TO EXEMPT PROVIDERS IN THE PROGRAM OF ALL-INCLUSIVE CARE FOR THE ELDERLY FROM THE LICENSING REQUIREMENTS FOR HOME HEALTHCARE SERVICES.
SB 180 exempts providers in Arkansas' Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) from needing a separate home healthcare service license. This applies to PACE providers already licensed under the Arkansas Medicaid Program who deliver services as part of their participants' care plans. The bill amends state law to specifically exclude PACE providers from home healthcare licensing requirements, recognizing they are not home healthcare service providers. This change removes an unnecessary regulatory burden for these providers, aligning licensing rules with their existing role in delivering comprehensive elderly care.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
House Passage
Feb 2025
Signed into Law
Feb 2025
Introduced Feb 3, 2025
Signed Feb 25, 2025
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Act 144
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SB 180
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2 edits
MINOR
The bill text was reformatted from Act 144 to SB 180, removing the approval date line and adding blank lines for spacing. No substantive policy changes were made to the legislative content itself.
TECHNICAL
Removed the approval date line (2/25/25) that was present in the previous Act 144 version.
Added blank lines for formatting purposes between sections.
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
7
Committee
2
Feb 25, 2025
Signed into law
Notification that SB180 is now Act 144
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned from the House as passed.
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned to the Senate as passed.
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
lower
Feb 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
lower
Feb 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read the third time and passed.
upper
Feb 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
upper
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
Filed
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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