Arizona SB 1687: human services; budget reconciliation; 2020-2021.

Bill Text

SB1687 - 542R - S-Fann flr amend (ref Bill) adopted-Adopted 

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Number: S.B. 1687

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drafted by: Leg Council

FLOOR 
AMENDMENT EXPLANATION

1. Requires the Department 
of Economic Security (DES), during the federal declaration of emergency related 
to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and at the direction of the Governor, to 
provide:

a) an exemption from 
prescribed time limitations for Temporary Assistance to Needy Families cash assistance 
(TANF CA); and

b) a general waiver from 
TANF CA work requirements.

2. Permits the Arizona 
Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS) to authorize payments to 
behavioral health service providers, providers of services to individuals with 
intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and providers of services to 
the elderly and individuals with physical disabilities to ensure that providers 
maintain a capacity that allows for the continuation of services during the 
declaration of a public health emergency associated with COVID-19 and 
stipulates that such payments must be implemented in a manner that maintains 
federal financial participation eligibility.

3. Permits DES and AHCCCS 
to temporarily adjust provider reimbursement rates to individuals with IDD for 
services included in a member�s service plan in order to provide additional 
funding for increased overtime expenses and loss experiences by service 
providers associated with COVID-19.

4. Adds a retroactivity 
clause.

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FANN FLOOR AMENDMENT

SENATE AMENDMENTS TO S.B. 1687

(Reference to printed bill)

Page 2, after line 27, insert:

"Sec. 4. Temporary assistance for needy families; waivers

During the 
state of emergency declaration period for coronavirus disease 2019, the 
department of economic security, under the direction of the governor, shall 
provide:

1. Notwithstanding 
section 46‑294, Arizona Revised Statutes, an exemption from the state 
time limits for temporary assistance for needy families cash assistance.

2. Notwithstanding 
section 46‑299, Arizona Revised Statutes, a general waiver of the work 
requirements for temporary assistance for needy families cash assistance.

Sec. 5. Arizona health care cost containment system; provider payments; 
temporary adjustments

A. The 
Arizona health care cost containment system administration may authorize 
payments to providers of behavioral health services and providers of services 
to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities and individuals 
who are elderly or have physical disabilities in order to ensure that providers 
maintain capacity to continue to provide services during the state of emergency 
for the coronavirus disease 2019.� The administration shall implement payments 
to providers in a manner that ensures federal financial participation 
eligibility for the expenditures and is within the administration's expenditure 
authority for fiscal year 2019‑2020.

B. The 
department of economic security and the Arizona health care cost containment 
system may temporarily adjust provider reimbursement rates for services to 
individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities that are in a 
member's individual service plan within the department's expenditure authority 
for fiscal year 2019‑2020 in order to provide additional funding for 
increased overtime expenses that service providers experience due to the loss 
of staff during the state public health emergency for the coronavirus disease 
2019 during fiscal year 2019‑2020.

Sec. 6. Retroactivity

Sections 4 and 
5 of this act apply retroactively to from and after March 10, 2020."

Amend title 
to conform

 KAREN FANN

1687FloorFANN

03/19/2020

4:32 PM

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