# Arkansas SB83: TO MANDATE COVERAGE FOR BREAST RECONSTRUCTION SURGERIES; TO REQUIRE PRIOR AUTHORIZATION FOR BREAST RECONSTRUCTION SURGERIES; AND TO ESTABLISH A MINIMUM REIMBURSEMENT RATE FOR BREAST RECONSTRUCTION SURGERIES. Arkansas SB83, TO MANDATE COVERAGE FOR BREAST RECONSTRUCTION SURGERIES; TO REQUIRE PRIOR AUTHORIZATION FOR BREAST RECONSTRUCTION SURGERIES; AND TO ESTABLISH A MINIMUM REIMBURSEMENT RATE FOR BREAST RECONSTRUCTION SURGERIES., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Joshua Bryant (Republican), Kendra Moore (Republican); status enacted, last action 2025-04-07 (Notification that SB83 is now Act 424); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-SB83-2025 - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Arkansas SB83 - State: Arkansas - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: TO MANDATE COVERAGE FOR BREAST RECONSTRUCTION SURGERIES; TO REQUIRE PRIOR AUTHORIZATION FOR BREAST RECONSTRUCTION SURGERIES; AND TO ESTABLISH A MINIMUM REIMBURSEMENT RATE FOR BREAST RECONSTRUCTION SURGERIES. - Status: enacted - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-21 - Last action: 2025-04-07, Notification that SB83 is now Act 424 - Sponsors: Joshua Bryant (Republican), Kendra Moore (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (127 yes, 2 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - New payment protections for breast reconstruction providers: benefit, low. When no network provider can deliver the chosen best reconstruction treatment, insurers must pay the out-of-network professional. Payment is the lower of billed charges or the 80th percentile of comparable charges in the same or similar specialty and area. The benchmark must come from an independen… - Broader reconstruction coverage with required insurer approval: mixed, high. Beginning January 1, 2026, covered Arkansas health plans must provide breast reconstruction coverage when offered, issued, or renewed. This includes Medicaid, the Arkansas Health and Opportunity for Me Program, and state and public school employee plans. State-regulated indemnity, managed care, gov… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Joshua Bryant (Republican), Senate - Sponsor: Kendra Moore (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-01 | House | House Vote - Tuesday, April 1, 2025 4:22:23 PM | pass | 94 | 2 | | | 2025-03-20 | Senate | Senate Vote - Thursday, March 20, 2025 2:08:00 PM | pass | 33 | 0 | | ## Actions (22) - 2025-04-07: Notification that SB83 is now Act 424 (Senate) - 2025-04-02: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR. (Senate) - 2025-04-02: Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor. (Senate) - 2025-04-01: ORDERED ENROLLED (Senate) - 2025-04-01: Returned from the House as passed. (Senate) - 2025-04-01: Returned to the Senate as passed. (House) - 2025-04-01: Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. (House) - 2025-03-31: Returned by the Committee Do Pass (House) - 2025-03-20: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on INSURANCE & COMMERCE- HOUSE (House) - 2025-03-20: RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE (House) - 2025-03-20: Ordered immediately transmitted to the House. (Senate) - 2025-03-20: Read the third time and passed. (Senate) - 2025-03-19: REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Amendment # 2 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed. (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment. (Senate) - 2025-03-18: Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass as amended, Amendment # 2 (Senate) - 2025-03-04: Re-referred to INSURANCE & COMMERCE - SENATE (Senate) - 2025-03-04: REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED (Senate) - 2025-03-04: Amendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed. (Senate) - 2025-03-04: Withdrawn from Committee and placed on 2nd reading for purpose of amendment # 1 (Senate) - 2025-01-21: Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to INSURANCE & COMMERCE - SENATE (Senate) - 2025-01-21: Filed (Senate) ## Bill text - SB83 - Introduced, 2025-01-21: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FSB83.pdf) - Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=424.pdf&ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2025R) ## Related bills - HB1265: AN ACT FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR. (enacted) - HB1686: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING LICENSES TO CARRY CONCEALED HANDGUNS. (failed) - HB1237: TO PROHIBIT MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS FROM SOLICITING INJURED INDIVIDUALS; AND TO SET PENALTIES FOR A VIOLATION OF THE PROHIBITION OF SOLICITATION OF INJURED INDIV… (failed) - SB440: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING EMBALMERS AND FUNERAL DIRECTORS; TO REGULATE THE USE OF ALKALINE HYDROLYSIS; AND TO REGULATE ALKALINE HYDROLYSIS FACILITIES. (failed) - HB1695: TO CLARIFY THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS FOR PROPERTY SUBJECT TO A MUNICIPAL LIEN; TO ALLOW A MUNICIPALITY TO PETITION TO SET ASIDE THE SALE OF PROPERTY TO CERTAIN P… (failed) - HR1012: TO AMEND THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY; TO REQUIRE THAT A MEMBER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES BE SELECTED A… (failed) ## Sources - [SB83 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FSB83.pdf) - [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=424.pdf&ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2025R) ## Related - [HB1265: AN ACT FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1265-2025) - [HB1686: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING LICENSES TO CARRY CONCEALED HANDGUNS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1686-2025) - [HB1237: TO PROHIBIT MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS FROM SOLICITING INJURED INDIVIDUALS; AND TO S…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1237-2025) - [SB440: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING EMBALMERS AND FUNERAL DIRECTORS; TO REGULATE THE US…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-SB440-2025) - [HB1695: TO CLARIFY THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS FOR PROPERTY SUBJECT TO A MUNICIPAL LIEN; TO…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1695-2025) - [HR1012: TO AMEND THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HR1012-2025) - [Arkansas bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/arkansas/bills) - [Arkansas state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/arkansas) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-SB83-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).