Stricken language would be deleted from and underlined language would be added to present law.
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State of Arkansas 1
95th General Assembly A Bill 2
Regular Session, 2025 SENATE BILL 532 3
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By: Senator Hester 5
By: Representative Achor 6
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For An Act To Be Entitled 8
AN ACT TO AMEND THE DEFINITION OF "SPECIALTY 9
HOSPITAL" RELATING TO THE ASSESSMENT FEE ON HOSPITALS 10
UNDER THE ARKANSAS MEDICAID PROGRAM; AND FOR OTHER 11
PURPOSES. 12
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Subtitle 15
TO AMEND THE DEFINITION OF "SPECIALTY 16
HOSPITAL" RELATING TO THE ASSESSMENT FEE 17
ON HOSPITALS UNDER THE ARKANSAS MEDICAID 18
PROGRAM. 19
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 21
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SECTION 1. Arkansas Code § 20 -77-1901(7), concerning the definition of 23
"specialty hospital" relating to the assessment fee on hospitals, is amended 24
to read as follows: 25
(7) “Specialty hospital” means an acute care general hospital 26
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(A) Limits services primarily to children and qualifies as 28
exempt from the Medicare prospective payment system regulation; or 29
(B) Is primarily or exclusively engaged in the care and 30
treatment of patients with : 31
(i) Cardiac cardiac conditions; or 32
(ii) Orthopedic or spinal conditions; 33
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