TO REQUIRE CERTAIN REIMBURSEMENT RATES FOR HOME- AND COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES WITHIN RISK-BASED PROVIDER ORGANIZATIONS.

House Bill 1942 establishes new requirements for how risk-based provider organizations reimburse direct service providers for home- and community-based Medicaid services in Arkansas. It mandates the Department of Human Services to conduct a rate study by October 1, 2025, to determine minimum reimbursement rates for these services. These minimum rates, covering specific waiver and state plan services, will then be incorporated into the capitation rates for risk-based provider organizations. The Department will develop the study's criteria with input from providers, and any significant rate increase may be phased in over two years.