If enacted, this bill would update current statutes by appropriating a total of $28,768,700 to the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS) for graduate medical education (GME) programs in fiscal year 2025-2026. Specifically, it would allocate $10,000,000 from the state General Fund and $18,768,700 in expenditure authority. The funds would be designated for both direct and indirect costs associated with GME, as well as for the development of a new residency program.

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