025 to the department of economic security for developmental disabilities cost effectiveness study ─ client services. Sec. 5. Emergency This act is an emergency measure that is necessary to preserve the public peace, health or safety and is operative immediately as provided by law.
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82	82	Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
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84	84	Section 1. Section 36-2901.06, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
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88	88	A. Capitation rate adjustments shall be limited to utilization of existing services and inflation unless policy changes, including creation or expansion of programs, have been approved by the legislature or are specifically required by federal law or court mandate.
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90	90	B. Capitation rate adjustments for the succeeding fiscal year for the department, for persons with developmental disabilities, and the system shall be as specified in the general appropriations act. END_STATUTE
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92	92	Sec. 2. Title 36, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding chapter 33, to read:
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106	106	2. "Department" means the department of economic security. END_STATUTE
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110	110	The administration may not submit to the centers for medicare and medicaid services, or the successor agency, a new request, a renewal request or a termination request for any waiver or waiver amendment without first obtaining legislative approval in the form of a statute authorizing the proposed waiver or waiver amendment. END_STATUTE
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116	116	Beginning from and after June 30, 2025, pursuant to the parents as paid caregivers program amendment approval by the centers for medicare and medicaid services to this state's section 1115(a) demonstration waiver dated February 16, 2024, the administration and the department shall IMPLEMENT THE forty hours of care services per week per child LIMIT. END_STATUTE
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120	120	On or before October 1, 2025, the administration shall submit a waiver amendment request to the centers for medicare and medicaid services to reduce the parents as paid caregivers program care services per week per child limit to twenty hours. The WAIVER amendment does not limit the total direct care services hours available to an eligible member. END_STATUTE
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122	122	Sec. 3. Section 41-723, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
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128	128	1. Confer with officials of federal agencies concerning grants-in-aid generally, and particularly in regard to federal-aid programs in progress in this state.
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130	130	2. On or before September 1 of each year or with the submission of budget estimates as provided in Section 35-113, report to the legislature at each regular session staff of the joint legislative budget committee findings and recommendations in the following areas:
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132	132	(a) The total amount of federal grants-in-aid received by agencies of this state during the preceding fiscal year.
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134	134	(b) The total amount of federal grants-in-aid available to agencies of this state during the preceding fiscal year, giving reasons for any difference between the amount of monies available to and the amount of monies accepted by agencies of this state in all federal grant-in-aid programs.
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136	136	(c) The adequacy of grant-in-aid programs in progress in this state.
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138	138	(a) Except for a university under the jurisdiction of the Arizona board of regents, A report on the use of federal monies by any state agency that receives federal monies, THAT anticipates RECEIPT of federal monies or that administers a program supported by federal monies. A university shall submit an audited schedule of federal award spending for the preceding fiscal year to the staff of the joint legislative budget committee. The reports that all state agencies, except universities, are required to submit must:
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140	140	(i) DELINEATE the FEDERAL monies received for the preceding fiscal year.
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142	142	(ii) Delineate the federal monies to be used by the state agency for the CURRENT and upcoming fiscal year, including any programs supported by federal monies in which the loss of federal monies may IMPACT the CONTINUITY or delivery of services.
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144	144	(iii) Identify the DATE, if known, on which federal monies are set to expire.
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148	148	(v) Calculate the percentage of federal monies from the total monies available for the state agency for the fiscal year.
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150	150	(b) if any state agency received notice of a reduction in federal monies from a specific federal grant of fifty percent or more from the previous fiscal year's funding, identify the plan to either reduce or eliminate the services provided through the grant or to continue services without any increase to any state RESOURCES.
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154	154	(e) (d) Legislation necessary for activation of federal programs in which the this state does not participate.
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156	156	(f) (e) Legislation necessary for improved operation of federal grant-in-aid programs in progress in the this state of Arizona.
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160	160	3. Have access to the books, accounts, reports and vouchers and all other pertinent records of all state agencies for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this section. END_STATUTE
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164	164	A. In addition to any other appropriations made in fiscal year 2024-2025, the following amounts from the following sources are appropriated in fiscal year 2024-2025 to the department of economic security for developmental disabilities medicaid program expenses:
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168	168	2. $38,000,000 from the housing trust fund established by section 41-3955, Arizona Revised Statutes.
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170	170	3. $61,200,300 from the prescription drug rebate fund established by section 36-2930, Arizona Revised Statutes.
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172	172	4. $403,000,000 from developmental disabilities medicaid expenditure authority.
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174	174	B. In addition to any other appropriations made in fiscal year 2024-2025, the sum of $13,100,000 is appropriated from the prescription drug rebate fund established by section 36-2930, Arizona Revised Statutes, in fiscal year 2024-2025 to the department of economic security for developmental disabilities cost effectiveness study ─ client services.
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178	178	This act is an emergency measure that is necessary to preserve the public peace, health or safety and is operative immediately as provided by law.