AR SB33

Appropriates $12,757,940 for personal services and operating expenses of the Division of Medical Services for fiscal year 2025-2026, including $6,475,248 for regular salaries supporting a maximum of 91 employees

Appropriates $10,398,224,136 in grant payments, with the largest allocations being $8,336,005,717 for hospital and medical services, $1,048,963,434 for private nursing home care, and $625,636,547 for prescription drugs

Sets aside $37,600,000 specifically for home and community-based services to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities under the Community and Employment Supports Medicaid Waiver Program

Prohibits the Department of Human Services from using appropriated funds for advertising or promotion of Arkansas Health Insurance Marketplace or Arkansas Health and Opportunity for Me enrollment, and bars the agency from applying for federal funds for such purposes

Requires monthly reporting to Legislative Council on Arkansas Medicaid Program Trust Fund distributions and balances, including distribution amounts, dates, fund codes, and purposes