TO AMEND THE MEDICAID PROVIDER-LED ORGANIZED CARE ACT; TO IMPROVE THE ENROLLMENT AND SELECTION PROCESS IN RISK-BASED PROVIDER ORGANIZATIONS; AND TO EMPOWER BENEFICIARIES WITH INFORMATION.
HB 1943 amends the Medicaid Provider-Led Organized Care Act in Arkansas to improve the enrollment and selection process for risk-based provider organizations (RBPOs), directly affecting Medicaid beneficiaries. It establishes an online quality rating system for RBPOs, accessible via the Department of Human Services (DHS) website, displaying metrics such as service wait times, care coordinator caseloads, and member satisfaction. The bill also requires RBPOs to provide real-time, updated online provider directories and mandates the DHS to create a dedicated beneficiary support office to assist enrollees with information and issue resolution.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Mar 31, 2025
Signed Apr 21, 2025
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MINOR
The bill text was reformatted from Act 962 to HB 1943 with minor spacing adjustments. The substantive content remains unchanged, including the ombudsman's authority to help resolve issues between enrollees and risk-based provider organizations, the rule-making authority for the Department of Human Services, and the effective date of January 1, 2026.
TECHNICAL
Minor spacing and formatting adjustments between the Act number and bill title; no substantive policy changes.
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
7
Committee
2
Apr 21, 2025
Signed into law
Notification that HB1943 is now Act 962
lower
Apr 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned from the Senate as passed.
lower
Apr 15, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned to the House as passed.
upper
Apr 15, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read the third time and passed.
upper
Apr 9, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
upper
Apr 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
lower
Apr 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
lower
Mar 31, 2025
Introduced
Filed
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2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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