HB 1241 Arkansas House · 2025 Regular Session

TO ENSURE THAT THE ARKANSAS MEDICAID PROGRAM REIMBURSES FOR DENTAL AND ANESTHESIA COSTS FOR HIGH COMPLEXITY ORAL HEALTH CARE.

HB 1241 requires Arkansas Medicaid to cover dental and anesthesia costs for complex oral health care requiring sedation for individuals aged 18+ who need high-complexity dental procedures. It sets specific reimbursement limits: $3,750 per treatment episode and a $5,000 annual cap per person, excluding discounts or rebates. The law applies to accredited dental schools and academic medical centers providing these services. This policy directly affects Medicaid beneficiaries needing specialized dental care and the healthcare providers who serve them.

Issues: ✓ Healthcare

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

House Passage

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

Signed into Law

Apr 2025

Introduced Jan 27, 2025 Signed Apr 14, 2025

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What changed between versions

Act 568 → HB 1241 · 2 edits

MINOR

The bill text shows minor formatting and signature line changes between Act 568 and HB 1241, with no substantive policy modifications visible in this excerpt. The approval date line was removed, and the document header was updated to reflect the new bill number and session dates.

TECHNICAL

Removed the approval date line (4/14/25) that appeared in the previous version

Updated document header to reflect HB 1241 designation and 2025 Regular Session dates

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Apr 14, 2025

Signed into law

Notification that HB1241 is now Act 568

lower

Apr 9, 2025

Lower · Passed

Returned from the Senate as passed.

lower

Apr 9, 2025

Upper · Passed

Returned to the House as passed.

upper

Apr 9, 2025

Upper · Passed

Read the third time and passed.

upper

Apr 7, 2025

Upper · Passed

Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass

upper

Mar 20, 2025

Lower · Passed

Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.

lower

Mar 19, 2025

Introduced

Amendment No. 2 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.

lower

Mar 18, 2025

Lower · Passed

Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass as amended 2

lower

Feb 10, 2025

Introduced

Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.

lower

Jan 27, 2025

Introduced

Filed

lower

2 primary · 1 co-sponsor