Arkansas 2025 Regular Session

Arkansas House Bill HB1171 Compare Versions

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2		-	Act 625 of the Regular Session
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6	4		95th General Assembly A Bill 2
7	5		Regular Session, 2025 HOUSE BILL 1171 3
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9		-	By: Representatives K. Moore~~, L. Johnson~~ 5
10		-	~~By: Senator Irvin~~ 6
	7	+	By: Representatives L. Johnson, K. Moore 5
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12	10		For An Act To Be Entitled 8
13	11		AN ACT TO MODIFY THE MEDICAID PROVIDER -LED ORGANIZED 9
14	12		CARE ACT; TO AUTHORIZE AN ABBREVIATED INDEPENDENT 10
15	13		ASSESSMENT FOR CERTAIN BENEFICIARIES ENROLLED IN A 11
16	14		RISK-BASED PROVIDER ORGANIZATION; AND FOR OTHER 12
17	15		PURPOSES. 13
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21	19		TO MODIFY THE MEDICAID PROVIDER -LED 17
22	20		ORGANIZED CARE ACT; AND TO AUTHORIZE AN 18
23	21		ABBREVIATED INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT FOR 19
24	22		CERTAIN BENEFICIARIES ENROLLED IN A 20
25	23		RISK-BASED PROVIDER ORGANIZATION. 21
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27	25		BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 23
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29	27		SECTION 1. Arkansas Code Title 20, Chapter 77, Subchapter 27, is 25
30	28		amended to add an additional section to read as follows: 26
31	29		20-77-2709. Independent assessments for home - and community-based 27
32	30		services. 28
33	31		(a) The Department of Human Services shall implement an abbreviated 29
34		-	independent assessment process for beneficiaries who have been previously 30
35		-	approved for services through an independent assessment, including without 31
36		-	limitation a desk review, for beneficiaries who have chronic, long -term 32
37		-	conditions and receive services through enrollment in a risk -based provider 33
38		-	organization. 34
39		-	(b) The department shall apply for any federal waiver, Medicaid state 35
40		-	plan amendment, or other authorization necessary to implement this section. 36 As Engrossed: H2/4/25 H2/18/25 HB1171
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	32	+	independent assessment process, including without limitation a desk review, 30
	33	+	for beneficiaries who have chronic, long -term conditions and who receive 31
	34	+	home- and community-based services through enrollment in a risk -based 32
	35	+	provider organization. 33
	36	+	(b) The department shall apply for any federal waiver, Medicaid state 34
	37	+	plan amendment, or other authorization necessary to implement this section. 35
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