SB 1632

Senate Engrossed
DES; credentialing;
  application; deficiencies
State of Arizona
Senate
Fifty-seventh Legislature
Second Regular Session
2026
SENATE BILL 1632
AN
ACT
Amending Title 41, chapter 14, article 1,
Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 41-1971; relating to the department
of economic security.
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Be it
enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Title 41, chapter 14, article 1,
Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 41-1971, to read:
START_STATUTE41-1971. Credentialing applications; developmental disabilities services;
deficiencies; denial; appeal; rules; definition
A. if the department
denies An application for
CREDENTIALING or an APPLICATION for
recredentialing, the department shall give the applicant an OPPORTUNITY to
correct any DEFICIENCIES with the application that led to the INITIAL denial. �The
applicant has fourteen
business days after receiving the notice of DENIAL from the department to
correct the DEFICIENCIES. �If the applicant notifies the
department in writing within the fourteen-day period that the
deficiencies have been corrected, the department shall reevaluate the
credentialing or reCREDENTIALING application.
B. If after reevaluation, the department
denies the application and does not initiate a contract within fourteen
business days,
the applicant may appeal the
decision pursuant to Article 3 of this chapter.
C. on or before june
30, 2027, the department shall adopt rules to implement this section.
d. for the purposes of
this section,
"CREDENTIALING" means the process of verifying the qualifications,
standards and any other requirements a vendor must have to be ELIGIBLE to
contract with the department to provide services pursuant to section 36-557. END_STATUTE