Bill Text: AZ HB2676 | 2021 | Fifty-fifth Legislature 1st Regular | Introduced
Bill Title: Appropriation; community health grants
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-02-02 - House read second time [HB2676 Detail]
Download: Arizona-2021-HB2676-Introduced.html
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REFERENCE TITLE: appropriation; community health grants |
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State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-fifth Legislature First Regular Session 2021
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HB 2676 |
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Introduced by Representatives Powers Hannley: Andrade, Butler, Epstein, Fernandez, Hernandez M, Rodriguez, Salman, Stahl Hamilton, Terán, Senators Engel, Mendez
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AN ACT
appropriating monies to the department of health services.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Appropriation; department of health services; community health workers; certified nursing assistants; other health‑related professionals; reports; exemption
A. The sum of $10,000,000 is appropriated from the state general fund in fiscal year 2021-2022 to the department of health services to provide grants to community health centers, critical access hospitals and area health education centers established pursuant to section 15-1643, Arizona Revised Statutes, to recruit, hire and retain community health workers, certified nursing assistants and other health‑related professionals. In providing the grants, the department of health services shall prioritize grants:
1. To regions experiencing high medical workforce shortages.
2. That will be used to hire community health workers, certified nursing assistants and other health‑related professionals with a specific focus on pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum care.
B. On or before October 1 of 2021, 2022 and 2023, the department of health services shall submit to the governor, the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives a report detailing the grants provided by the department pursuant to this section and the expenditure of the grant monies by each grantee.
C. The appropriation made in subsection A of this section is exempt from the provisions of section 35-190, Arizona Revised Statutes, relating to lapsing of appropriations.
