| 3 | 2 | | *JMB499* 03/31/2025 9:16:51 AM JMB499 |
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| 4 | 3 | | State of Arkansas 1 |
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| 5 | 4 | | 95th General Assembly A Bill 2 |
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| 6 | 5 | | Regular Session, 2025 SENATE BILL 576 3 |
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| 7 | 6 | | 4 |
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| 8 | 7 | | By: Senator B. Davis 5 |
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| 9 | 8 | | By: Representative Pilkington 6 |
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| 10 | 9 | | 7 |
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| 11 | 10 | | For An Act To Be Entitled 8 |
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| 12 | 11 | | AN ACT TO AMEND THE COVERAGE OF CONTINUOUS GLUCOSE 9 |
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| 13 | 12 | | MONITORS WITHIN THE ARKANSAS MEDICAID PROGRAM; AND 10 |
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| 14 | 13 | | FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 11 |
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| 16 | 15 | | 13 |
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| 17 | 16 | | Subtitle 14 |
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| 18 | 17 | | TO AMEND THE COVERAGE OF CONTINUOUS 15 |
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| 19 | 18 | | GLUCOSE MONITORS WITHIN THE ARKANSAS 16 |
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| 20 | 19 | | MEDICAID PROGRAM. 17 |
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| 22 | 21 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 19 |
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| 24 | 23 | | SECTION 1. Arkansas Code ยง 20 -77-148(b)(1), concerning the 21 |
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| 25 | 24 | | requirements for coverage of a continuous glucose monitor, is amended to read 22 |
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| 26 | 25 | | as follows: 23 |
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| 27 | 26 | | (1) Either: 24 |
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| 28 | 27 | | (A) A presence of type 1 diabetes or any other type of 25 |
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| 29 | 28 | | diabetes with: 26 |
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| 30 | 29 | | (i) The use of insulin more than two (2) times daily 27 |
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| 31 | 30 | | in accordance with Medicare policy ; or 28 |
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| 32 | 31 | | (ii) Evidence of Level 2 or Level 3 hypoglycemia; or 29 |
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| 33 | 32 | | (B) Diagnosis of glycogen storage disease type 1a; and 30 |
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