Immigration status verification report

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ARIZONA HEALTH CARE COST CONTAINMENT SYSTEM
January 9, 2009
Governor Janet Napolitano
Office of the Governor
1700 W. Washington
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Dear Governor Napolitano:
RECEIVED
JAN 1B 2009
OFFICE. o~ INt. rKt.~ IDENT
Janet Napolitano, Governor
Anthony D. Rodgers, Director
801 East Jefferson, Phoenix AZ 85034
PO Box 25520, Phoenix AZ 85002
Phone 602- 417- 4000
www. azahcccs. gov
Laws 2006, Chapter 191, requires aU applicants to provide documentation to verify immigration status in
order to qualify for Arizona Cost Containment System ( AHCCCS) services. Accordingly, AHCCCS is
required to report on its collection and verification of documentation submitted in accordance with this law.
Pursuant to A. R. S. 36- 2903.03, please find the following summary of AHCCCS citizenship verification
activities for the quarter from July 1, 2008 thru September 30, 2008.
The Department of Economic Security ( DES) is responsible for making the eligibility determinations for over
75% of the AHCCCS population. For this reason, it is important to recognize that DES conducts the vast
majority of all immigration verifications on behalf of AHCCCS. Thus, the number of individuals for whom
AHCCCS, in conjunction with DES, has verified immigration status using the Systematic Alien Verification
for Entitlements ( SAVE) program can be found below. Please note that during the July- September quarter,
AHCCCS and DES did not identify any fraudulent documents utilizing the SAVE program.
AHCCCS DES Total
July 1096 July 5092 July 6188
August 1144 August 5032 August 6176
September 1144 September 5035 September 6179
TOTAL 3384 TOTAL 15,159 TOTAL 18,543
From July 2008 through September 2008, there were three citizens referred for prosecution. These
individuals were referred for Fraudulent Schemes and Artifices. There were no substantiated allegations of
non- citizens fraudulently applying for AHCCCS benefits, thus zero non- citizens were referred for
prosecution.
Please feel free to contact me if you would like any additional information or have any questions regarding
the data included in this report.
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Dir tor, AHCCCS
cc: Robert Burns, President, Arizona State Senate
Kirk Adams, Speaker, Arizona House of Representatives
Richard Stavneak, Director, Joint Legislative Budget Committee
James Apperson, Director, Office of Strategic Planning & Budgeting