HB 1164 Arkansas House · 2025 Regular Session

TO ALLOW A PHYSICIAN OR HEALTHCARE PROVIDER TO OFFER COGNITIVE ASSESSMENTS FOR CERTAIN PATIENTS; AND TO MANDATE THAT INSURANCE POLICIES COVER ASSESSMENTS FOR COGNITIVE FUNCTION FOR CERTAIN PATIENTS.

House Bill 1164 aims to allow physicians and healthcare providers to offer cognitive assessments to specific patients. The bill also mandates that insurance policies must cover these assessments for cognitive function for certain patients. An amendment clarifies that this coverage does not reduce or limit other existing benefits.
Bill status died 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 16, 2025 Last action May 5, 2025
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How they voted

This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
13
Key actions
2
Committee
1
Amendments
2
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
Feb 27, 2025
Introduced
Amendment No. 2 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
lower
Jan 30, 2025
Introduced
Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
lower
Jan 16, 2025
Introduced
Filed
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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