Chapter 22. ARIZONA HEALTH CARE COST CONTAINMENT SYSTEM - ADMINISTRATION

A. Adverse actions. An applicant or member may appeal, as described under Chapter 34, by requesting a hearing from the Administration or its designee concerning any of the following adverse actions:1. Complete or partial denial of eligibility under R9-22-307 and R9-22-313(E); 2. …

A. An applicant shall provide proof to the Administration or its designee when claiming an exemption from sponsor deemed income. B. The Administration or its designee shall grant an exemption from deeming a sponsor's income for a Lawful Permanent Resident applicant if the applica…

A. The Administration or its designee shall use income of a USCIS sponsor to determine eligibility for a non-citizen applicant, whether or not the income is available, to the non-citizen applicant unless exempt under R9-22-316. B. Counting the income from a sponsor. 1. This Secti…

Notes Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-22-340 Adopted effective October 1, 1986 (Supp. 86-5). Section repealed by final rulemaking at 5 A.A.R. 294, effective January 8, 1999 (Supp. 99-1).

Definitions. The following definitions apply specifically to terms used within this Article: "Amounts incurred by the system" include capitation payments, costs incurred by any contractor in excess of capitation, reinsurance, and other administrative, legal or investigative costs…

A. AHCCCS shall determine the amount of a penalty according to A.R.S. § 36-2905.04(B) or A.R.S. § 36-2991(B), whichever is applicable, and this Article. B. In addition to any penalty imposed pursuant to ARS § 36-2905.04 or 36-2991, and this Article, the Administration may also re…

A. AHCCCS shall consider any of the following to be mitigating circumstances when determining the amount of a penalty for obtaining eligibility by fraud. 1. Degree of culpability. The degree of culpability of a person is a mitigating circumstance if the person did not intend to p…

A. If AHCCCS imposes a penalty pursuant to this Article, AHCCCS shall hand deliver or send by certified mail, return receipt requested, or Federal Express to the person, a written Notice of Intent to impose a penalty. B. The Notice of Intent shall include: 1. The legal and factua…

If a person fails to respond to the Notice of Intent within the timeframe described in A.A.C. § R9-22-406(A), AHCCCS shall uphold the penalty and recoupment amounts described in the Notice of Intent. Notes Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-22-405 Adopted as an emergency effective May 20, 19…

A. To dispute the agency action described in the Notice of Intent, the person shall file a written Request for State Fair Hearing with AHCCCS within sixty (60) days from the date of receipt of the Notice of Intent. B. If AHCCCS receives a timely request for a State Fair Hearing f…

A. In any State Fair Hearing conducted under this Article, AHCCCS shall prove a violation of A.R.S. § 36-2905.04 and/ or 36-2991, and any aggravating circumstances by a preponderance of the evidence. B. AHCCCS does not have to prove any specific intent to defraud. C. A person sha…

AHCCCS may rescind the Notice of Intent at any time prior to the State Fair Hearing without prejudice. Notes Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-22-408 New Section made by final rulemaking at 22 A.A.R. 3191, effective 10/19/2016.

In addition to definitions contained in A.R.S. § 36-2901, the words and phrases in this Chapter have the following meanings unless the context explicitly requires another meaning: "Quality management" means a process used by professional health personnel through a formal program …

A A contractor shall not impose a pre-existing condition exclusion with respect to covered services. B. A contractor or subcontractor shall not adopt or use any procedure to identify a person who has an existing or anticipated medical or psychiatric condition in order to discoura…

The provider shall maintain records that meet uniform accounting standards and generally accepted practices for maintenance of medical records, including detailed specification of all patient services delivered, the rationale for delivery, and the service date. A provider shall m…

A. A contractor or the contractor's marketing representative shall not offer or give any form of compensation or reward, or engage in any behavior or activity that may be reasonably construed as coercive, to induce or procure AHCCCS enrollment with the contractor. Any marketing s…

A provider shall not provide hospital or medical services to a member unless the provider is licensed by the Arizona Department of Health Services and meets the requirements in 42 CFR 441 and 482, as of October 1, 2007, and 42 CFR 456 Subpart C, as of October 1, 2007, incorporate…

A. A contractor shall assist in the transition of members to and from other AHCCCS contractors. 1. Both the receiving and relinquishing contractor shall:a. Coordinate with the other contractor to facilitate and schedule appointments for medically necessary services for the transi…

A. The Administration, contractors, providers, and noncontracting providers shall limit the release of safeguarded information to persons or agencies for the following purposes in accordance with 45 CFR 160 and 45 CFR 164, October 1, 2004, and 42 CFR 431.300 through 431.307, Octo…

Notes Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-22-516 Adopted as an emergency effective May 20, 1982, pursuant to A.R.S. § 41-1003, valid for only 90 days (Supp. 82-3). Former Section R9-22-516 adopted as an emergency expired, former Section R9-22-518 adopted as an emergency now adopted, amended a…

Notes Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-22-517 Adopted as an emergency effective May 20, 1982, pursuant to A.R.S. § 41-1003, valid for only 90 days (Supp. 82-3). Former Section R9-22-517 adopted as an emergency adopted, amended and renumbered as Section R9-22-515, former Section R9-22-519 a…

A. Each contractor shall produce and distribute printed informational materials to each member or family unit no later than 10 days of receipt of notification of enrollment from the Administration. The contractor shall ensure that the informational materials meet the requirements…

Notes Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-22-520 Adopted as an emergency effective May 20, 1982, pursuant to A.R.S. § 41-1003, valid for only 90 days (Supp. 82-3). Former Section R9-22-520 adopted as an emergency adopted, amended and renumbered as Section R9-22-518, former Section R9-22-522 a…

A. The Administration shall conduct an onsite program compliance audit of a contractor at least once every three years during the term of the Administration's contract with the contractor. The Administration may conduct, without prior notice, inspections of contractor facilities …

A. A contractor shall comply with Quality Management/Utilization Management (QM/UM) requirements specified in this Section and in contract. The contractor shall ensure compliance with QM/UM requirements that are accomplished through delegation or subcontract with another party. B…

Notes Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-22-523 Adopted as an emergency effective May 20, 1982, pursuant to A.R.S. § 41-1003, valid for only 90 days (Supp. 82-3). Former Section R9-22-523 adopted as an emergency adopted, amended and renumbered as Section R9-22-521, former Section R9-22-525 a…

Notes Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-22-526 Adopted as an emergency effective February 23, 1983, pursuant to A.R.S. § 41-1003, valid for only 90 days (Supp. 83-1). Adopted as a permanent rule effective May 16, 1983; text of the permanent rule identical to the emergency (Supp. 83-3). Form…

Notes Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-22-527 Adopted effective October 1, 1983 (Supp. 83-5). Former Section R9-22-527 renumbered and amended as Section R9-22-505 effective October 1, 1985 (Supp. 85-5).

Notes Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-22-528 Adopted effective October 1, 1983 (Supp. 83-5). Former Section R9-22-528 renumbered and amended as Section R9-22-504 effective October 1, 1985 (Supp. 85-5).

Notes Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-22-529 Adopted as Section R9-22-529 effective October 1, 1985, then renumbered as Section R9-22-1002 effective October 1, 1985 (Supp. 85-5).

A. The Director has full operational authority to adopt rules for the RFP process and the award of contracts under A.R.S. § 36-2906. B. This Article applies to the award of contracts under A.R.S. §§ 36-2904 and 36-2906 to provide services under A.R.S. § 36-2907 and the expenditur…

A. RFP content. The Administration shall include the following items in any RFP under this Article: 1. Instructions and information to an offeror concerning the proposal submission including: a. The deadline for submitting a proposal, b. The address of the office at which a propo…

The Administration shall award a contract to the responsible and responsive offeror whose proposal is determined most advantageous to the state under A.R.S. § 36-2906. If the Administration determines that multiple contracts are in the best interest of the state, the Administrati…

A. Disputes related to contract performance. This Section does not apply to a dispute related to contract performance. A contract performance dispute is governed by 9 A.A.C. 34. B. Resolution of a proposal protest. The procurement officer issuing a RFP shall have the authority to…

If a contractor is unable to obtain a subcontract with a hospital as contractually required, the contractor may request in writing a waiver from the Administration as allowed by A.R.S. § 36-2906. The contractor shall state in the request the reasons a waiver is believed to be nec…

A. The Director may impose sanctions upon a contractor for violation of any provision of this Chapter or of a contract. Sanctions include but are not limited to: 1. Suspension of any or all further member enrollment, by choice and/or assignment for a period of time. 2. Imposition…

In addition to definitions contained in A.R.S. § 36-2901, the words and phrases in this Article have the following meanings unless the context explicitly requires another meaning: "Accommodation" means room and board services provided to a patient during an inpatient hospital sta…

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The Administration shall bear no liability for providing covered services for any member beyond the date of termination of the member's eligibility or during the member's enrollment with a contractor. A contractor has no financial responsibility for services provided to a member …