AAHomecare state roundup: Ark., S.C., Fla.
By HME News Staff
Updated 10:25 AM CDT, Thu April 17, 2025
Arkansas has enacted legislation to limit the application of step therapy or “fail first” protocols by insurance companies for patients who have been prescribed non-invasive ventilators (NIV). HB 1321 was passed by both chambers of the Arkansas legislature and enacted by Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Apr. 10 … On Apr. 9, legislation to broaden the sales tax exemption for HME in South Carolina was reported out of the House Ways & Means Committee in the state legislature. H 3800 now moves to the full House; Senate companion bill S 0266 passed the Sales and Income Tax Subcommittee of the Senate Finance Committee on Apr. 15. Kim Cannan from Hawthorne Medical, treasurer of SCMESA, testified on behalf the legislation at the Apr. 15 session … Bills to restore access to continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) through HME suppliers for Medicaid beneficiaries are moving forward in the Florida legislature. The state had moved CGM coverage exclusively to the pharmacy channel effective Jan. 1 of this year. HB 1465 passed the Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee in March and the Health Care Budget Subcommittee on Apr. 15. A Senate companion, SB 1182, passed the Health Policy Committee in early April and the Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services on Apr. 15.
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