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AR HB1439

Bill

Official Source

Status

Passed

4/27/2021

Primary Sponsor

Aaron Pilkington

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Origin

House of Representatives

93rd General Assembly (2021 Regular)

AI Summary

  • Expands the definition of "medical professional" under Arkansas's Volunteer Health Care Act to include therapists, addiction specialists, and counselors
  • Adds healthcare professionals licensed, certified, or registered under Subtitle 3 of Title 17 of the Arkansas Code to the list of eligible volunteer professionals
  • Increases the maximum continuing education credits medical professionals can obtain per licensing period from 8 hours to 32 hours
  • Updates references to reflect the expanded list of healthcare professions eligible for the volunteer program
  • Act approved on April 27, 2021

Legislative Description

To Update The Volunteer Health Care Act; And To Include Therapists, Addiction Specialists, And Counselors In The Volunteer Healthcare Program.

Last Action

Notification that HB1439 is now Act 968

4/27/2021

Committee Referrals

Public Health, Welfare and Labor4/20/2021
Public Health, Welfare And Labor3/17/2021
Public Health, Welfare and Labor2/8/2021

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