Arkansas legislation · 95th General Assembly (2025 Regular)
Arkansas SB269: TO AMEND THE REQUIREMENTS REGARDING LOCATIONS FOR AND GEOGRAPHIC AREAS OF A HOSPICE AGENCY
Status: Failed, May 5, 2025
What the bill says
An act to be entitled an act to amend the requirements regarding locations for and geographic areas of a hospice agency; and for other purposes. subtitle to amend the requirements regarding locations for and geographic areas of a hospice agency.
From the introduced text:
An Act To Be Entitled AN ACT TO AMEND THE REQUIREMENTS REGARDING LOCATIONS FOR AND GEOGRAPHIC AREAS OF A HOSPICE AGENCY; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. Subtitle TO AMEND THE REQUIREMENTS REGARDING LOCATIONS FOR AND GEOGRAPHIC AREAS OF A HOSPICE AGENCY. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: SECTION 1. Arkansas Code § 20-8-107(a), concerning the expansion of facilities and services under the Health Services Permit Agency, is amended to read as follows: (a)(1) Unless otherwise provided in this subchapter, all health facilities seeking to add new beds or perform additional home health services or to expand existing bed capacity shall apply for a permit approving additional beds or services or expanded bed capacity or services pursuant to procedures and criteria promulgated by the Health Services Permit Commission, except an additional permit shall not be required for: (A) Home home health services agencies currently licensed by the Department of Health to expand geographic service areas if the home health services agency has a primary or branch office located within one hundred (100) miles of the location of the services; or (B) Hospice agencies currently licensed by the Department of Health to expand geographic service areas if the hospice agency has a primary office, satellite office, or alternate delivery site located within *JMB384* 03-04-2025 14:06:09 JMB384 As …
Sponsors
- Clint Penzo (R, 31) · primary sponsor
- Jeremy Wooldridge (R, 1)
- Breanne Davis (R, 25)
- David Wallace (R, 19)
Latest actions
- : Died in Senate Committee at Sine Die adjournment.
- : Re-referred to PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE - SENATE
- : REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
- : Amendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.
- : Withdrawn from Committee and placed on 2nd reading for purpose of amendment # 1
- : Rules suspended.
- : Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE - SENATE
- : Filed
Common questions
- What is SB269?
- SB269 is a bill in the Arkansas Legislature (95th General Assembly (2025 Regular)): TO AMEND THE REQUIREMENTS REGARDING LOCATIONS FOR AND GEOGRAPHIC AREAS OF A HOSPICE AGENCY.
- What does SB269 do?
- In its own words: An act to be entitled an act to amend the requirements regarding locations for and geographic areas of a hospice agency; and for other purposes. subtitle to amend the requirements regarding locations for and geographic areas of a hospice agency.
- What is the status of SB269?
- Failed as of May 5, 2025. Latest action: Died in Senate Committee at Sine Die adjournment. (May 5, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB269?
- Clint Penzo (R, 31), with 3 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB269?
- On the Arkansas Legislature website: https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Bills/Detail?ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2025R&measureno=SB269
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