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Act 484 of the Regular Session
1 State of Arkansas As Engrossed: H1/23/23
2 94th General Assembly A Bill
3 Regular Session, 2023 HOUSE BILL 1009
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5 By: Representative Pilkington
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7 For An Act To Be Entitled
8 AN ACT TO ESTABLISH THE NONEMERGENCY TRANSPORTATION
9 RIDESHARE EXPANSION STUDY WORKGROUP TO STUDY
10 EXPANDING RIDESHARE SERVICES COVERED BY THE ARKANSAS
11 MEDICAID PROGRAM; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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15 TO ESTABLISH THE NONEMERGENCY
16 TRANSPORTATION RIDESHARE EXPANSION STUDY
17 WORKGROUP TO STUDY EXPANDING RIDESHARE
18 SERVICES COVERED BY THE ARKANSAS MEDICAID
19 PROGRAM.
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22 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS:
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24 SECTION 1. DO NOT CODIFY. TEMPORARY LANGUAGE. Nonemergency
25 Transportation Rideshare Expansion Study Workgroup.
26 (a) The Department of Human Services shall convene a workgroup to be
27 known as the "Nonemergency Transportation Rideshare Expansion Study
28 Workgroup".
29 (b) The purpose of the workgroup is to study and report on the
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31 (1) Need for expanded rideshare services to healthcare
32 facilities for Medicaid beneficiaries;
33 (2) Benefits of using rideshare services verses traditional
34 nonemergency transportation providers;
35 (3) Cost, including potential cost savings, of expanded
36 rideshare services as part of the nonemergency transportation program; and
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1 (4) Use of other operational and nonemergency transportation
2 program flexibilities to expand services and improve cost effectiveness.
3 (c) The department shall present a report to the Senate Committee on
4 Public Health, Welfare and Labor and the House Committee on Public Health,
5 Welfare and Labor no later than December 31, 2023.
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10 APPROVED: 4/10/23
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