Maddy summarySR 16 designates the month of February as National Children's Dental Health Month in the State of Arkansas. This resolution recognizes the importance of good dental health, especially for children, and aims to raise public awareness about oral health.
Maddy summarySenate Resolution 47 serves to officially recognize the Mount St. Mary Academy Belles Golf Team as the Class 6A State Champions. This resolution acknowledges their athletic achievement.
Maddy summarySenate Resolution 2 congratulates the Arkansas Medical Society on its 150 years of service to the state. It also designates the year 2025 as "The Year of the Arkansas Physician" in recognition of their contributions to public health.
Maddy summarySenate Bill 626 aims to establish fair and equitable reimbursement rates for various healthcare providers in Arkansas, including clinics, hospitals, and outpatient facilities. It requires healthcare insurers to disclose their reimbursement methodologies and to ensure minimum reimbursement rates for these services. The bill defines "Equivalent Medicare reimbursement" as a basis for these rates, including for services not typically covered by Medicare. This legislation seeks to address the challenges faced by Arkansas healthcare providers regarding reimbursement from health benefit plans.
Maddy summarySB 187 amends the composition of the Arkansas Medicaid Drug Utilization Review Board. This bill expands the types of healthcare professionals eligible for appointment to the board. Specifically, it adds physician assistants to the existing list, which includes physicians and advanced practice registered nurses. The board members must be licensed and practicing in Arkansas, and currently treating rare diseases or conditions.
Maddy summarySenate Bill 621 aimed to amend Arkansas's Temporary Hospital Facility Act, primarily affecting healthcare insurers and temporary hospital facilities. It would have required healthcare insurers to offer contracts to temporary hospital facilities within 30 days of a request and to reimburse them at the same rate as regularly-licensed hospitals. These contract and reimbursement provisions would have applied retroactively to when a facility became a temporary hospital. The bill also clarified that the Insurance Commissioner would enforce these provisions, utilizing remedies like restitution and damages.
Maddy summarySenate Resolution 30 is a commemorative bill that celebrates thirty-five years of CG Roxane LLC. It recognizes the company, which is family-owned and Arkansas-based, for its Crystal Geyser Alpine Spring Water and its operations, including a plant in Norman, Arkansas.
Maddy summarySenate Memorial Resolution 2 is a commemorative bill that honors the life and public service of James "Jim" Guy Tucker, former Arkansas Attorney General, U.S. Congressman, and the forty-third Governor of Arkansas. The resolution serves to respectfully acknowledge his contributions to the state and nation following his passing.
Maddy summarySenate Resolution 75 formally honors Sylvia Ann Hindsman Cornwell for her 45 years of exemplary and dedicated service to the Arkansas Senate and the State of Arkansas. It recognizes her significant contributions, such as modernizing Senate records and serving as the first female Secretary of the Senate.
Maddy summarySenate Resolution 23 recognizes February 15-22, 2025, as National FFA Week in Arkansas. This resolution commends the National FFA Organization and its Arkansas Division for their work in agricultural education and youth leadership.
