Arizona Court Rescinds Injunction Against State Cuts to DD and Remands Case to Superior Court for Further Proceedings

UPDATE: Yesterday, an Arizona court granted a motion for emergency stay on the injunction issued in March. The state of AZ issued today a notice that provider rates will decrease by 10%.

On April 30, an appellate court in Arizona lifted an order from a lower court blocking the state from cutting funds for disability programs. In a preliminary injunction issued in March, a county Supreme Court moved to block the state from carrying out budget cuts to home and community-based services. The three-judge appellate court ruled unanimously to vacate the lower court’s ruling saying that the plaintiffs had not proven that the budget cuts violate state or federal laws. The judges have remanded the case to a superior court for further proceedings.