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 HOUSE BILL 1553
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5 By: Representative L. Johnson
6 By: Senator J. Boyd
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8 For An Act To Be Entitled
9 AN ACT TO MODIFY THE MEDICAID PROVIDER-LED ORGANIZED
10 CARE ACT; TO AUTHORIZE AN ABBREVIATED INDEPENDENT
11 ASSESSMENT FOR CERTAIN BENEFICIARIES ENROLLED IN A
12 RISK-BASED PROVIDER ORGANIZATION; AND FOR OTHER
13 PURPOSES.
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16 Subtitle
17 TO MODIFY THE MEDICAID PROVIDER-LED
18 ORGANIZED CARE ACT; AND TO AUTHORIZE AN
19 ABBREVIATED INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT FOR
20 CERTAIN BENEFICIARIES ENROLLED IN A RISK-
21 BASED PROVIDER ORGANIZATION.
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24 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS:
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26 SECTION 1. Arkansas Code Title 20, Chapter 77, Subchapter 27, is
27 amended to add an additional section to read as follows:
28 20-77-2709. Independent assessments for certain home- and community-
29 based services.
30 (a) The Department of Human Services shall implement an abbreviated
31 independent assessment process, such as a desk review, for beneficiaries who
32 have chronic, long-term conditions and who receive home- and community-based
33 services through enrollment in a risk-based provider organization.
34 (b) The Department of Human Services shall apply for any federal
35 waiver, Medicaid state plan amendment, or other authorization necessary to
36 implement this section.
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