Unpublished Final Rules

The Final Rules listed below have been filed with the Arizona Secretary of State and are awaiting publication in the Arizona Administrative Code (AAC). The AAC is usually updated on a quarterly basis. Please visit the AAC website to see the publication schedule. To compare the following Final Rule language to what was proposed, please see: http://www.azahcccs.gov/PlansProviders/CurrentProviders/State/proposedrules.html

Note: Information provided in PDF files.

2025

Thursday, October 16, 2025
HCBS Needs Tool and Extraordinary Care Review

Wednesday, October 1, 2025
Health Care Investment Fund

Wednesday, October 1, 2025
Hospital Assessment Fund

Friday, May 16, 2025
General Eligibility Requirements

Friday, May 16, 2025
Breast and Cervical Cancer Treatment Program

2024

Tuesday, December 3, 2024
AHCCCS Medical Coverage for Households

Tuesday, October 1, 2024
FFY2025 Differential Adjusted Payment

Tuesday, October 1, 2024
FFY2025 Health Care Investment Fund

  • Effective October 1, 2024
  • Published in the AAR on October 25, 2024
  • R9-22 Article 7

Tuesday, October 1, 2024
Hospital Assessment Fund

  • Effective October 1, 2024
  • Published in the AAR on October 25, 2024
  • R9-22 Article 7

Tuesday, August 9, 2024
Freedom to Work

Wednesday, May 8, 2024
Provider Exclusion Rules

  • Effective June 26, 2024
  • Published in the AAR on May 31, 2024
  • R9-22-Article 18.

Thursday, April 25, 2024
Civil Monetary Penalty - Expedited Rulemaking

Thursday, April 25, 2024
Civil Monetary Penalty

  • Effective April 25, 2024
  • Published in the AAR on May 17, 2024
  • R9-22-Article 11.

2023

Friday, December 22, 2023
Provider Exclusion Rules - Emergency Rulemaking Renewal

  • Effective December 29, 2023
  • Published in the AAR on January 12, 2023
  • R9-22-Article 18.

Wednesday, October 11, 2023
Hospital Assessment Fund (HAF)

  • Effective September 1, 2023
  • Published in the AAR on September 22, 2023
  • R9-22-730.

Wednesday, October 4, 2023
Differential Adjusted Payments

Wednesday, October 4, 2023
Health Care Investment Fund (HCIF)

  • Effective October 4, 2023
  • Published in the AAR on October 27, 2023
  • R9-22-731.

Monday, July 3, 2023
Provider Exclusion Rules - Emergency Rulemaking

  • Effective July 3, 2023
  • Published in the AAR on July 28, 2023
  • R9-22-Article 18.

Tuesday, August 1, 2023
Postpartum Eligibility Rulemaking

Wednesday, May 31, 2023
Behavioral Health Services for Persons with Serious Mental Illness

Monday, April 3, 2023
General Fund Graduate Medical Education

  • Effective March 31, 2023
  • Published in the AAR on April 21, 2023
  • R9-22-712.06

2022

Tuesday, December 6, 2022
All Patient Refined Diagnosis Related Groups (APR-DRG) Payment Methodology

  • Effective December 6, 2022
  • Published in the AAR on December 31, 2022
  • R9-22-712.63

Monday, November 28, 2022
Emergency Admission for Evaluation Form - Emergency Rulemaking

Friday, September 30, 2022
Health Care Investment Fund (HCIF) Rulemaking

  • Effective October 1, 2022
  • Published in the AAR on October 21, 2022
  • R9-22-731

Friday, September 23, 2022
Differential Adjusted Payments 2022

Friday, September 23, 2022
Kidscare

Friday, September 23, 2022
Nursing Facility Assessment 2022

  • Effective October 1, 2022
  • Published in the AAR on October 14, 2022
  • R9-28-702

Friday, September 23, 2022
PAS Assessment

Friday, August 12, 2022
Hospital Assessment Fund 2022

Tuesday, April 5, 2022
Federally Qualified Health Center Graduate Medical Education

2021

Wednesday, October 6, 2021
Differential Adjusted Payment 2021

Wednesday, October 6, 2021
Health Care Investment Fund 2021

Wednesday, October 6, 2021
Graduate Medical Education 2021

  • Effective October 6, 2021
  • Published in the AAR on October 29, 2021
  • R9-22-712.06

Wednesday, October 6, 2021
All Patient Refined Diagnosis Related Groups 2021

  • Effective October 6, 2021
  • Published in the AAR on October 29, 2021
  • R9-22-712.62

Tuesday, September 28, 2021
Hospital Assessment Fund 2021

2020

Tuesday, November 3, 2020
Differential Adjusted Payments 2020

Friday, October 30, 2020
Health Care Investment Fund

Monday, July 27, 2020
Hospital Assessment 2020

Friday, March 6, 2020
Application of Chapter for Eligibility Hearings; Grievance and Appeals Rules

  • Effective March 6, 2020
  • Published in the AAR on March 27, 2020
  • R9-34-101

2019

Tuesday, October 1, 2019
Behavioral Health Inpatient Facilities Rule

  • Effective October 1, 2019
  • Published in the AAR on October 25, 2019
  • R9-22-721

Tuesday, October 1, 2019
Administrative Day Rules

Tuesday, October 1, 2019
Differential Adjusted Payments 2019

Wednesday, July 10, 2019
Hospital Assessment 2019

Monday, July 1, 2019
Retroactive Coverage

  • Effective July 1, 2019
  • Published in the AAR on July 26, 2019
  • R9-22-303

2018

Tuesday, September 11, 2018
Children’s Rehabilitative Services

Tuesday September 11, 2018
Trauma and Emergency Fund

  • Effective November 16, 2018
  • Published in the AAR on October 5, 2018
  • R9-22-2101

Tuesday September 11, 2018
2019 VBP Payments

Wednesday, July 11, 2018
2019 Hospital Assessment

Friday, May 21, 2018
95% Percent Urban Hospitals

  • Effective June 30, 2018
  • Published in the AAR on May 21, 2018
  • R9-22-718

Tuesday, March 6, 2018
Personal Needs Allowance/Share of Cost

  • Effective March 6, 2018
  • Published in the AAR on March 30, 2018
  • R9-28-408

Tuesday, March 6, 2018
TEFRA Liens

Friday, January 26, 2018
Nursing Facilities Supplemental Payments

  • Effective January 9, 2018
  • Published in the AAR on January 26, 2018
  • R9-28-703

Friday, January 26, 2018
GME

  • Effective January 9, 2018
  • Published in the AAR on January 26, 2018
  • R9-22-712.05

2017

Wed October 5, 2017
DRG 2018

Wed August 2, 2017
VBP 2017

Fri June 29, 2017
Hospital Assessment 2018

2016

Wed December 14, 2016
Reimbursement of Hospital-based Freestanding Emergency Departments (FSED’s)

  • Effective February 11, 2017 (Note: FSED reimbursement methodology effective for dates of service on and after March 1, 2017)
  • Published in AAR on January 6, 2017
  • R9-22-712.90

Mon November 7, 2016
Eligibility Fraud

Mon November 7, 2016
Nursing Facility Assessment

  • Effective January 3, 2017
  • Published in AAR on November 25, 2016
  • R9-28-702

Fri August 5, 2016
Diagnostic Related Group (DRG) Payments, Value Based Purchasing (VBP) Differential Adjusted Payments

Fri July 15, 2016
Behavioral Health Services for Persons with Serious Mental Illness

Thurs July 14, 2016
Hospital Assessment

  • Effective July 14, 2016
  • Published in AAR on August 5, 2016
  • R9-22-730

Mon December 7, 2015
Graduate Medical Education Fund Allocation

  • Effective January 30, 2016
  • Published in AAR on December 25, 2015
  • R9-22-712.05

Mon December 7, 2015
Rural Hospital Inpatient Fund Allocation

  • Effective January 30, 2016
  • Published in AAR on December 25, 2015
  • R9-22-712.07

2015

Mon September 3, 2015
CRS Children's Rehabilitative Services Rev 2015

Mon July 20, 2015
Hospital Assessment

Wed July 8, 2015
Family Planning Services Extension Program

Wed July 8, 2015
Behavioral Health Service Inpatient Claims

Wed July 8, 2015
TPL cost avoidance

Wed July 8, 2015
Incontinence Briefs for Preventive services

Thu April 16, 2015
Hospital Assessment 2015

Wed December 3, 2014
HPE Hospital Presumptive Eligibility

Fri November 7, 2014
BH/ADHS

Mon September 15, 2014
Cost Sharing Part II

2014

Wed July 9, 2014
NF Assessment Amended 2014

Wed July 9, 2014
DRG Diagnosis Related Group Reimbursement

Wed July 9, 2014
Essential Health Care Benefits

Fri June 27, 2014
Hospital Assessment Amendment

Wed March 5, 2014
Health Care Group Program Repeal

Wed January 15, 2014
Hospital Assessment

Thu January 9, 2014
Medicaid Eligibility Changes

Thu December 5, 2013
NF Assessment Amendment

2013

Mon December 30, 2013
Cost Sharing

Fri October 18, 2013
Ambulance Rates Reimbursement

Mon October 7, 2013
Prior Quarter Eligibility

Mon October 7, 2013
Hospital Rate and Non-ER Transportation Copay

Tue September 24, 2013
Children's Rehabilitative Services (CRS)

Thu August 29, 2013
Benefit Limitation Rerun of Rule

Tue June 11, 2013
340B Pharmacy Pricing Rerun of Rule

Wed January 9, 2013
Nursing Facility (NF) Assessment

Wed November 14, 2012
Medicare Cost Sharing (MCS)

Thur December 14, 2012
Agency with Choice (a.k.a. Community First Choice (CFC))

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