Arizona 57th Legislature - Second Regular Session Status: Passed Senate 2 R cosponsors

SB 1122 — AHCCCS; prior authorization; behavioral health

Last action — DP

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 57th Legislature - Second Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

23 added · 33 removed

Plain-language change summary

The changes to SB 1122 specify that starting January 1, 2027, prior authorization for behavioral health services under the American Indian Health Program will not be required unless the provider has failed to comply with a corrective action plan. The original version called for a review period of ninety days before requiring prepayment review, which has now been removed. This matters because it simplifies the process for behavioral health providers, reducing administrative hurdles and potentially improving access to care for members of the American Indian Health Program.

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Fifty-seventh Legislature Appropriations, Transportation and Technology Second Regular Session S.B.
Senate Engrossed AHCCCS;
1122 PROPOSED SENATE AMENDMENTS TO S.B.
prior authorization;
1122 (Reference to printed bill) Amendment instruction key:
behavioral health State of Arizona Senate Fifty-seventh Legislature Second Regular Session SENATE BILL 1122 AN ACT AMENDING TITLE 36, CHAPTER 29, ARTICLE 1, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES, BY ADDING SECTION 36-2930.07;
[GREEN UNDERLINING IN BRACKETS] indicates text added to statute or previously enacted session law.
RELATING TO THE ARIZONA HEALTH CARE COST CONTAINMENT SYSTEM.
[Green underlining in brackets] indicates text added to new session law or text restoring existing law.
(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE) - i - S.B.
[GREEN STRIKEOUT IN BRACKETS] indicates new text removed from statute or previously enacted session law.
1122 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
[Green strikeout in brackets] indicates text removed from existing statute, previously enacted session law or new session law.
<<Green carets>> indicate a section added to the bill.
<<Green strikeout in carets>> indicates a section removed from the bill.
The bill as proposed to be amended is reprinted as follows:
exception BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2027, THE ADMINISTRATION MAY NOT REQUIRE [PRIOR AUTHORIZATION] [ONE HUNDRED PERCENT PREPAYMENT REVIEW] FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES PROVIDED TO A MEMBER UNDER THE AMERICAN INDIAN HEALTH [PLAN] [PROGRAM] BY A BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROVIDER UNLESS[, AFTER MEETING WITH THE PROVIDER,] THE ADMINISTRATION IMPLEMENTS A CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN AND THE PROVIDER [HAS NOT COMPLIED WITHIN NINETY DAYS AFTER THE IMPLEMENTATION DATE OF] [IS NONCOMPLIANT OR NOT ENGAGED IN] THE CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN.
exception BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2027, THE ADMINISTRATION MAY NOT REQUIRE ONE HUNDRED PERCENT PREPAYMENT REVIEW FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES PROVIDED TO A MEMBER UNDER THE AMERICAN INDIAN HEALTH PROGRAM BY A BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROVIDER UNLESS THE ADMINISTRATION IMPLEMENTS A CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN AND THE PROVIDER IS NONCOMPLIANT OR NOT ENGAGED IN THE CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN.
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Action History

  1. DP

  2. House Second Reading

  3. House First Reading.

  4. Transmit to House

  5. PASSED

  6. DPA

  7. DPA

  8. DPA

  9. Senate Second Reading

  10. Senate First Reading

  11. Prefiled.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 91 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (91)

91 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Passed

Passed 28 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 12001
Republican 16001
Total 28002
% of votes cast 93%0%0%7%
How each member voted (30)
Member Party Vote
Analise Ortiz Democrat Yea
Brian Fernandez Democrat Yea
Catherine Miranda Democrat Yea
Denise “Mitzi” Epstein Democrat Yea
Eva Diaz Democrat Not Voting
Flavio Bravo Democrat Yea
Kiana Sears Democrat Yea
Lauren Kuby Democrat Yea
Lela Alston Democrat Yea
Priya Sundareshan Democrat Yea
Rosanna Gabaldón Democrat Yea
Sally Ann Gonzales Democrat Yea
Theresa Hatathlie Democrat Yea
Carine Werner Republican Yea
David C. Farnsworth Republican Yea
David Gowan Republican Yea
Frank Carroll Republican Yea
Hildy Angius Republican Yea
J.D. Mesnard Republican Yea
Jake Hoffman Republican Yea
Janae Shamp Republican Not Voting
John Kavanagh Republican Yea
Kevin Payne Republican Yea
Mark Finchem Republican Yea
Shawnna Bolick Republican Yea
Thomas "T.J." Shope Republican Yea
Timothy "Tim" Dunn Republican Yea
Venden "Vince" Leach Republican Yea
Warren Petersen Republican Yea
Wendy Rogers Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 1122?
SB 1122 is sponsored by Matt Gress (Republican) and Carine Werner (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 1122?
This bill died with 57th Legislature - Second Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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