HB2206: AHCCCS; DENTAL CARE; PREGNANT WOMEN (BUTLER)
Latest Action: Bill assigned to House Appropriations and Health & Human Services Committees (10% complete*)
Summary: Comprehensive dental care is added to the list of covered services under AHCCCS for pregnant women under 21.
Impact to Early Childhood: Dental care throughout pregnancy is imperative to the health of the pregnant woman, as well as the health of the child.
Identical to: HB2306: AHCCCS; PREGNANT WOMEN; DENTAL CARE (JERMAINE)
HB2306: AHCCCS; PREGNANT WOMEN; DENTAL CARE (JERMAINE)
Latest Action: Bill assigned to House Appropriations and Health & Human Services Committees (10% complete*)
Summary: Comprehensive dental care is added to the list of covered services under AHCCCS for pregnant women under 21.
Impact to Early Childhood: Dental care throughout pregnancy is imperative to the health of the pregnant woman, as well as the health of the child.
Identical to: HB2206: AHCCCS; DENTAL CARE; PREGNANT WOMEN (BUTLER)
HB2227: APPROPRIATIONS; AHCCCS; POSTPARTUM VISITS (SHAH)
Latest Action: Bill assigned to House Appropriations and Health & Human Services Committees (10% complete*)
Summary: Appropriates $1 million from the general fund and $2.45 million from Medicaid expenditure authority in FY2022-23 to AHCCCS for incentive payments for increasing enrollee six-week postpartum visit rates.
Impact to Early Childhood: Expands access to postpartum visits providing better care to mothers so they can continue supporting their newborns.
Identical to: HB2313: APPROPRIATIONS; AHCCCS; POSTPARTUM VISITS (JERMAINE)
HB2313: APPROPRIATIONS; AHCCCS; POSTPARTUM VISITS (JERMAINE)
Latest Action: Bill assigned to House Appropriations and Health & Human Services Committees (10% complete*)
Summary: Appropriates $1 million from the general fund and $2.45 million from Medicaid expenditure authority in FY2022-23 to AHCCCS for incentive payments for increasing enrollee six-week postpartum visit rates.
Impact to Early Childhood: Expands access to postpartum visits providing better care to mothers so they can continue supporting their newborns.
Identical to: HB2227: APPROPRIATIONS; AHCCCS; POSTPARTUM VISITS (SHAH)
HB2312: AHCCCS; POSTPARTUM CARE; APPROPRIATIONS (JERMAINE)
Latest Action: Bill assigned to House Appropriations and Health & Human Services Committees (10% complete*)
Summary: A woman who is less than one year postpartum with a family income that does not exceed 150% of the federal poverty guidelines is added to the definition of "eligible person" for the AHCCCS. Appropriates $13 million from the general fund and $900,000 from the Medicaid expenditure authority in FY2022-23 to the AHCCCS Administration for eligible postpartum women.
Impact to Early Childhood: Increases eligibility for women, which will better the care of new mothers to support their newborns.
HB1272:AHCCCS; POSTPARTUM CARE; ELIGIBILITY; APPROPRIATIONS (PACE)
Latest Action: Bill filed (10% complete*)
Summary: A woman who is less than one year postpartum with a family income that does not exceed 150% of the federal poverty guidelines is added to the definition of "eligible person" for the AHCCCS. Appropriates $2.7 million from the general fund and $6.2 million from the Medicaid expenditure authority in FY2022-23 to the AHCCCS Administration for eligible postpartum women.
Impact to Early Childhood: Increases eligibility for women, which will better the care of new mothers to support their newborns.
HB2205: CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM; ELIGIBILITY (BUTLER)
Latest Action: Bill filed (10% complete*)
Summary: Beginning October 1, 2022, expands eligibility for KidsCare from 200% to 250% of the Federal Poverty Level. Impact to Early Childhood: Increases access to health coverage for more children.
HB2441: HEALTHY FAMILIES PROGRAM; APPROPRIATION (POWERS HANNLEY)
Latest Action: Bill filed (10% complete*)
Summary: Appropriates $10.7 million from the general fund in FY2022-23 to the Department of Child Safety for the Healthy Families Program (HFP).
Impact to Early Childhood: Ensures more families with young children can be served by the HFP, an evidence-based home visitation model proven to enhance family functioning and prevent the recurrence of child abuse or neglect.
Similar to: HB2111: APPROPRIATION; HEALTHY FAMILIES PROGRAM (BLACKMAN)
HB2551: CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM; REDETERMINATION (COBB)
Latest Action: Bill filed (10% complete*)
Summary: The Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS) is required to allow a member who is determined eligible for the Children's Health Insurance Program (KidsCare) to remain eligible for benefits for a period of 12 months, unless the member exceeds the age of eligibility during that 12-month period.
Impact to Early Childhood: Allows young children to remain eligible for benefits under KidsCare for 12 months.
