Stricken language would be deleted from and underlined language would be added to present law.
1 State of Arkansas
2 94th General Assembly A Bill
3 Regular Session, 2023 SENATE BILL 169
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5 By: Senator J. Bryant
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7 For An Act To Be Entitled
8 AN ACT TO AMEND THE DEFINITION OF "HEALTHCARE
9 PROVIDER" UNDER THE PATIENT PROTECTION ACT OF 1995;
10 TO MODIFY THE DEFINITION OF "HEALTHCARE PROVIDER" AS
11 USED UNDER THE ANY WILLING PROVIDER LAWS; AND FOR
12 OTHER PURPOSES.
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15 Subtitle
16 TO AMEND THE DEFINITION OF "HEALTHCARE
17 PROVIDER" UNDER THE PATIENT PROTECTION
18 ACT OF 1995; AND TO MODIFY THE DEFINITION
19 OF "HEALTHCARE PROVIDER" AS USED UNDER
20 THE ANY WILLING PROVIDER LAWS.
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23 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS:
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25 SECTION 1. Arkansas Code § 23-99-203(d), concerning the definition of
26 "healthcare provider" under the Patient Protection Act of 1995, is amended to
27 add an additional subdivision to read as follows:
28 (31) Licensed lay midwives.
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30 SECTION 2. Arkansas Code § 23-99-802(4), concerning the definition of
31 "healthcare provider" as used under the any willing provider laws, is amended
32 to add an additional subdivision to read as follows:
33 (GG) Licensed lay midwives.
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Statutes affected:
SB 169: 23-99-203(d), 23-99-802(4)