{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-20-77-138","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 20-77-138","heading":"Medications approved by United States Food and Drug Administration for tobacco cessation coverage","body":"(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. Added by Act 2019, No. 959,§ 2, eff. 7/24/2019.\n\n(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.\n\n(1) Nicotine replacement therapy patches;\n\n(2) Nicotine replacement therapy gum;\n\n(3) Nicotine replacement therapy lozenges;\n\n(4) Nicotine replacement therapy nasal spray;\n\n(5) Nicotine replacement therapy inhalers;\n\n(6) Bupropion; and\n\n(7) Varenicline.\n\n(b) Prior authorization shall not be required for coverage of medications described in subsection (a) of this section.","path":["AR Code","Title 20","Chapter 77","Subchapter 1"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_ar_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:41Z","sha256":"686d7f90f36800afc00e5f478a3dac7d842321218da3cebb597c6bb7cf5aefb6","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-20-77-137","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-20-77-139"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}