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HB 1082
| Pilkington, Aaron (R) | Establishes an occupational therapy licensure compact in AR, effective when 10th state enacts compact. Establishes a Commission, outlines criteria for occupational therapists and obligations for states. |
| Position: | Monitor |
| Bill History: |
01-05-23 H Filed 01-09-23 H Introduced and referred to H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 01-19-23 H Meeting set for 9:00 a.m. - Room 130 ...H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 01-19-23 H Reported from committee - Do pass H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 01-24-23 H Placed on the House calendar 01-24-23 H On floor for consideration 01-25-23 H Placed on the House calendar 01-25-23 H Passed over on calendar 01-26-23 H Placed on the House calendar 01-26-23 H Passed over on calendar 01-30-23 H Placed on the House calendar |
HB 1108
|
Ladyman, Jack (R)
Wallace, Dave (R) |
Lowers threshold for a quorum of the AR Dietetics Licensing Board from 4 members to 3, and lowers the request threshold for special called meetings from 3 members to 2; allows renewal notices for licenses to be sent by email. |
| Position: | Monitor |
| Bill History: |
01-11-23 H Filed 01-11-23 H Introduced and referred to H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 01-17-23 H Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 130 ...H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 01-17-23 H Amendment(s) Filed 01-18-23 H Amendment 1 adopted 01-31-23 H Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 130 ...H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor |
HB 1109
|
Ladyman, Jack (R)
Wallace, Dave (R) |
Authorizes the State Board of Examiners of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors to require criminal background checks for license renewal and first-time applicants. |
| Position: | Monitor |
| Bill History: |
01-11-23 H Filed 01-11-23 H Introduced and referred to H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 01-17-23 H Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 130 ...H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 01-17-23 H Amendment(s) Filed 01-18-23 H Amendment 1 adopted 01-19-23 H Amendment(s) Filed |
HB 1115
| Maddox, John (R) | Reduces work requirements to qualify as a master massage therapist from two years to one year, if the massage therapist has also completed not less than 300 hours of advanced massage therapy coursework as part of an approved massage therapy degree. |
| Position: | Monitor |
| Bill History: |
01-11-23 H Filed 01-11-23 H Introduced and referred to H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 01-24-23 H Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 130 ...H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor |
HB 1147
|
Vaught, DeAnn (R)
Hester, Bart (R) |
Provides that a person employed by an Arkansas licensed residential construction company is exempt from the Real Estate License Law if certain requirements are met. |
| Position: | Monitor |
| Bill History: |
01-17-23 H Filed 01-17-23 H Introduced and referred to H-Insurance and Commerce 01-25-23 H Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 149 ...H-Insurance and Commerce 01-25-23 H Reported from committee - Do pass H-Insurance and Commerce 01-26-23 H Placed on the House calendar 01-26-23 H On floor for consideration 01-26-23 H Passed (Vote: Y: 87/N: 10) 01-26-23 S Received in the Senate - Referred to S-Insurance and Commerce 01-31-23 S Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 171 ...S-Insurance and Commerce |
HB 1173
|
Evans, Brian (R)
Hammer, Kim (R) |
Repeals the prohibition on licensing new psychological examiners. |
| Position: | Monitor |
| Bill History: |
01-19-23 H Filed 01-19-23 H Introduced and referred to H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 01-24-23 H Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 130 ...H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 01-24-23 H Reported from committee - Do pass H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 01-25-23 H Placed on the House calendar 01-25-23 H Re-referred to committee H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 01-31-23 H Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 130 ...H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor |
HB 1178
| Johnson, Lee (R) | Reduces the minimum number of training hours required for licensure as a community paramedic from 300 to 160 hours, replaces emergency department services with social determinants of health as a required area of clinical experience. |
| Position: | Monitor |
| Bill History: |
01-19-23 H Filed 01-19-23 H Introduced and referred to H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 01-24-23 H Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 130 ...H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 01-24-23 H Reported from committee - Do pass H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 01-25-23 H Placed on the House calendar 01-25-23 H On floor for consideration 01-25-23 H Passed (Vote: Y: 96/N: 1) 01-25-23 S Received in the Senate - Referred to S-Public Health, Welfare and Labor |
HB 1181
|
Haak, Delia (R)
Boyd, Justin (R) |
Establishes a counseling compact in AR, effective when 10th state enacts compact. Establishes a Commission, outlines criteria for licensed professional counselors and obligations for states. |
| Position: | Monitor |
| Bill History: |
01-23-23 H Filed 01-23-23 H Introduced and referred to H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 01-31-23 H Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 130 ...H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor |
HB 1182
| Vaught, DeAnn (R) | Requires the Veterinary Medical Examining Board to issue additional certifications for a veterinary technician specialist. Outlines requirements for collaborative practice agreements between veterinarians and veterinary technician specialists. |
| Position: | Monitor |
| Bill History: |
01-23-23 H Filed 01-23-23 H Introduced and referred to H-Agriculture, Forestry, Economic Development 01-25-23 H Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 138 velopment ...H-Agriculture, Forestry, Economic Development 01-24-23 H Meeting cancelled for 01/25/23 evelopment ...H-Agriculture, Forestry, Economic Development |
HB 1189
|
Clowney, Nicole (D)
Hammer, Kim (R) |
Creates a behavior analyst license to be administered by the Arkansas Psychology Board. |
| Position: | Monitor |
| Bill History: |
01-23-23 H Filed 01-23-23 H Introduced and referred to H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 01-31-23 H Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 130 ...H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor |
HB 1265
|
Dalby, Carol (R)
Rice, Terry (R) |
Allows a licensee under the Real Estate License Law to do business as a professional limited liability company. |
| Position: | Monitor |
| Bill History: |
01-26-23 H Filed 01-26-23 H Introduced and referred to H-Insurance and Commerce |
SB 42
|
Sullivan, Dan (R)
Vaught, DeAnn (R) |
Repeals licensing provisions for professional counselor license applicants that require full-time experience in meeting the supervision requirement, and relating to competencies for licensure in specialty areas. |
| Position: | Monitor |
| Bill History: |
01-09-23 S Filed 01-09-23 S Introduced and referred to S-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 01-18-23 S Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 272 ...S-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 01-17-23 S Amendment(s) Filed 01-18-23 S Amendment 1 adopted |
SB 58
|
Irvin, Missy (R)
Wardlaw, Jeff (R) |
Creates a student and apprentice level of licensing in the massage therapy profession. |
| Position: | Monitor |
| Bill History: |
01-12-23 S Filed 01-12-23 S Introduced and referred to S-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 01-25-23 S Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 272 ...S-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 01-25-23 S Reported from committee - Do pass S-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 01-26-23 S Placed on the Senate calendar 01-26-23 S On floor for consideration 01-26-23 S Passed (Vote: Y: 34/N: 0) 01-26-23 H Received in the House - Referred to H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 01-31-23 H Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 130 ...H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor |
SB 79
|
Hammer, Kim (R)
Johnson, Lee (R) |
Adds a clinical nurse specialist as a person who the Full Independent Practice Credentialing Committee can grant full independent practice authority under Arkansas Code § 17-87-314. |
| Position: | Monitor |
| Bill History: |
01-19-23 S Filed 01-19-23 S Introduced and referred to S-Public Health, Welfare and Labor |
SB 86
| Penzo, Clint (R) | Requires the Arkansas State Medical Board to develop rules to license and regulate naturopathic physicians and maintain a database of licensees; provides criteria for license issuance and renewal. |
| Position: | Monitor |
| Bill History: |
01-23-23 S Filed 01-23-23 S Introduced and referred to S-Public Health, Welfare and Labor |
SB 87
|
Dotson, Jim (R)
Eubanks, Jon (R) |
Amends Arkansas law concerning the creation and implementation of the Code of Arkansas Rules. |
| Position: | Monitor |
| Bill History: |
01-23-23 S Filed 01-23-23 S Introduced and referred to S-State Agencies 01-31-23 S Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - OSC ...S-State Agencies |
SB 90
|
Hill, Ricky (R)
Underwood, Kendon (R) |
Authorizes occupational licensing entities to provide for automatic and expedited licensure for individuals licensed in another state; outlines requirements of occupational licensing entities. |
| Position: | Monitor |
| Bill History: |
01-23-23 S Filed 01-23-23 S Introduced and referred to S-State Agencies 01-31-23 S Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - OSC ...S-State Agencies |
SB 91
|
Hammer, Kim (R)
Fite, Charlene (R) |
Establishes an audiology and speech pathology interstate compact in Arkansas, effective when 10th state enacts compact. Establishes a Commission and provides procedures for compliance. |
| Position: | Monitor |
| Bill History: |
01-23-23 S Filed 01-23-23 S Introduced and referred to S-Public Health, Welfare and Labor |
SB 93
|
Hammer, Kim (R)
Rose, Ryan (R) |
Clarifies that the Commission on Dental Accreditations is the accrediting entity for a College of Dentistry, not the Council on Dental Education and Licensure of the American Dental Association. |
| Position: | Monitor |
| Bill History: |
01-23-23 S Filed 01-23-23 S Introduced and referred to S-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 01-25-23 S Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 272 ...S-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 01-25-23 S Reported from committee - Do pass S-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 01-26-23 S Placed on the Senate calendar 01-26-23 S On floor for consideration 01-26-23 S Passed (Vote: Y: 35/N: 0) 01-26-23 H Received in the House - Referred to H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 01-31-23 H Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 130 ...H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor |
SB 95
|
Wallace, Dave (R)
Carr, Joey (R) |
Revises the timing of license renewal fees for embalmers and funeral directors. |
| Position: | Monitor |
| Bill History: |
01-23-23 S Filed 01-23-23 S Introduced and referred to S-Insurance and Commerce 01-26-23 S Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 171 ...S-Insurance and Commerce 01-25-23 S Meeting cancelled for 01/26/23 ...S-Insurance and Commerce 01-31-23 S Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 171 ...S-Insurance and Commerce |
SB 97
|
Wallace, Dave (R)
Carr, Joey (R) |
Describes items that a licensee must surrender if the licensee's permit has lapsed or been revoked concerning the cancellation or denial of a permit to sell prepaid funeral benefits. |
| Position: | Monitor |
| Bill History: |
01-23-23 S Filed 01-23-23 S Introduced and referred to S-Insurance and Commerce 01-26-23 S Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 171 ...S-Insurance and Commerce 01-25-23 S Meeting cancelled for 01/26/23 ...S-Insurance and Commerce 01-31-23 S Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 171 ...S-Insurance and Commerce |
SB 132
|
Flippo, Scott (R)
Eubanks, Jon (R) |
Reduces the amount of time an application for a license to practice chiropractic must be filed with the Director of the Arkansas State Board of Chiropractic Examiners from 45 days to 30 days. |
| Position: | Monitor |
| Bill History: |
01-26-23 S Filed 01-26-23 S Introduced and referred to S-Public Health, Welfare and Labor |
SB 169
| Bryant, Joshua (R) | Adds licensed lay midwives to the definition of 'healthcare provider' under the Patient Protection Act and the any willing provider laws. |
| Position: | Monitor |
| Bill History: |
01-26-23 S Filed 01-26-23 S Introduced and referred to S-Insurance and Commerce 01-31-23 S Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 171 ...S-Insurance and Commerce |
