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AR SB1019
Bill
Status
Passed
4/8/2015
Primary Sponsor
Missy Irvin
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AI Summary
- Increases Medicaid reimbursement rates for ambulatory surgery centers from 80% to 95% of Medicare ambulatory surgical center reimbursement rates for applicable procedures
- Allows the Department of Human Services to adopt comparable Current Procedural Terminology codes for medically necessary surgical services not on the Medicaid inpatient-only list, reimbursed at 95% of Medicare ambulatory surgery center rates
- Establishes that appropriate procedures may be performed at ambulatory surgery centers or hospital outpatient departments using Ambulatory Surgery Center Medicaid Procedure Codes
- Requires reimbursement payments to not exceed federal Medicaid upper payment limits established by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- Declares an emergency effective immediately upon Governor approval to protect the fiscal integrity of the Arkansas Medicaid Program
Legislative Description
To Amend The Access To Care Act, § 20-77-129; And To Lower The Cost Of Care And Increase Access To Care For Medicaid Patients.
Last Action
Notification that SB1019 is now Act 1236
4/8/2015
Committee Referrals
Public Health, Welfare and Labor3/26/2015
Public Health, Welfare And Labor3/9/2015
Full Bill Text
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