The bill amends section 36-2901.06 of the Arizona Revised Statutes, specifically addressing the capitation rate adjustments within the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System. The current law states that these adjustments "shall be" limited to the utilization of existing services and inflation, with exceptions for policy changes approved by the legislature or mandated by federal law or court orders.

The new bill language changes "shall be" to "are," indicating a shift from a prescriptive to a more declarative approach regarding the limitations on capitation rate adjustments. This alteration suggests that the limitations are now a defined standard rather than a requirement, while still maintaining the same exceptions for legislative approval or federal/court mandates.

Statutes affected:
Introduced Version: 36-2901.06