HB1840

House Bill 1840 amends the Arkansas Medicaid Provider-Led Organized Care Act to explicitly include sedation dentistry as a covered service under risk-based provider organizations. The bill updates the definition of a 'direct service provider' to include those delivering sedation dentistry and adds a formal definition for 'sedation dentistry' to cover levels ranging from minimal to general anesthesia. Furthermore, it modifies the list of excluded services under the Medicaid provider-led organized care system to ensure dental benefits related to sedation are not excluded. Finally, the bill mandates that risk-based provider organizations must process claims and ensure payment for sedation dentistry services. This legislation aims to standardize the coverage of sedation dentistry for Medicaid beneficiaries within the state's managed care framework.