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1 State of Arkansas A Bill
2 95th General Assembly
3 Regular Session, 2025 SENATE BILL 507
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5 By: Senators G. Leding, J. English
6 By: Representatives Brooks, D. Garner, Achor
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8 For An Act To Be Entitled
9 AN ACT TO REQUIRE THE ARKANSAS MEDICAID PROGRAM TO
10 COVER APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS SERVICES FOR CERTAIN
11 BENEFICIARIES; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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15 TO REQUIRE THE ARKANSAS MEDICAID PROGRAM
16 TO COVER APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS
17 SERVICES FOR CERTAIN BENEFICIARIES.
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19 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS:
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21 SECTION 1. Arkansas Code Title 20, Chapter 77, Subchapter 1, is
22 amended to add an additional section to read as follows:
23 20-77-154. Applied behavior analysis services.
24 (a) The Arkansas Medicaid Program shall cover applied behavior
25 analysis services for beneficiaries who:
26 (1) Are over twenty-one (21) years of age;
27 (2) Have a diagnosis of autism;
28 (3) Are participants in the Community and Employment Services
29 Waiver; and
30 (4) Have received a determination from a primary care physician,
31 attending psychologist, or psychiatrist that applied behavior analysis
32 services are medically necessary.
33 (b) The applied behavior analysis services shall be delivered:
34 (1) Based on the needs of the beneficiary, including applied
35 behavior analysis services on a one-to-one basis at home and in the
36 community; and
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1 (2) By a board certified behavior analyst or a registered
2 behavior technician who is under the supervision of a board certified
3 behavior analyst.
4 (c) The applied behavior analysis services shall not be limited or
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6 (d) The Department of Human Services shall apply for any federal
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