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| 12 | 10 | | For An Act To Be Entitled 8 |
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| 13 | 11 | | AN ACT TO AMEND THE ARKANSAS TRIAGE, TREAT, AND 9 |
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| 14 | 12 | | TRANSPORT TO ALTERNATIVE DESTINATION ACT; AND FOR 10 |
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| 15 | 13 | | OTHER PURPOSES. 11 |
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| 17 | 15 | | 13 |
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| 18 | 16 | | Subtitle 14 |
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| 19 | 17 | | TO AMEND THE ARKANSAS TRIAGE, TREAT, AND 15 |
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| 20 | 18 | | TRANSPORT TO ALTERNATIVE DESTINATION 16 |
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| 21 | 19 | | ACT. 17 |
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| 23 | 21 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 19 |
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| 25 | 23 | | SECTION 1. Arkansas Code ยง 23-79-2703(a), concerning coverage for an 21 |
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| 26 | 24 | | ambulance service under the Arkansas Triage, Treat, and Transport to 22 |
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| 27 | 25 | | Alternative Destination Act, is amended to read as follows: 23 |
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| 28 | 26 | | (a) On and after January 1, 2024, a A healthcare insurer that offers, 24 |
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| 29 | 27 | | issues, or renews a health benefit plan in this state shall provide coverage 25 |
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| 30 | 28 | | for an ambulance service to : 26 |
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| 31 | 29 | | (1) An ambulance service to: 27 |
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| 32 | 30 | | (A) Treat an enrollee in place if the ambulance service is 28 |
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| 33 | 31 | | coordinating the care of the enrollee through telemedicine with a physician 29 |
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| 34 | 32 | | for a medical-based complaint or with a behavioral health specialist for a 30 |
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| 35 | 33 | | behavioral-based complaint; or 31 |
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| 36 | 34 | | (B)(2) Triage or triage and transport an enrollee to an 32 |
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| 37 | 35 | | alternative destination if the ambulance service is coordinating the care of 33 |
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| 38 | 36 | | the enrollee through telemedicine with a physician for a medical -based 34 |
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| 39 | 37 | | complaint or with a behavioral health specialist for a behavioral -based 35 |
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