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AR SB522
Bill
Status
4/6/2017
Primary Sponsor
Eddie Cheatham
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AI Summary
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State and public school employees health benefit plans offered, issued, or renewed on or after January 1, 2012, shall offer coverage for diagnosis and treatment of morbid obesity.
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Coverage costs shall not exceed $3,000,000 annually for the Arkansas State Employees Health Benefit Plan or $3,000,000 annually for the Arkansas Public School Employees Health Benefit Plan.
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Covered bariatric surgeries include gastric bypass, adjustable gastric banding, sleeve gastrectomy, and duodenal switch biliopancreatic diversion.
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Morbid obesity coverage does not diminish or limit other benefits otherwise allowable under state and public school employees health benefit plans.
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The State and Public School Life and Health Insurance Board may discontinue or suspend a plan option if adjustments are necessary to ensure financial soundness, with the pilot program extended until December 31, 2021.
Legislative Description
To Continue To Require Health Benefit Plans To Provide Coverage For The Treatment Of Morbid Obesity; And To Extend The Pilot Program On Coverage For Morbid Obesity Diagnosis And Treatment.
Last Action
Notification that SB522 is now Act 927
4/6/2017