RESOLUTION: Supportive of a Continuum of Long Term Care Services for the Elderly and Disabled
WHEREAS: The current health care services in Arizona fail to meet the needs of the older and the disabled population, and
WHEREAS: The Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS) does not include long term care services in its covered benefit package, and
WHEREAS: The Arizona Public Health Association supports accessible, comprehensive and economical health care services for the elderly and disabled,
THEREFORE: BE IT RESOLVED, that the Arizona Public Health Association seek legislative and regulatory support for the development and implementation of a continuum of long term care serves for the elderly and disabled, including from health care, and the utilization of the Title XIX funds in the State of Arizona.
APPROVED: 9/29/83
Submitted by Nursing Section
98~1983_(1) Title XIX funding (elderly, disability, healthcare