Arkansas 2025 2025 Regular Session

Arkansas Senate Bill SB576 Chaptered / Bill

Filed 04/21/2025

                    Stricken language would be deleted from and underlined language would be added to present law. 
Act 623 of the Regular Session 
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State of Arkansas     1 
95th General Assembly A Bill     2 
Regular Session, 2025  	SENATE BILL 576 3 
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By: Senator B. Davis 5 
By: Representative Pilkington 6 
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For An Act To Be Entitled 8 
AN ACT TO AMEND THE COVERAGE OF CONTINUOUS GLUCOSE 9 
MONITORS WITHIN THE ARKANSAS MEDICAID PROGRAM; AND 10 
FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 11 
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Subtitle 14 
TO AMEND THE COVERAGE OF CONTINUOUS 15 
GLUCOSE MONITORS WITHIN THE ARKANSAS 16 
MEDICAID PROGRAM. 17 
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 19 
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 SECTION 1.  Arkansas Code ยง 20 -77-148(b)(1), concerning the 21 
requirements for coverage of a continuous glucose monitor, is amended to read 22 
as follows: 23 
 (1)  Either: 24 
 (A)  A presence of type 1 diabetes or any other type of 25 
diabetes with: 26 
 (i)  The use of insulin more than two (2) times daily 27 
in accordance with Medicare policy ; or 28 
 (ii)  Evidence of Level 2 or Level 3 hypoglycemia; or 29 
 (B)  Diagnosis of glycogen storage disease type 1a; and 30 
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APPROVED: 4/16/25 33 
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