List of Reform Legislative Task Force Respresenatives

Please do not hesitate to contact the individuals listed below to share your thoughts and opinions. The below information was borrowed from another mother's Facebook page who's child will also be deprived of much needed speech, occupational, and physical therapy. Medicaid is proposing significant changes in the current funding for speech, occupational, and physical therapy for children in the state of Arkansas. If approved, the units allowed for weekly therapy will be cut 70%. The maximum amount of therapy allowed under this plan would be 90 minutes per week for each discipline. If approved, these new limits on therapy will become effective July 1, 2017. Our state legislators and Medicaid need to hear from parents how these changes will impact the lives of their children. Medicaid will accept letters until October 14th at: Division of Medical Services Program Development and Quality Assurance PO Box 1437, Slot S295 Little Rock, Arkansas 72203-1437 The Reform Legislative Task Force representatives can be emailed at the following: Jim Hendren ®: jim.hendren@senate.ar.gov Charlie Collins ® : clcollins6@cox.net Cecile Bledsoe ®: Cecile.Bledsoe@senate.ar.gov Reginald Murdock (D): rkm_72360@yahoo.com Linda Chesterfield (D): lchesterfield@comcast.net John Cooper ®: john.cooper@senate.ar.gov Jonathan Dismang ®: dismang28@gmail.com Keith Ingram (D): friendsforkeith@gmail.com Jason Rapert ®: Jason.Rapert@senate.ar.gov David Sanders ®: davidjamessanders@gmail.com Justin Boyd ®: justin.boyd.pharm.d@gmail.com Joe Farrer ®: jfarrer@suddenlink.net Deborah Ferguson (D): deborah.ferguson@arkansashouse.org Michelle Gray ®: michelle.gray@arkansashouse.org Kim Hammer ®: kimdhammer@yahoo.com David Meeks ®: David.Meeks@arkansashouse.org