Bill Text: AZ HB2521 | 2021 | Fifty-fifth Legislature 1st Regular | Chaptered
Bill Title: Long-term care; health aides
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-03-23 - Chapter 86 [HB2521 Detail]
Download: Arizona-2021-HB2521-Chaptered.html
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House Engrossed
long-term care; health aides |
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State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-fifth Legislature First Regular Session 2021
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CHAPTER 86
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HOUSE BILL 2521 |
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AN ACT
amending sections 32-1601, 32-1643, 32-1645 and 36-2939, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to the Arizona long-term care system.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Section 32-1601, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
32-1601. Definitions
In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. "Absolute discharge from the sentence" means completion of any sentence, including imprisonment, probation, parole, community supervision or any form of court supervision.
2. "Appropriate health care professional" means a licensed health care professional whose scope of practice, education, experience, training and accreditation are appropriate for the situation or condition of the patient who is the subject of a consultation or referral.
3. "Approval" means that a regulated training or educational program to prepare persons for licensure, certification or registration has met standards established by the board.
4. "Board" means the Arizona state board of nursing.
5. "Certified nurse midwife" means a registered nurse who:
(a) Is certified by the board.
(b) Has completed a nurse midwife education program approved or recognized by the board and educational requirements prescribed by the board by rule.
(c) Holds a national certification as a certified nurse midwife from a national certifying body recognized by the board.
(d) Has an expanded scope of practice in the provision of providing health care services for women from adolescence to beyond menopause, including antepartum, intrapartum, postpartum, reproductive, gynecologic and primary care, for normal newborns during the first twenty-eight days of life and for men for the treatment of sexually transmitted diseases. The expanded scope of practice under this subdivision includes:
(i) Assessing patients, synthesizing and analyzing data and understanding and applying principles of health care at an advanced level.
(ii) Managing the physical and psychosocial health care of patients.
(iii) Analyzing multiple sources of data, identifying alternative possibilities as to the nature of a health care problem and selecting, implementing and evaluating appropriate treatment.
(iv) Making independent decisions in solving complex patient care problems.
(v) Diagnosing, performing diagnostic and therapeutic procedures and prescribing, administering and dispensing therapeutic measures, including legend drugs, medical devices and controlled substances, within the scope of the certified nurse midwife practice after meeting requirements established by the board.
(vi) Recognizing the limits of the nurse's knowledge and experience by consulting with or referring patients to other appropriate health care professionals if a situation or condition occurs that is beyond the knowledge and experience of the nurse or if the referral will protect the health and welfare of the patient.
(vii) Delegating to a medical assistant pursuant to section 32-1456.
(viii) Performing additional acts that require education and training as prescribed by the board and that are recognized by the nursing profession as proper to be performed by a certified nurse midwife.
6. "Certified nursing assistant" means a person who is registered on the registry of nursing assistants pursuant to this chapter to provide or assist in the delivery of delivering nursing or nursing-related services under the supervision and direction of a licensed nursing staff member. Certified nursing assistant does not include a person who:
(a) Is a licensed health care professional.
(b) Volunteers to provide nursing assistant services without monetary compensation.
(c) Is a licensed nursing assistant.
7. "Certified registered nurse" means a registered nurse who has been certified by a national nursing credentialing agency recognized by the board.
8. "Certified registered nurse anesthetist" means a registered nurse who meets the requirements of section 32-1634.03 and who practices pursuant to the requirements of section 32-1634.04.
9. "Clinical nurse specialist" means a registered nurse who:
(a) Is certified by the board as a clinical nurse specialist.
(b) Holds a graduate degree with a major in nursing and completes educational requirements as prescribed by the board by rule.
(c) Is nationally certified as a clinical nurse specialist or, if certification is not available, provides proof of competence to the board.
(d) Has an expanded scope of practice based on advanced education in a clinical nursing specialty that includes:
(i) Assessing clients, synthesizing and analyzing data and understanding and applying nursing principles at an advanced level.
(ii) Managing directly and indirectly a client's physical and psychosocial health status.
(iii) Analyzing multiple sources of data, identifying alternative possibilities as to the nature of a health care problem and selecting appropriate nursing interventions.
(iv) Developing, planning and guiding programs of care for populations of patients.
(v) Making independent nursing decisions to solve complex client care problems.
(vi) Using research skills and acquiring and applying critical new knowledge and technologies to nursing practice.
(vii) Prescribing and dispensing durable medical equipment.
(viii) Consulting with or referring a client to other health care providers based on assessment of the client's health status and needs.
(ix) Facilitating collaboration with other disciplines to attain the desired client outcome across the continuum of care.
(x) Performing additional acts that require education and training as prescribed by the board and that are recognized by the nursing profession as proper to be performed by a clinical nurse specialist.
(xi) Prescribing, ordering and dispensing pharmacological agents subject to the requirements and limits specified in section 32-1651.
10. "Conditional license" or "conditional approval" means a license or approval that specifies the conditions under which the regulated party is allowed to practice or to operate and that is prescribed by the board pursuant to section 32-1644 or 32-1663.
11. "Delegation" means transferring to a competent individual the authority to perform a selected nursing task in a designated situation in which the nurse making the delegation retains accountability for the delegation.
12. "Disciplinary action" means a regulatory sanction of a license, certificate or approval pursuant to this chapter in any combination of the following:
(a) A civil penalty for each violation of this chapter, not to exceed $1,000 for each violation.
(b) Restitution made to an aggrieved party.
(c) A decree of censure.
(d) A conditional license or a conditional approval that fixed a period and terms of probation.
(e) Limited licensure.
(f) Suspension of a license, a certificate or an approval.
(g) Voluntary surrender of a license, a certificate or an approval.
(h) Revocation of a license, a certificate or an approval.
13. "Health care institution" has the same meaning prescribed in section 36-401.
14. "Licensed health aide" means a person who:
(a) Is licensed pursuant to this chapter to provide or to assist in providing nursing-related services authorized pursuant to section 36-2939.
(b) Is the parent, guardian or family member of the Arizona long-term care system member receiving services who may provide licensed health aide services only to that member and only consistent with that member's plan of care.
(c) Has a scope of practice that is the same as a licensed nursing assistant and may also provide medication administration, tracheostomy care and enteral care and therapy and any other tasks approved by the board in rule.
14. 15. "Licensed nursing assistant" means a person who is licensed pursuant to this chapter to provide or assist in the delivery of delivering nursing or nursing-related services under the supervision and direction of a licensed nursing staff member. Licensed nursing assistant does not include a person who:
(a) Is a licensed health care professional.
(b) Volunteers to provide nursing assistant services without monetary compensation.
(c) Is a certified nursing assistant.
15. 16. "Licensee" means a person who is licensed pursuant to this chapter or in a party state as defined in section 32-1668.
16. 17. "Limited license" means a license that restricts the scope or setting of a licensee's practice.
17. 18. "Medication order" means a written or verbal communication given by a certified registered nurse anesthetist to a health care professional to administer a drug or medication, including controlled substances.
18. 19. "Practical nurse" means a person who holds a practical nurse license issued pursuant to this chapter or pursuant to a multistate compact privilege and who practices practical nursing as defined in this section.
19. 20. "Practical nursing" includes the following activities that are performed under the supervision of a physician or a registered nurse:
(a) Contributing to the assessment of the health status of individuals and groups.
(b) Participating in the development and modification of the strategy of care.
(c) Implementing aspects of the strategy of care within the nurse's scope of practice.
(d) Maintaining safe and effective nursing care that is rendered directly or indirectly.
(e) Participating in the evaluation of responses to interventions.
(f) Delegating nursing activities within the scope of practice of a practical nurse.
(g) Performing additional acts that require education and training as prescribed by the board and that are recognized by the nursing profession as proper to be performed by a practical nurse.
20. 21. "Presence" means within the same health care institution or office as specified in section 32-1634.04, subsection A, and available as necessary.
21. 22. "Registered nurse" or "professional nurse" means a person who practices registered nursing and who holds a registered nurse license issued pursuant to this chapter or pursuant to a multistate compact privilege.
22. 23. "Registered nurse practitioner" means a registered nurse who:
(a) Is certified by the board.
(b) Has completed a nurse practitioner education program approved or recognized by the board and educational requirements prescribed by the board by rule.
(c) If applying for certification after July 1, 2004, holds national certification as a nurse practitioner from a national certifying body recognized by the board.
(d) Has an expanded scope of practice within a specialty area that includes:
(i) Assessing clients, synthesizing and analyzing data and understanding and applying principles of health care at an advanced level.
(ii) Managing the physical and psychosocial health status of patients.
(iii) Analyzing multiple sources of data, identifying alternative possibilities as to the nature of a health care problem and selecting, implementing and evaluating appropriate treatment.
(iv) Making independent decisions in solving complex patient care problems.
(v) Diagnosing, performing diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, and prescribing, administering and dispensing therapeutic measures, including legend drugs, medical devices and controlled substances within the scope of registered nurse practitioner practice on meeting the requirements established by the board.
(vi) Recognizing the limits of the nurse's knowledge and experience by consulting with or referring patients to other appropriate health care professionals if a situation or condition occurs that is beyond the knowledge and experience of the nurse or if the referral will protect the health and welfare of the patient.
(vii) Delegating to a medical assistant pursuant to section 32-1456.
(viii) Performing additional acts that require education and training as prescribed by the board and that are recognized by the nursing profession as proper to be performed by a nurse practitioner.
23. 24. "Registered nursing" includes the following:
(a) Diagnosing and treating human responses to actual or potential health problems.
(b) Assisting individuals and groups to maintain or attain optimal health by implementing a strategy of care to accomplish defined goals and evaluating responses to care and treatment.
(c) Assessing the health status of individuals and groups.
(d) Establishing a nursing diagnosis.
(e) Establishing goals to meet identified health care needs.
(f) Prescribing nursing interventions to implement a strategy of care.
(g) Delegating nursing interventions to others who are qualified to do so.
(h) Providing for the maintenance of safe and effective nursing care that is rendered directly or indirectly.
(i) Evaluating responses to interventions.
(j) Teaching nursing knowledge and skills.
(k) Managing and supervising the practice of nursing.
(l) Consulting and coordinating with other health care professionals in the management of health care.
(m) Performing additional acts that require education and training as prescribed by the board and that are recognized by the nursing profession as proper to be performed by a registered nurse.
24. 25. "Registry of nursing assistants" means the nursing assistants registry maintained by the board pursuant to the omnibus budget reconciliation act of 1987 (P.L. 100-203; 101 Stat. 1330), as amended by the medicare catastrophic coverage act of 1988 (P.L. 100-360; 102 Stat. 683).
25. 26. "Regulated party" means any person or entity that is licensed, certified, registered, recognized or approved pursuant to this chapter.
26. 27. "Unprofessional conduct" includes the following, whether occurring in this state or elsewhere:
(a) Committing fraud or deceit in obtaining, attempting to obtain or renewing a license or a certificate issued pursuant to this chapter.
(b) Committing a felony, whether or not involving moral turpitude, or a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude. In either case, conviction by a court of competent jurisdiction or a plea of no contest is conclusive evidence of the commission.
(c) Aiding or abetting in a criminal abortion or attempting, agreeing or offering to procure or assist in a criminal abortion.
(d) Any conduct or practice that is or might be harmful or dangerous to the health of a patient or the public.
(e) Being mentally incompetent or physically unsafe to a degree that is or might be harmful or dangerous to the health of a patient or the public.
(f) Having a license, certificate, permit or registration to practice a health care profession denied, suspended, conditioned, limited or revoked in another jurisdiction and not reinstated by that jurisdiction.
(g) Wilfully or repeatedly violating a provision of this chapter or a rule adopted pursuant to this chapter.
(h) Committing an act that deceives, defrauds or harms the public.
(i) Failing to comply with a stipulated agreement, consent agreement or board order.
(j) Violating this chapter or a rule that is adopted by the board pursuant to this chapter.
(k) Failing to report to the board any evidence that a registered or practical nurse or a nursing assistant is or may be:
(i) Incompetent to practice.
(ii) Guilty of unprofessional conduct.
(iii) Mentally or physically unable to safely practice nursing or to perform nursing-related duties. A nurse who is providing therapeutic counseling for a nurse who is in a drug rehabilitation program is required to report that nurse only if the nurse providing therapeutic counseling has personal knowledge that patient safety is being jeopardized.
(l) Failing to self-report a conviction for a felony or undesignated offense within ten days after the conviction.
(m) Cheating or assisting another to cheat on a licensure or certification examination.
Sec. 2. Section 32-1643, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
32-1643. Fees; penalties
A. The board by formal vote at its annual meeting shall establish fees not to exceed the following amounts:
1. Initial application for certification for certified registered nurse anesthetist, registered nurse practitioner and clinical nurse specialist in specialty areas, one hundred fifty dollars $150.
2. Initial application for school nurse certification, seventy-five dollars $75.
3. Initial application for license as a registered nurse, one hundred fifty dollars $150.
4. Initial application for license as a practical nurse, one hundred fifty dollars $150.
5. Application for reissuance of a registered or practical nursing license, one hundred fifty dollars $150.
6. Application for renewal of a registered nurse or a practical nurse license before expiration, one hundred sixty dollars $160.
7. Application for renewal of license after expiration, one hundred sixty dollars $160, plus a late fee of fifty dollars $50 for each month a the license is lapsed, but not to exceed a total of two hundred dollars $200.
8. Application for renewal of a school nurse certificate, fifty dollars $50.
9. Application for temporary registered nurse, practical nurse or licensed nursing assistant license, fifty dollars $50.
10. Retaking the registered nurse or practical nurse examination, one hundred dollars $100.
11. Issuing a license to an applicant to become a licensed nursing assistant or licensed health aide, fifty dollars $50.
12. Issuing a license to a licensed nursing assistant or licensed health aide applicant for renewal, fifty dollars $50.
13. Application for renewal of a licensed nursing assistant or licensed health aide license after its expiration, twenty-five dollars $25 for each year it is expired, not to exceed a total of one hundred dollars $100.
14. Issuing a duplicate license or certificate, twenty-five dollars $25.
15. Copying a nursing program transcript, twenty-five dollars $25.
16. Verification to another state or country of licensure for endorsement, certification for advanced practice or licensed nursing assistant licensure, fifty dollars $50.
17. Providing verification to an applicant for licensure or for licensed nursing assistant licensure by endorsement, fifty dollars $50.
18. Application to prescribe and dispense medication and application to prescribe medication, one hundred fifty dollars $150.
19. Application for renewal of prescribing and dispensing medication privileges before expiration and application for renewal of prescribing medication privileges before expiration, twenty dollars $20.
20. Application for renewal of prescribing and dispensing medication privileges after expiration and application for renewal of prescribing medication privileges after expiration, thirty-five dollars $35.
21. Issuing an inactive license, fifty dollars $50.
22. Writing the national council licensing examination for the first time, one hundred fifty dollars $150.
23. Sale of publications prepared by the board, fifty dollars $50.
24. Providing notary services, two dollars $2, or as allowed under section 41-316.
25. Copying records, documents, letters, minutes, applications and files, fifty cents $.50 a page.
26. Processing fingerprint cards, fifty dollars $50.
27. Registration for board seminars, one hundred dollars $100.
28. Failing to notify the board of a change of address pursuant to section 32-1609, twenty-five dollars $25.
B. The board may collect from the drawer of a dishonored check, draft order or note an amount allowed pursuant to section 44-6852.
Sec. 3. Section 32-1645, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
32-1645. Licensed nursing assistants; certified nursing assistants; licensed health aides; qualifications
A. A person who wishes to practice as a licensed nursing assistant shall file a verified application on a form prescribed by the board and accompanied by the fee required pursuant to section 32-1643. The applicant shall also submit a verified statement that indicates whether the applicant has been convicted of a felony and, if convicted of one or more felonies, indicates the date of absolute discharge from the sentences for all felony convictions. The applicant shall also submit proof satisfactory to the board that the applicant has meets all of the following:
1. Satisfactorily completed the basic curriculum of a program approved by the board.
2. Received a valid certificate from a training program approved by the board.
3. Satisfactorily completed a competency examination pursuant to section 32-1647.
B. A person who wishes to practice as a certified nursing assistant shall file a verified form prescribed by the board and authorized by the omnibus budget reconciliation act of 1987 (P.L. 100-123; 101 Stat. 1330), as amended by the medicare catastrophic coverage act of 1988 (P.L. 100-360; 102 Stat. 683). The applicant shall also submit proof satisfactory to the board that the applicant has meets all of the following:
1. Satisfactorily completed the basic curriculum of a program approved by the board.
2. Received a valid certificate from a training program approved by the board.
3. Satisfactorily completed the nursing assistant competency examinations pursuant to section 32-1647.
C. A person who wishes to practice as a licensed health aide shall file a verified application on a form prescribed by the board and accompanied by the fee required pursuant to section 32-1643. The applicant shall also submit proof satisfactory to the board that the applicant meets all of the following:
1. Is a parent, guardian or family member of an individual who is under twenty-one years of age and who is eligible to receive continuous skilled nursing or skilled nursing respite care services pursuant to section 36-2939, subsection G.
2. satisfactorily completed the basic curriculum of and received a valid certificate from a training program approved by the board that includes medication administration, tracheostomy care, enteral care and therapy for persons under twenty-one years of age, and any other tasks approved by the board.
3. satisfactorily completed a competency examination approved by the board.
Sec. 4. Section 36-2939, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
36-2939. Long-term care system services
A. The following services shall be provided by the program contractors to members who are determined to need institutional services pursuant to this article:
1. Nursing facility services other than services in an institution for tuberculosis or mental disease.
2. Notwithstanding any other law, behavioral health services if these services are not duplicative of long-term care services provided as of January 30, 1993 under this subsection and are authorized by the program contractor through the long-term care case management system. If the administration is the program contractor, the administration may authorize these services.
3. Hospice services. For the purposes of this paragraph, "hospice" means a program of palliative and supportive care for terminally ill members and their families or caregivers.
4. Case management services as provided in section 36-2938.
5. Health and medical services as provided in section 36-2907.
6. Dental services as follows:
(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b) of this paragraph, in an annual amount of not more than $1,000 per member.
(b) Subject to approval by the centers for medicare and medicaid services, for persons treated at an Indian health service or tribal facility, adult dental services that are eligible for a federal medical assistance percentage of one hundred percent and that are in excess of the limit prescribed in subdivision (a) of this paragraph.
B. In addition to the services prescribed in subsection A of this section, the department, as a program contractor, shall provide the following services if appropriate to members who have a developmental disability as defined in section 36-551 and who are determined to need institutional services pursuant to this article:
1. Intermediate care facility services for a member who has a developmental disability as defined in section 36-551. For purposes of this article, a facility shall meet all federally approved standards and may only include the Arizona training program facilities, a state owned and operated service center, state owned or operated community residential settings and private facilities that contract with the department.
2. Home and community based services that may be provided in a member's home, at an alternative residential setting as prescribed in section 36-591 or at other behavioral health alternative residential facilities licensed by the department of health services and approved by the director of the Arizona health care cost containment system administration and that may include:
(a) Home health, which means the provision of nursing services, skilled home licensed health aide services, home health aide services or medical supplies, equipment and appliances, that are provided on a part-time or intermittent basis by a licensed home health agency within a member's residence based on a physician's orders and in accordance with federal law. Physical therapy, occupational therapy, or speech and audiology services provided by a home health agency may be provided in accordance with federal law. Home health agencies shall comply with federal bonding requirements in a manner prescribed by the administration.
(b) Skilled home Licensed health aide services, which means a home health agency service provided pursuant to subsection G of this section that is ordered by a physician on the member's plan of care and provided by a licensed nursing assistant under the supervision of a registered nurse pursuant to subsection G of this section health aide who is licensed pursuant to title 32, chapter 15.
(c) Home health aide, which means a service that provides intermittent health maintenance, continued treatment or monitoring of a health condition and supportive care for activities of daily living provided within a member's residence.
(d) Homemaker, which means a service that provides assistance in the performance of activities related to household maintenance within a member's residence.
(e) Personal care, which means a service that provides assistance to meet essential physical needs within a member's residence.
(f) Day care for persons with developmental disabilities, which means a service that provides planned care supervision and activities, personal care, activities of daily living skills training and habilitation services in a group setting during a portion of a continuous twenty-four-hour period.
(g) Habilitation, which means the provision of physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech or audiology services or training in independent living, special developmental skills, sensory-motor development, behavior intervention, and orientation and mobility in accordance with federal law.
(h) Respite care, which means a service that provides short-term care and supervision available on a twenty-four-hour basis.
(i) Transportation, which means a service that provides or assists in obtaining transportation for the member.
(j) Other services or licensed or certified settings approved by the director.
C. In addition to services prescribed in subsection A of this section, home and community based services may be provided in a member's home, in an adult foster care home as prescribed in section 36-401, in an assisted living home or assisted living center as defined in section 36-401 or in a level one or level two behavioral health alternative residential facility approved by the director by program contractors to all members who do not have a developmental disability as defined in section 36-551 and are determined to need institutional services pursuant to this article. Members residing in an assisted living center must be provided the choice of single occupancy. The director may also approve other licensed residential facilities as appropriate on a case-by-case basis for traumatic brain injured members. Home and community based services may include the following:
1. Home health, which means the provision of nursing services, home health aide services or medical supplies, equipment and appliances, that are provided on a part-time or intermittent basis by a licensed home health agency within a member's residence based on a physician's orders and in accordance with federal law. Physical therapy, occupational therapy, or speech and audiology services provided by a home health agency may be provided in accordance with federal law. Home health agencies shall comply with federal bonding requirements in a manner prescribed by the administration.
2. Licensed health aide services, which means a home health agency service provided pursuant to subsection G of this section that is ordered by a physician on the member's plan of care and provided by a licensed health aide who is licensed pursuant to title 32, chapter 15.
2. 3. Home health aide, which means a service that provides intermittent health maintenance, continued treatment or monitoring of a health condition and supportive care for activities of daily living provided within a member's residence.
3. 4. Homemaker, which means a service that provides assistance in the performance of activities related to household maintenance within a member's residence.
4. 5. Personal care, which means a service that provides assistance to meet essential physical needs within a member's residence.
5. 6. Adult day health, which means a service that provides planned care supervision and activities, personal care, personal living skills training, meals and health monitoring in a group setting during a portion of a continuous twenty-four-hour period. Adult day health may also include preventive, therapeutic and restorative health related services that do not include behavioral health services.
6. 7. Habilitation, which means the provision of physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech or audiology services or training in independent living, special developmental skills, sensory-motor development, behavior intervention, and orientation and mobility in accordance with federal law.
7. 8. Respite care, which means a service that provides short-term care and supervision available on a twenty-four-hour basis.
8. 9. Transportation, which means a service that provides or assists in obtaining transportation for the member.
9. 10. Home delivered meals, which means a service that provides for a nutritious meal that contains at least one-third of the recommended dietary allowance for an individual and that is delivered to the member's residence.
10. 11. Other services or licensed or certified settings approved by the director.
D. The amount of monies expended by program contractors on home and community based services pursuant to subsection C of this section shall be limited by the director in accordance with the federal monies made available to this state for home and community based services pursuant to subsection C of this section. The director shall establish methods for allocating monies for home and community based services to program contractors and shall monitor expenditures on home and community based services by program contractors.
E. Notwithstanding subsections A, B, C, F and G of this section, a service may not be provided that does not qualify for federal monies available under title XIX of the social security act or the section 1115 waiver.
F. In addition to services provided pursuant to subsections A, B and C of this section, the director may implement a demonstration project to provide home and community based services to special populations, including persons with disabilities who are eighteen years of age or younger, are medically fragile, reside at home and would be eligible for supplemental security income for the aged, blind or disabled or the state supplemental payment program, except for the amount of their parent's income or resources. In implementing this project, the director may provide for parental contributions for the care of their child.
G. In addition to Consistent with the services provided pursuant to subsections A, B, C and F of this section and subject to approval by the centers for medicare and medicaid services, the director shall implement a program under which skilled home licensed health aide services may be provided to members who have developmental disabilities, who are under eighteen twenty-one years of age, and who are eligible to receive continuous skilled nursing or skilled nursing respite care services pursuant to section 36-2934, including members with developmental disabilities as defined in chapter 5.1, article 1 of this title, and who require continuous skilled nursing or skilled nursing respite care services. The licensed health aide services may be provided only by a parent, guardian or family member who is a licensed nursing assistant health aide employed by a medicare-certified home health agency service provider. Not later than sixty days after the approval of the rules implementing section 32-1645, subsection C, the director shall request any necessary approvals from the centers for medicare and medicaid services to implement this subsection and to qualify for federal monies available under title XIX of the social security act or the section 1115 waiver. the reimbursement rate for services provided under this subsection shall reflect the special skills needed to meet the health care needs of these members and shall exceed the reimbursement rate for home health aide services.
H. Subject to section 36-562, the administration by rule shall prescribe a deductible schedule for programs provided to members who are eligible pursuant to subsection B of this section, except that the administration shall implement a deductible based on family income. In determining deductible amounts and whether a family is required to have deductibles, the department shall use adjusted gross income. Families whose adjusted gross income is at least four hundred percent and less than or equal to five hundred percent of the federal poverty guidelines shall have a deductible of two percent of adjusted gross income. Families whose adjusted gross income is more than five hundred percent of adjusted gross income shall have a deductible of four percent of adjusted gross income. Only families whose children are under eighteen years of age and who are members who are eligible pursuant to subsection B of this section may be required to have a deductible for services. For the purposes of this subsection, "deductible" means an amount a family, whose children are under eighteen years of age and who are members who are eligible pursuant to subsection B of this section, pays for services, other than departmental case management and acute care services, before the department will pay for services other than departmental case management and acute care services.
Sec. 5. Exemption from rulemaking
Notwithstanding any other law, for the purposes of this act, the Arizona state board of nursing is exempt from the rulemaking requirements of title 41, chapter 6, Arizona Revised Statutes, for one year after the effective date of this act.
APPROVED BY THE GOVERNOR MARCH 23, 2021.
FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE MARCH 23, 2021.
