HB 2932

Senate Engrossed
  House Bill
groundwater
  transportation fee; website; posting
(now:� AHCCCS;
  reimbursement; noncontracting providers)
State of Arizona
House of Representatives
Fifty-seventh Legislature
Second Regular Session
2026
HOUSE BILL 2932
AN
ACT
Amending title 36, chapter 29, article 1,
Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 36-2905.05; RELATING to the
Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System.
(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Title 36, chapter 29, article 1,
Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 36-2905.05, to read:
START_STATUTE36-2905.05. Contractors; reimbursement; noncontracting providers;
prohibitions
a. nOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER LAW TO
THE CONTRARY:
1. A contractor shall reimburse a
noncontracting provider for laboratory services rendered to a member who is
enrolled with the contractor if the member was referred by a contracted
provider OF THE CONTRACTOR AT A RATE THAT IS NOT MORE
THAN THE RATE THAT WOULD BE REIMBURSED TO A CONTRACTING PROVIDER.
2. A contractor may not require prior
authorization for diagnostic services.
b. A contractor may not take or
threaten to take retaliatory action against a contracted provider for referring
a member to a noncontracted provider. END_STATUTE
Sec. 2. Legislative intent
The legislature intends to promote
cost controls through competition and to avoid monopolistic practices that
interfere with the free market. Adequate oversight through rigorous audit
practices is the alternative.