PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE- HOUSE
ISP/IR Referred to Committee
Interim Study Proposals
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TO ADOPT THE ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSE COMPACT IN ARKANSAS.
TO ESTABLISH THE INTERSTATE MEDICAL LICENSURE COMPACT.
TO ESTABLISH THE DOULA CERTIFICATION ACT; AND TO CERTIFY DOULAS IN THIS STATE.
TO CREATE THE COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER ACT; AND TO ESTABLISH A STATEWIDE CERTIFICATION FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS.
TO MODIFY THE SIGNATURE AUTHORITY FOR ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSES AND PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS; AND TO CLARIFY THAT DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT INCLUDES DIABETIC SHOES AND SHOE INSERTS.
TO ALLOW PSYCHOLOGISTS TO ENTER INTO COLLABORATIVE PRACTICE AGREEMENTS WITH PSYCHIATRISTS IN ORDER TO HAVE PRESCRIPTIVE AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN DRUGS.
TO REMOVE THE LIMITATION OF THE PRACTICE OF NEUROPSYCHOLOGY FROM TECHNICIANS EMPLOYED BY PSYCHOLOGISTS; AND TO ALLOW PSYCHOLOGY TECHNICIANS TO BE EMPLOYED BY PSYCHOLOGISTS.
TO AUTHORIZE A LICENSED PSYCHOLOGICAL PRACTITIONER TO PRACTICE INDEPENDENTLY IN THIS STATE; AND TO REMOVE THE INDEPENDENT PRACTICE PRIVILEGES FROM PSYCHOLOGICAL EXAMINERS.
TO ADOPT THE DIETITIAN LICENSURE COMPACT IN ARKANSAS.
TO ADOPT THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PERSONNEL LICENSURE INTERSTATE COMPACT IN ARKANSAS.
TO CLARIFY THE TYPES OF EPINEPHRINE FOR USE IN ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN THIS STATE.
TO ESTABLISH THE ARKANSAS ANESTHESIOLOGIST ASSISTANT ACT; AND TO PROVIDE FOR LICENSURE OF ANESTHESIOLOGIST ASSISTANTS.
TO INCREASE ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE SERVICES PROVIDED BY ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSES; AND TO AMEND THE PRESCRIPTIVE AUTHORITY OF AN ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSE.
TO AUTHORIZE AN ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSE TO DELEGATE CERTAIN TASKS TO MEDICAL ASSISTANTS AND OTHER UNLICENSED STAFF.
TO AUTHORIZE PRESCRIPTIVE AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN PSYCHOLOGISTS.
TO CREATE THE NATUROPATHIC PHYSICIAN PRACTICE ACT; TO PROVIDE FOR LICENSURE OF NATUROPATHIC PHYSICIANS IN ARKANSAS; AND TO CREATE A NATUROPATHIC PHYSICIAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO THE ARKANSAS STATE MEDICAL BOARD.
TO CREATE THE DIALYSIS PATIENT CARE TECHNICIAN REGISTRATION ACT.
TO REPLACE THE DEFINED TERM "MEDICATION ASSISTIVE PERSON" WITH THE DEFINED TERM "CERTIFIED MEDICATION ASSISTANT" THROUGHOUT § 17-87-701 ET SEQ.
TO CREATE THE DIALYSIS PATIENT CARE TECHNICIAN REGISTRATION ACT.
TO CREATE THE ARKANSAS PROCESSED FOOD SAFETY ACT; AND TO ENHANCE FOOD SAFETY AND CONSUMER PROTECTION BY RESTRICTING THE USE OF CERTAIN ADDITIVES AND PRESERVATIVES IN PROCESSED FOODS SOLD IN ARKANSAS.
TO ESTABLISH A BLUE ENVELOPE PROGRAM.
TO AUTHORIZE THE ARKANSAS MEDICAID PROGRAM TO MAKE PRESUMPTIVE ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATIONS FOR PREGNANT WOMEN.
TO REQUIRE MEDICAID COVERAGE FOR POSTPARTUM MOTHERS FOR ONE YEAR AFTER GIVING BIRTH.
TO REQUIRE THE ARKANSAS MEDICAID PROGRAM AND THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES TO CREATE A MOBILE APPLICATION FOR PREGNANT AND POSTPARTUM WOMEN WHO ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THE ARKANSAS MEDICAID PROGRAM.
TO REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT FOR REMOTE ULTRASOUND PROCEDURES AND REMOTE FETAL NONSTRESS TESTS IN THE ARKANSAS MEDICAID PROGRAM.
TO AUTHORIZE CERTAIN MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS TO CERTIFY TO THE OFFICE OF MOTOR VEHICLE ELIGIBILITY FOR A SPECIAL LICENSE PLATE, CERTIFICATE, OR PARKING DECAL FOR A PERSON WITH A DISABILITY.
TO DEFINE HEALTHCARE PROVIDER REGARDING STUDENT ATHLETE CONCUSSION EDUCATION.
TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING UNENFORCEABLE PROVISIONS IN CERTAIN CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS.
TO REQUIRE THE ARKANSAS MEDICAID PROGRAM TO CLASSIFY DOCTORS OF OPTOMETRY AS PHYSICIANS WHICH IS THE SAME AS MEDICARE AND INSURANCE CARRIERS FOR REIMBURSEMENT.
TO ESTABLISH THE WATER AND SEWER TREATMENT FACILITIES GRANT PROGRAM; TO TRANSFER FUNDING FROM THE SECURITIES RESERVE FUND; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.