AR SB100

Arkansas Medicaid must recognize physician assistants licensed by the Arkansas State Medical Board as primary care providers and case managers, if authorized by their supervising physician

Physician assistants must be reimbursed at no less than the current rate for services within their scope of practice, plus 100% of the physician reimbursement rate for out-of-pocket costs like laboratory tests and X-rays

Healthcare insurance policies with premiums paid directly or indirectly by Medicaid must also recognize and reimburse physician assistants under the same terms

Physician assistants must provide written, signed authorization from their supervising physician when initially applying to be recognized as a primary care provider

The legislation explicitly does not expand the scope of practice or licensure of physician assistants