Overview
STATE BUDGET
The state operates on a biennial budget cycle, with the fiscal year beginning July 1. State agencies submit their budget requests to the Governor in July, and the Governor submits a proposed budget to the state legislature in November. The state legislature adopts a budget between January and April. The budget must be passed by a three-fourths majority. Although the Governor is required to submit a balanced budget, the legislature is not required to pass a balanced budget.
STATE LEGISLATURE
Arkansas has 35 state Senators who are limited to two four-year terms, and 100 members of the House of Representatives, limited to three two-year terms. Legislative sessions last for 60 days. Bills do not carry over from year to year.
KEY RESOURCES
- State General Assembly
- Arkansas Attorney General
- Governor of Arkansas
- Arkansas All-Payer Claims Database
- Information on Healthcare Policy in Arkansas
Arkansas Laws
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Ark. Code § 11-2-122. Disclosure to employees: Department of Labor — General Provisions – Arkansas
Introduced: Status: Enacted
Any employer or owner who does make available any health benefits to employees, excluding workers’ compensation, shall inform and notify the employees of the nature of those benefits as to those benefits being self-insured, fully insured, or Employee Retirement Income Security […]
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Ark. Code § 17-105-107. Scope of authority – Delegatory authority – Agent of supervising physician: Physician Assistants – Arkansas
Introduced: Status: Enacted
Physician assistants provide healthcare services with physician supervision. The supervising physician shall be identified on all prescriptions and orders. Physician assistants may perform those duties and responsibilities, including prescribing, ordering, and administering drugs and medical […]
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Ark. Code § 17-105-108. Prescriptive authority: Physician Assistants – Arkansas
Introduced: Status: Enacted
Physicians supervising physician assistants may delegate prescriptive authority to physician assistants to include prescribing, ordering, and administering Schedule III-V controlled substances.
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Ark. Code § 17-92-1201. Arkansas Pharmacy Audit Bill of Rights: Arkansas Pharmacy Audit Bill of Rights – Arkansas
Introduced: Status: Enacted
Sets forth the Arkansas Pharmacy Audit Bill of Rights, which, among other rights, states that when an audit of the records of a pharmacy is conducted by a managed-care company, an insurance company, a third-party […]
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Ark. Code § 17-95-206. Out-of-state physicians: Arkansas Medical Practices Act– General Provisions – Arkansas
Introduced: Status: Enacted
A physician who is physically located outside this state but who through the use of any medium, including an electronic medium, performs an act that is part of a patient care service initiated in this state, […]
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