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016.06.20-216.100. Outpatient Hospital's Role in Family Planning Services

AR ADC 016.06.20-216.100Arkansas Administrative CodeEffective: January 27, 2023

West's Arkansas Administrative Code
Title 016. Department of Human Services
Division 06. Division of Medical Services
Rule 20. Hospital/Critical Access Hospital (CAH)/End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Provider Manual (Refs & Annos)
Section 210.000. Program Coverage -- Hospital and Critical Access Hospital.
Effective: January 27, 2023
Ark. Admin. Code 016.06.20-216.100
016.06.20-216.100. Outpatient Hospital's Role in Family Planning Services
Currentness
A. Arkansas Medicaid encourages reproductive health and family planning by covering a comprehensive range of family planning services.
1. Medicaid clients' family planning services are in addition to their other medical benefits.
2. Family planning services do not require a PCP referral. PCPs electing not to provide some or all family planning services can use the information in this manual to counsel their Medicaid-eligible patients and help them locate family planning services.
a. Refer to Section 216.110 of this manual for family planning services benefit limitations.
b. Refer to Section 216.130 of this manual for service descriptions and coverage information.
c. Refer to Sections 216.515, and 216.540 through 216.550 of this manual for family planning services, billing instructions, and procedure codes.
B. Arkansas Medicaid covers family planning services for women in some limited aid categories. Refer to Sections 216.500 through 216.510 for more information on coverage of family planning services for these eligibility categories.

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Adopted Jan. 27, 2023.
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Current with amendments received through February 15, 2024. Some sections may be more current, see credit for details.
Ark. Admin. Code 016.06.20-216.100, AR ADC 016.06.20-216.100
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