If enacted, this bill would update current statutes by appropriating $10,000,000 from the state General Fund and $18,768,700 in expenditure authority for fiscal year 2025-2026 to the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS) specifically for graduate medical education (GME) programs. This funding aims to address the physician shortage in Arizona and would allow for both direct and indirect costs associated with GME, as well as the development of a new residency program.

Additionally, the bill specifies that the appropriated funds may supplement, but not replace, voluntary payments made by political subdivisions to hospitals operating GME programs. It also exempts these appropriations from lapsing under existing statutes, ensuring that the funds remain available for their intended purpose without being subject to expiration.