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AR HB1781
Bill
Status
Passed
4/19/2021
Primary Sponsor
Lee Johnson
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AI Summary
- Sets the prescription limit for adult Arkansas Medicaid beneficiaries at 6 prescriptions per month.
- Exempts medications for high blood pressure, hypercholesterolemia, blood modifiers, diabetes, and inhalers for respiratory illness from counting toward the prescription cap.
- Requires prescriptions to be renewed at intervals consistent with and no stricter than state and federal laws.
- Mandates the Department of Human Services to submit and apply for federal waivers and Medicaid state plan amendments by January 1, 2022, to implement this section.
- Requires the department to submit quarterly reports to the Senate Committee on Public Health, Welfare, and Labor and the House Committee on Public Health, Welfare, and Labor on implementation progress.
Legislative Description
To Clarify And Expand The Prescription Limitations In The Arkansas Medicaid Program.
Last Action
Notification that HB1781 is now Act 758
4/19/2021
Committee Referrals
Public Health, Welfare And Labor4/6/2021
Public Health, Welfare and Labor3/17/2021
Full Bill Text
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