§ 20-77-406 — Prescription limits

(a) The Arkansas Medicaid Program shall allow an adult beneficiary to have six (6) prescriptions per month. (b) Prescriptions issued under the program shall be renewed at time intervals consistent with and no stricter than state and federal laws. (c) The program shall not count a medication for any of the following conditions or treatments towards the prescription benefit cap for an adult Medicaid beneficiary per month: (1) High blood pressure; (2) Hypercholesteriolemia; (3) Blood modifiers; (4) Diabetes; or (5) Inhalers to treat respiratory illness. (d) On or before January 1, 2022, the Department of Human Services shall submit and apply for any federal waivers, Medicaid state plan amendments, or other authority necessary to implement this section. (e) Quarterly, the department shall report on the progress and implementation of this section to: (1) The Senate Committee on Public Health, Welfare, and Labor; and (2) The House Committee on Public Health, Welfare, and Labor.

Legislative History

Added by Act 2021, No. 758,§ 1, eff. 7/28/2021.