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Ambulance access payment approved by CMS; ADH presents multiple licensure and milk‑bank rules
Summary
DMS reported CMS approval of an ambulance assessment/access payment model; Department of Health presented rule changes on interpreter licensure, freestanding birthing center reporting, orthotic/prosthetic licensure, and milk bank standards. Several rules were reviewed and, without objection, stood as reviewed.
Department of Management Services and the Arkansas Department of Health presented separate rule packages to the Senate Public Health Committee on Wednesday.
Elizabeth Pittman, deputy director for DMS, told members the department has developed a state plan amendment and rule to assess private ambulance provider revenue and create an access payment pool. "We will be doing what we call an assessment of their revenue so that we can generate some state dollars that will…
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