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State of Arkansas 1
95th General Assembly A Bill 2
Regular Session, 2025 SENATE BILL 309 3
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By: Senator D. Sullivan 5
By: Representative Bentley 6
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For An Act To Be Entitled 8
AN ACT TO AMEND THE ARKANSAS HEALTH CARE CONSUMER 9
ACT; TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF "PSYCHIATRIC 10
COLLABORATIVE CARE MODEL" UNDER THE ARKANSAS HEALTH 11
CARE CONSUMER ACT; TO INCLUDE CERTAIN CLINICAL 12
PSYCHIATRIC PHARMACIST SERVICES IN THE PSYCHIATRIC 13
COLLABORATIVE CARE MODEL; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 14
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TO AMEND THE ARKANSAS HEALTH CARE 18
CONSUMER ACT; TO REVISE THE DEFINITION 19
OF "PSYCHIATRIC COLLABORATIVE CARE 20
MODEL"; AND TO INCLUDE CERTAIN CLINICAL 21
PSYCHIATRIC PHARMACIST SERVICES IN THE 22
PSYCHIATRIC COLLABORATIVE CARE MODEL. 23
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 25
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SECTION 1. Arkansas Code § 23 -99-422(a)(2), concerning the definition 27
of "psychiatric collaborative care model" under the Arkansas Health Care 28
Consumer Act, is amended to read as follows: 29
(2) “Psychiatric collaborative care model” means the delivery of 30
care that is: 31
(A) An evidence-based, integrated behavioral health 32
service delivery method described at 81 Fed. Reg. 80230 -80239, as it existed 33
on March 31, 2023 January 1, 2025, and the MLN Booklet for Behavioral Health 34
Integration Services published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 35
Services, as it existed on March 31, 2023 January 1, 2025; and 36 SB309
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(B)(i) A method typically used by a primary care team 1
consisting of a primary care provider and a care manager who works in 2
collaboration with a psychiatric consultant, including without limitation a 3
psychiatrist. 4
(ii)(a) A primary care team under subdivision 5
(a)(2)(B)(i) of this section may include an individual providing clinical 6
psychiatric pharmacist services if the individual: 7
(1) Possesses a pharmacy degree 8
from a program accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy 9
Education; 10
(2) Utilizes a protocol of disease 11
state management as defined under § 17 -92-101 with a supervising provider or 12
provides independent services as a consultant with drug information and 13
medication therapy expertise; and 14
(3) Holds his or her pharmacist 15
license in good standing with the Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy. 16
(b) An individual providing clinical 17
psychiatric pharmacist services may hold a national board certification. 18
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