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1 State of Arkansas As Engrossed: H3/17/25
2 95th General Assembly
A Bill
3 Regular Session, 2025 HOUSE BILL 1530
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5 By: Representative Achor
6 By: Senator Hester
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8 For An Act To Be Entitled
9 AN ACT TO AMEND THE DEFINITION OF "SPECIALTY
10 HOSPITAL" RELATING TO THE ASSESSMENT FEE ON HOSPITALS
11 UNDER THE ARKANSAS MEDICAID PROGRAM; AND FOR OTHER
12 PURPOSES.
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15 Subtitle
16 TO AMEND THE DEFINITION OF "SPECIALTY
17 HOSPITAL" RELATING TO THE ASSESSMENT FEE
18 ON HOSPITALS UNDER THE ARKANSAS MEDICAID
19 PROGRAM.
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21 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS:
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23 SECTION 1. Arkansas Code � 20-77-1901(7), concerning the definition of
24 "specialty hospital" relating to the assessment fee on hospitals, is amended
25 to read as follows:
26 (7) "Specialty hospital" means an acute care general hospital
27 that:
28 (A) Limits services primarily to children and qualifies as
29 exempt from the Medicare prospective payment system regulation; or
30 (B) Is primarily or exclusively engaged in the care and
31 treatment of patients with:
32 (i) Cardiac cardiac conditions; or
33 (ii) Orthopedic or spinal conditions;
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35 /s/Achor
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