The bill amends the definition of "specialty hospital" within the Arkansas Medicaid Program, specifically regarding the assessment fee on hospitals. The updated definition clarifies that a specialty hospital is an acute care general hospital that either primarily serves children and is exempt from the Medicare prospective payment system or is primarily or exclusively engaged in the care and treatment of patients with specific conditions.

The amendments include the insertion of "cardiac" and "orthopedic or spinal conditions" to specify the types of conditions that qualify a hospital as a specialty hospital, while the previous term "cardiac" has been deleted. This change aims to provide clearer guidelines for the classification of specialty hospitals under the Arkansas Medicaid Program.

Statutes affected:
Old version HB1530 V2 - 3-17-2025 12:27 PM: 20-77-1901(7)
Old version HB1530 Original - 2-19-2025 02:22 PM: 20-77-1901(7)
HB 1530: 20-77-1901(7)