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Yes: 122 • No: 2
ArkansasHB18262025 Regular SessionHouseWALLET
TO MANDATE COVERAGE FOR DELIVERY OF A NEWBORN IN A LICENSED BIRTHING CENTER.
Sponsored By: Mary Bentley (Republican), Dave Wallace (Republican)
Enacted
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Bill Overview
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Equal birthing center coverage for Arkansas families
Beginning January 1, 2026, covered Arkansas health plans must cover licensed birthing center services the same as hospital birth services. The center must be licensed by the Arkansas Department of Health. Deductibles, coinsurance, copayments, and out-of-pocket limits cannot be greater than for any other benefit in the plan. Plans also cannot reduce benefits otherwise allowed. The rule applies to plans offered, issued, renewed, delivered, or extended in Arkansas that fall under state insurance law. This includes Arkansas Medicaid and the Arkansas Health and Opportunity for Me Program. Excluded coverage includes state and public school employee benefits, certain local-government benefit trusts, workers’ compensation, and limited-benefit or supplemental policies. Arkansas’s Insurance Commissioner can issue implementation rules; the Department of Human Services Secretary can issue rules for the two named public programs.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsors
Mary Bentley
Republican • House
Dave Wallace
Republican • Senate
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 4/14/2025
Senate Vote - Monday, April 14, 2025 1:43:12 PM
Yes: 31 • No: 1 • Other: 2
House vote • 4/2/2025
House Vote - Wednesday, April 2, 2025 2:17:44 PM
Yes: 91 • No: 1 • Other: 2
Actions Timeline
Notification that HB1826 is now Act 866
4/17/2025HouseCorrectly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office.
4/15/2025HouseTO BE ENROLLED
4/14/2025HouseReturned from the Senate as passed.
4/14/2025HouseReturned to the House as passed.
4/14/2025SenateRead the third time and passed.
4/14/2025SenateReturned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
4/8/2025SenateRead first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to INSURANCE & COMMERCE - SENATE
4/2/2025SenateReceived from the House.
4/2/2025SenateRead the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
4/2/2025HouseREPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
4/1/2025HouseAmendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
4/1/2025HousePlaced on second reading for the purpose of amendment.
4/1/2025HouseReturned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass as amended 1
3/31/2025HouseRead the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on INSURANCE & COMMERCE- HOUSE
3/18/2025HouseFiled
3/18/2025House
Bill Text
HB1826 - Introduced
3/18/2025
Act Version
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