REFERENCE TITLE: health insurance; reimbursement rates; vaccines

State of Arizona

Senate

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

SB 1212

Introduced by

Senator Shamp

AN ACT

amending title 20, chapter 2, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 20-243; relating to health insurance.

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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1. Title 20, chapter 2, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 20-243, to read:

START_STATUTE20-243. Health care insurer; covered individual; vaccination status; reimbursement rates; definitions

A. Beginning January 1, 2027, a health care insurer may not reimburse a health professional at a different rate based on a covered individual's vaccination status.

B. For the purposes of this section:

1. "Covered individual" means an insured, enrollee or subscriber of a health care insurer.

2. "Health care insurer" means a disability insurer, group disability insurer, blanket disability insurer, health care services organization, hospital services corporation, medical service corporation or hospital, medical, dental and optometric service corporation that issues a health plan in this state.

3. "Health professional" has the same meaning prescribed in section 32-3201. END_STATUTE