Bills

To Amend the Arkansas Health Care Consumer Act; To Revise The Definition Of “Psychiatric Collaborative Care Model”; And To Include Certain Clinical Psychiatric Pharmacist Services In The Psychiatric Collaborative Care Model.

SB 309

Sponsors: Senator Dan Sullivan and Representative Mary Bentley

Concerning The Any Willing Provider Laws; And To Amend The Patient Protection Act Of 1995

HB1587

Sponsors: Representative Lee Johnson and Senator Justin Boyd

To Amend the Arkansas Pharmacy Benefits Manager Licensure Act; To Establish Fees Under The Arkansas Pharmacy Benefits Manager Licensure Act; And To Require Reporting Of Certain Information By A Pharmacy Benefits Manager

HB 1602

Sponsors: Representative Lee Johnson and Senator Kim Hammer

To Amend the Law Concerning Pharmacy Benefits Managers; And To Regulate Processing And Payment Of Pharmacy Claims

HB 1620

Sponsors: Representative Zack Gramlich and Senator Kim Hammer

To Remove the Prohibition On Nonprofit, Tax Exempt, Or Governmentally-Funded Hospitals Holding A Licensed Pharmacy Permit For The Sale At Retail Of Drugs.

SB 58 (Act 52)

Sponsors: Senator Jonathon Dismang and Representative Jon Eubanks

To Create the Pharmacy Nondiscrimination Act; To Require Pharmacy Benefits Managers To Accept Any Pharmacy Or Pharmacist Willing To Accept Relevant And Reasonable Terms Of Participation; And To Declare An Emergency.

SB 103

Sponsors: Senator Clint Penzo and Representative Robin Lundstrum

To Amend the Arkansas Pharmacy Benefits Manager Licensure Act; To Protect Patients’ Rights And Access To Medications; And To Declare An Emergency.

SB 104

Sponsors: Senator Clint Penzo and Representative Robin Lundstrum

To Mandate the Use Of Biosimilar Medicines Under Health Benefit Plans; To Require A Healthcare Provider To Prescribe Biosimilar Medicines; And To Improve Access To Biosimilar Medicines.

SB 140

Sponsors: Senator Justin Boyd and Representative Brandon Achor

To Amend the Definition Of “Drug” Within The Food, Drug, And Cosmetic Act; And To Declare An Emergency.

SB 255

Sponsors: Senator Clint Penzo and Representative Cameron Cooper

To Prohibit A Pharmacy Benefits Manager From Obtaining Certain Pharmacy Permits.

HB 1150

Sponsors: Representative Jeremiah Moore and Senator Kim Hammer

To Amend the Coverage Of A Continuous Glucose Monitor In The Arkansas Medicaid Program.

HB 1255

Sponsors: Representative Jeremy Wooldrige and Senator Breanne Davis

To Create the Community Health Worker Act; And To Establish A Statewide Certification For Community Health Workers.

HB 1258

Sponsors: Representative Lee Johnson

To Require the Arkansas Medicaid Program To Cover Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists, Also Known As Glp-1 Agonists, When Prescribed For Weight Loss.

HB 1332

Sponsors: Representative Aaron Pilkington

To Regulate Pharmacy Benefits Managers; To Amend The Law Concerning The State And Public School Life And Health Insurance Program; And To Amend The Law Concerning Certain Health Benefit Plans.

HB 1354

Sponsors: Representative Robin Lundstrum and Senator Kim Hammer

To Remove Racial And Gender Quotas And Qualifications Of Membership For Certain Boards, Committees, Councils, And Commissions.

HB 1365

Sponsors: Representative Karilyn Brown

To Set Restrictions On Pharmacy Contracting And Conflicts Of Interest; And To Establish Pharmaceutical Patient Freedom Of Choice.

HB 1442

Sponsors: Representative Brandon Achor

To Amend the Law Concerning Health-Related Cash Discount Cards.

HB 1473

Sponsors: Representative Aaron Pilkington and Senator Clint Penzo

To Prohibit Pharmaceutical Manufacturers From Restricting Or Limiting Prescription Medications To A Limited Distribution Network Of Out-Of-State Pharmacies.

HB 1531

Sponsors: Representative Brandon Achor

To Amend the Healthcare Contracting Simplification Act; and to Prohibit a Healthcare Insurer from Leasing a Healthcare Contract or Provider Network

HB1272 (Act 576)

Sponsors: Representative Lee Johnson and Senator Missy Irvin

To Amend the Prior Authorization Transparency Act; and to Exempt Certain Healthcare Providers that Provide Certain Healthcare Services from Prior Authorization Requirements

HB1271 (Act 575)

Sponsors: Representative Lee Johnson