Arkansas 2023 Regular Session Status: In Committee

SB 122 — TO CREATE THE HEALTHCARE COST-SHARING COLLECTIONS ACT.

Last action — Sine Die adjournment

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    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2023 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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This bill creates a new subchapter in the Arkansas Code establishing regulations for healthcare cost-sharing collections.

  • Arkansas Code Title 23, Chapter 99

    Subchapter 16 — Healthcare Cost-Sharing Collections Act

    This adds a new subchapter to the Arkansas Code that relates to healthcare cost-sharing.

  • 23-99-1601

    This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the 'Healthcare Cost-Sharing Collections Act'.

    This provides an official title for the new subchapter.

  • 23-99-1602

    Definitions related to cost sharing, contracting entities, enrollees, health benefit plans, healthcare contracts, healthcare insurers, healthcare providers, and healthcare services.

    This establishes definitions for key terms used throughout the subchapter.

  • 23-99-1603

    Collection by healthcare insurer — Authority.

    This section outlines the responsibilities and authorities of healthcare insurers regarding cost-sharing collections.

  • 23-99-1603(a)(1)

    A healthcare insurer shall pay a healthcare provider the full amount due for healthcare services under the terms of a health benefit plan, including any cost sharing;

    This requires healthcare insurers to pay providers fully, including for cost-sharing amounts.

  • 23-99-1603(a)(2)

    A healthcare insurer shall have the sole responsibility for collecting cost sharing from an enrollee;

    This assigns the responsibility of collecting cost-sharing amounts solely to healthcare insurers.

  • 23-99-1603(b)(1)

    A healthcare insurer shall not withhold any amount for cost sharing from the payment to a healthcare provider;

    This prohibits healthcare insurers from withholding cost-sharing amounts from provider payments.

  • 23-99-1603(d)

    A healthcare insurer shall not cancel the health benefit plan of an enrollee for failure to collect cost sharing.

    This prevents insurers from terminating a health plan due to non-collection of cost-sharing amounts.

  • 23-99-1604

    Violation of Trade Practices Act — Enforcement.

    This establishes that violations of this subchapter are considered deceptive acts under the Trade Practices Act.

  • 23-99-1605

    Rules.

    This allows the Insurance Commissioner to create rules necessary to implement the subchapter.

Amendments

2 amendments

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Action History

  1. Sine Die adjournment

  2. Died in Senate Committee at Sine Die adjournment.

  3. Re-referred to INSURANCE & COMMERCE - SENATE

  4. REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED

  5. Amendment # 2 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.

  6. Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment.

  7. Withdrawn from Committee for purpose of amendment # 2

  8. Re-referred to INSURANCE & COMMERCE - SENATE

  9. REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED

  10. Amendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.

  11. Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment.

  12. Withdrawn from Committee for purpose of amendment # 1

  13. Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to INSURANCE & COMMERCE - SENATE

  14. Filed

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 137 not signed on

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Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (137)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 122?
SB 122 is sponsored by Bryan King.
What is the current status of SB 122?
This bill died with 2023 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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