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1 State of Arkansas As Engrossed: H3/2/23
2 94th General Assembly A Bill
3 Regular Session, 2023 HOUSE BILL 1508
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5 By: Representative Ladyman
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7 For An Act To Be Entitled
8 AN ACT TO MAKE AN APPROPRIATION FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF
9 VARIOUS EXPENSES FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH -
10 ARKANSAS STATE BOARD OF PHARMACY FOR THE FISCAL YEAR
11 ENDING JUNE 30, 2023; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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14 AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH -
15 ARKANSAS STATE BOARD OF PHARMACY -
16 EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT APPROPRIATION FOR
17 THE 2022-2023 FISCAL YEAR.
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20 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS:
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22 SECTION 1. APPROPRIATION - EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT. There is hereby
23 appropriated, to the Department of Health - Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy,
24 to be payable from the federal funds as designated by the Chief Fiscal
25 Officer of the State, the establishment of a statewide grant program of
26 the Department of Health - Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy for the fiscal
27 year ending June 30, 2023, the following:
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29 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
30 NO. 2022-2023
31 (01) STATEWIDE GRANT PROGRAM $8,000,000
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33 SECTION 2. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE
34 ARKANSAS CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY
35 LAW. ARKANSAS STATE BOARD OF PHARMACY GRANTS. The Arkansas State
36 Board of Pharmacy is hereby authorized to establish a statewide grant
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1 program for the reimbursement of various expenses borne by pharmacies
2 who experienced significant financial and economic burden in
3 responding to the coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic. These
4 discretionary grants shall be available to 501(c)(3) Arkansas
5 foundations that have healthcare professionals on their board, and
6 that provide for the support of pharmacists as partners in integrated
7 healthcare who are engaged in patient care management and medication
8 care services. Grants shall be expended from monies authorized herein
9 and used exclusively for the reimbursement of various expenses borne
10 by pharmacies to safeguard the health and well-being of every
11 Arkansan. Grants provided under this section are contingent on the
12 availability of funding.
13 The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July
14 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024.
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16 SECTION 3. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds
17 authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency
18 and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and
19 the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and
20 Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary
21 Procedures and Restrictions Act, or their successors, and other fiscal
22 control laws of this State, where applicable, and regulations promulgated by
23 the Department of Finance and Administration, as authorized by law, shall be
24 strictly complied with in disbursement of said funds.
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26 SECTION 4. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General
27 Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations
28 contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for
29 which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive
30 Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget
31 manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or
32 summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative
33 Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption.
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35 SECTION 5. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the
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1 General Assembly, that funds provided by the General Assembly for the
2 operations of the Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy are, due to unforeseen
3 circumstances, insufficient for the Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy to
4 continue to provide essential governmental services; that the provisions of
5 this act will provide the necessary monies for the Arkansas State Board of
6 Pharmacy to continue such services; and that a delay in the effective date of
7 this Act could work irreparable harm upon the proper administration and
8 provision of essential governmental programs. Therefore, an emergency is
9 hereby declared to exist and this Act being necessary for the immediate
10 preservation of the public peace, health and safety shall be in full force
11 and effect from and after the date of its passage and approval.
12 If the bill is neither approved nor vetoed by the Governor, it shall
13 become effective on the expiration of the period of time during which the
14 Governor may veto the bill. If the bill is vetoed by the Governor and the
15 veto is overridden, it shall become effective on the date the last house
16 overrides the veto
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