Arizona Laws 36-2901.03. Federal poverty program; eligibility
A. The administration shall adopt rules for a streamlined eligibility determination process for any person who applies to be an eligible person as defined in section 36-2901, paragraph 6, subdivision (a), item (iv). The administration shall adopt these rules in accordance with state and federal requirements and the section 1115 waiver.
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 36-2901.03
- Administration: means the Arizona health care cost containment system administration. See Arizona Laws 36-2901
- Adult: means a person who has attained eighteen years of age. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- Department: means the department of economic security. See Arizona Laws 36-2901
- Eligible person: means any person who is:
(a) Any of the following:
(i) Defined as mandatorily or optionally eligible pursuant to title XIX of the social security act as authorized by the state plan. See Arizona Laws 36-2901
- Federal poverty guidelines: means the poverty guidelines as updated annually in the federal register by the United States department of health and human services. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- Month: means a calendar month unless otherwise expressed. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- Person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association or society, as well as a natural person. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- Process: means a citation, writ or summons issued in the course of judicial proceedings. See Arizona Laws 1-215
B. The administration must base eligibility on an adjusted gross income that does not exceed one hundred per cent of the federal poverty guidelines.
C. For persons who the administration determines are eligible pursuant to this section, the date of eligibility is the first day of the month of application.
D. Except as provided in subsection E of this section, the administration shall determine an eligible person’s continued eligibility at least annually.
E. Every six months the administration shall determine the continued eligibility of any adult who is at least twenty-one years of age and who is subject to redetermination of eligibility for temporary assistance for needy families cash benefits by the department. Acute care redeterminations pursuant to this subsection shall occur simultaneously with redeterminations of eligibility for temporary assistance for needy families cash benefits.