AR SB213

Arkansas Medicaid must reimburse prenatal, delivery, and postpartum services separately rather than through global or all-inclusive payment methods, covering office visits, lab fees, testing, remote monitoring, fetal nonstress tests, and continuous glucose monitors for gestational diabetes

Pregnant women applying for Medicaid receive presumptive eligibility, allowing immediate enrollment and prenatal care while full applications are processed

Medicaid must cover self-measurement blood pressure monitoring for pregnant and postpartum women, including validated devices, patient education, and data collection for provider review

Doulas and community health workers become eligible for Medicaid reimbursement for home visitation services related to prenatal and postpartum care

Medical malpractice claims for injuries occurring during childbirth must be filed by the child's fifth birthday, creating a shorter statute of limitations than the standard rule allowing until age eleven