To be eligible to receive these payment increases, ranging from 2.5% to 10%, a facility must submit a letter of intent to both AHCCCS and Health Current by April 1, 2021.

The legislation has now gone to President Biden for his signature.

To date, only 30 bills have been signed into law by Governor Doug Ducey.

Comments are due by 5 p.m. on February 26, 2021.

A complete legislative package could be ready for consideration by the House of Representatives as soon as the end of this month.

Members who wish to learn more about the bills are encouraged to attend our weekly legislative update calls held on Fridays.

SB1377 would potentially protect businesses, governments, health providers and healthcare institutions from prospective frivolous lawsuits stemming from their response to COVID-19.

AzHHA is tracking more than 80 bills that may directly or indirectly impact hospitals in addition to advocating for our priority legislation.

HHS issues new guidance for facility reporting of COVID-19 data. Additional optional data fields have been added to help track health care personnel and patient vaccinations. These fields can be reported weekly starting January 13.