PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE- HOUSE
ISP/IR Referred to Committee
Interim Study Proposals
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REQUESTING THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE, AND LABOR STUDY THE IMPACT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS IN OTHER STATES AND THE POTENTIAL BENEFIT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS TO THE STATE OF ARKANSAS.
REQUESTING THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE, AND LABOR STUDY THE TRANSFER OF REGULATORY OVERSIGHT OF ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSES TO THE ARKANSAS STATE MEDICAL BOARD.
REQUESTING THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE, AND LABOR STUDY PROCEDURAL CHANGES TO HOUSE RULE 72 REGARDING HEALTHCARE SCOPE-OF-PRACTICE LEGISLATION.
TO AMEND THE LAWS CONCERNING HEARING INSTRUMENT DISPENSERS.
REQUESTING THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE, AND LABOR STUDY THE PARAMETERS OF TECHNIQUES FOR MASSAGE THERAPY AND CONSIDER DEFINING OR USING DISTINCTIVE LANGUAGE FOR THE TECHNIQUES EMPLOYED BY MASSAGE THERAPISTS.
REQUESTING THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE, AND LABOR STUDY THE AUTHORIZATION OF CUPPING THERAPY FOR MASSAGE THERAPISTS.
REQUESTING THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE, AND LABOR STUDY THE SUBSTITUTION OF BIOLOGIC PRODUCTS AND APPROACHES BY OTHER STATES REGARDING THE PROCESS UNDER WHICH PHARMACISTS ARE ALLOWED TO MAKE BIOLOGIC PRODUCT SUBSTITUTION.
TO ESTABLISH THE ARKANSAS ANESTHESIOLOGIST ASSISTANT ACT.
REQUESTING THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE, AND LABOR STUDY THE USE OF GLOBAL SIGNATURE AUTHORITY FOR AN ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSE IN OTHER STATES.
REQUESTING THAT HOUSE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE, AND LABOR STUDY ALTERNATIVE APPROACHES BY OTHER STATES TOWARDS THE FULL PRACTICE MODEL AND THE COLLABORATIVE PRACTICE AGREEMENTS OF ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSES AND PHYSICIANS.
REQUESTING THE ARKANSAS LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL REFER TO THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE, AND LABOR A STUDY TO REMOVE THE COLLABORATIVE PRACTICE AGREEMENT REQUIREMENT PLACED ON ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSES.
REQUESTING THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE, AND LABOR STUDY STATES THAT HAVE A PRACTICE OF ALLOWING A ONE-TIME EMERGENCY REFILL OF A PRESCRIPTION BY A PHARMACIST.
REQUESTING THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE, AND LABOR STUDY OTHER STATES REGARDING THE USE OF PHARMACISTS TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO CERTAIN MEDICATIONS, TO ADMINISTER MEDICATIONS, AND TO DEFINE PHARMACISTS AS HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS CONSISTENT WITH
REQUESTING THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE, AND LABOR STUDY THE ROLE OF AN ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSE AS A PRIMARY CARE PROVIDER WITHIN THE ARKANSAS MEDICAID PROGRAM.
REQUESTING THAT THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE, AND LABOR STUDY WHETHER THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY SHOULD REMOVE THE ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENT THAT THE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES ALLOCATE THE FIRST SEVENTY
REQUESTING THAT THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE, AND LABOR STUDY THE NEED FOR CHANGES TO THE COMMUNITY MATCH RURAL PHYSICIAN RECRUITMENT PROGRAM.
TO AMEND THE PRESCRIPTIVE AUTHORITY OF AN ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSE.
TO ESTABLISH A HOSPICE DRUG DISPOSAL PROCEDURE.
REQUESTING THAT THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE, AND LABOR STUDY PATIENT ACCESS TO PRESCRIPTION OPIOIDS AND THE POTENTIAL IMPACT OF ABUSE-DETERRENT OPIOID ANALGESICS.
TO CREATE THE ARKANSAS SURGICAL TECHNOLOGISTS ACT.
AN ACT TO ALLOW MEDICAID RECIPIENTS DIRECT ACCESS TO A CHIROPRACTIC PHYSICIAN WITHOUT REFERRAL FROM A PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN.
TO ALLOW A NONPROFIT HOSPITAL TO OPERATE A DENTAL CLINIC.
TO CREATE A CONTRACEPTION INCENTIVE FOR MEDICAID BENEFICIARIES.
REQUESTING THAT THE ARKANSAS LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL REFER TO THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE, AND LABOR THIS PROPOSAL TO STUDY IMMUNIZATION REQUIREMENTS FOR ADULT EMPLOYEES.
TO CREATE THE ARKANSAS PHYSICIAN ORDER FOR LIFE-SUSTAINING TREATMENT ACT; AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE USE OF A PHYSICIAN ORDER FOR LIFE-SUSTAINING TREATMENT FORM.
REQUESTING THAT THE ARKANSAS LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL REFER TO THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE, AND LABOR THIS PROPOSAL TO ENCOURAGE ANTIBIOTIC STEWARDSHIP PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
TO INCLUDE CLASS B HOME HEALTH AGENCIES AS PRIVATE CARE AGENCIES; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.