Arkansas legislation · 95th General Assembly (2025 Regular)
Arkansas HB1969: TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF HEALTHCARE ACCESS; TO AMEND THE ASSESSMENT FEES ON HOSPITALS; AND TO CREATE THE HOSPITAL DIRECTED PAYMENT ASSESSMENT
Status: Failed, May 5, 2025
What the bill says
An act to be entitled an act to improve the quality of healthcare access in this state; to amend the law concerning assessment fees on hospitals; to create the hospital directed payment assessment; to create the graduate medical education expansion program; and for other purposes. subtitle to improve the quality of healthcare access; to amend the assessment fees on hospitals; and to create the hospital directed payment assessment.
From the introduced text:
An Act To Be Entitled AN ACT TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF HEALTHCARE ACCESS IN THIS STATE; TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING ASSESSMENT FEES ON HOSPITALS; TO CREATE THE HOSPITAL DIRECTED PAYMENT ASSESSMENT; TO CREATE THE GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION EXPANSION PROGRAM; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. Subtitle TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF HEALTHCARE ACCESS; TO AMEND THE ASSESSMENT FEES ON HOSPITALS; AND TO CREATE THE HOSPITAL DIRECTED PAYMENT ASSESSMENT. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: SECTION 1. Arkansas Code Title 20, Chapter 77, Subchapter 1, is amended to add an additional section to read as follows: 20-77-154. Graduate Medical Education Expansion Account -- Graduate Medical Education Expansion Program. (a) There is created within the Arkansas Medicaid Program Trust Fund a designated account known as the "Graduate Medical Education Expansion Account". (b) Moneys in the Graduate Medical Education Expansion Account shall consist of all moneys collected or received by the Division of Medical Services from § 26-57-610(b)(6)(B)(ii). (c) The Graduate Medical Education Expansion Account shall be separate and distinct from the General Revenue Fund Account of the State Apportionment Fund and shall be supplementary to the Arkansas Medicaid Program Trust Fund. *JMB373* 04/01/2025 5:48:35 PM JMB373 HB1969 (d) Moneys in the Graduate Medical Education Expansion Account shall supplement, but not supplant, funding appropriated to the Graduate …