Arkansas legislation · 95th General Assembly (2025 Regular)
Arkansas SB542: TO AMEND THE MEDICAID PROVIDER-LED ORGANIZED CARE ACT; TO IMPROVE THE ENROLLMENT AND SELECTION PROCESS IN RISK-BASED PROVIDER ORGANIZATIONS; AND TO EMPOWER BENEFICIARIES WITH INFORMATION
Status: Failed, May 5, 2025
What the bill says
An act to be entitled an act to amend the medicaid provider-led organized care act; to improve the enrollment and selection process in risk-based provider organizations; to empower medicaid beneficiaries with useful information about risk-based provider organizations available to them; and for other purposes. subtitle to amend the medicaid provider-led organized care act; to improve the enrollment and selection process in risk-based provider organizations; and to empower beneficiaries with information.
From the introduced text:
An Act To Be Entitled AN ACT TO AMEND THE MEDICAID PROVIDER-LED ORGANIZED CARE ACT; TO IMPROVE THE ENROLLMENT AND SELECTION PROCESS IN RISK-BASED PROVIDER ORGANIZATIONS; TO EMPOWER MEDICAID BENEFICIARIES WITH USEFUL INFORMATION ABOUT RISK-BASED PROVIDER ORGANIZATIONS AVAILABLE TO THEM; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. Subtitle TO AMEND THE MEDICAID PROVIDER-LED ORGANIZED CARE ACT; TO IMPROVE THE ENROLLMENT AND SELECTION PROCESS IN RISK-BASED PROVIDER ORGANIZATIONS; AND TO EMPOWER BENEFICIARIES WITH INFORMATION. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: SECTION 1. Arkansas Code Title 20, Chapter 77, Subchapter 27, is amended to add additional sections to read as follows: 20-77-2709. Quality rating system. (a) The risk-based provider organizations shall have a basic quality rating system that is accessible online that includes ratings for each riskbased provider organization based on data that includes at a minimum the following measures that are currently collected by the risk-based provider organization: (1) The number of days before initial delivery of home- and community-based services for individuals who have received a waiver slot in *JMB586* 03/20/2025 3:07:50 PM JMB586 SB542 the Community and Employment Support Waiver; (2) The care coordinator caseload ratios; (3) The scores of a satisfaction survey of members of the riskbased provider organization that includes at least the following: (A) The satisfaction of individuals assessed with intellectual and developmental …