(a) The Department of Human Services shall ensure that the Arkansas Medicaid Program covers medications approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration for tobacco cessation, including without limitation:
(1) Nicotine replacement therapy patches;
(2) Nicotine replacement therapy gum;
(3) Nicotine replacement therapy lozenges;
(4) Nicotine replacement therapy nasal spray;
(5) Nicotine replacement therapy inhalers;
(6) Bupropion; and
(7) Varenicline.
(b) Prior authorization shall not be required for coverage of medications described in subsection (a) of this section.
Structure Arkansas Code
Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare
Chapter 77 - Medical Assistance
Subchapter 1 - General Provisions
§ 20-77-101. Cost-sharing charges for medically indigent — Legislative intent
§ 20-77-102. Program for long-term care facility care
§ 20-77-103. Compacts with certain out-of-state hospitals — Definition
§ 20-77-104. Double billing — Legislative intent
§ 20-77-105. Double billing — Suspension of medical services provider from Arkansas Medicaid Program
§ 20-77-106. Medical services program for Medicaid-eligible patients of Arkansas Children's Hospital
§ 20-77-107. Program for indigent medical care — Rules
§ 20-77-108. Furnishing of annual audit by nonprofit Medicaid providers
§ 20-77-109. Medicaid assistance for children — Effect on child support
§ 20-77-110. Increase in reimbursement rate
§ 20-77-115. Personal care reimbursement rates
§ 20-77-119. Finding — Resource eligibility limit
§ 20-77-121. Adverse decisions — Notice — Rights — Definitions
§ 20-77-122. Survey agency for psychiatric residential treatment facilities of children
§ 20-77-123. Drugs for asthma and other respiratory diseases — Definitions
§ 20-77-124. Medicaid waiver for autism — Definitions
§ 20-77-125. Contingency fee audits prohibited — Definitions
§ 20-77-126. Relation to Arkansas Pharmacy Audit Bill of Rights
§ 20-77-127. Eligibility for long-term care
§ 20-77-128. In-home caregiver drug tests and criminal background checks — Definition
§ 20-77-129. Ambulatory surgery centers — Medicaid reimbursement — Definitions
§ 20-77-130. Medicaid provider tax returns — Definition
§ 20-77-131. Determination that a Medicaid provider is out of business — Definition
§ 20-77-132. Diagnosis-related group methodology for hospitals — Definition
§ 20-77-133. Walk-in clinic and emergent care clinic — Medicaid reimbursement — Definitions
§ 20-77-134. Direct access to chiropractic physicians
§ 20-77-135. Peer support specialist
§ 20-77-136. Additional albuterol inhaler
§ 20-77-137. Ridesharing application — Medicaid reimbursement — Definition