Arkansas enacted a law April 14 that requires Medicaid to reimburse dental schools and academic medical centers for services provided to individuals with high complexity oral healthcare.
Under Act 568, Medicaid is now required to reimburse these centers for dental and anesthesia costs for patients 18 years of age or older who require sedation dentistry. Reimbursements would be capped at $3,750 per episode of care with an annual cap of $5,000 per individual.
The law defines high complexity oral healthcare as treatment deemed complicated due to craniofacial conditions and intellectual or developmental disabilities.
The law was approved April 14.
