Arkansas 2025 Regular Session Status: Enacted

HB 1653 — TO SET STANDARDS FOR LICENSING AND REGULATION OF PSYCHIATRIC RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITIES; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.

Last action — Notification that HB1653 is now Act 636

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 04, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders (Republican) on April 16, 2025.

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Advancing 54% · moderate confidence

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  • 3 sponsors

    2 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

1 added · 2 removed

Plain-language change summary

The bill HB 1653 has been updated to remove a previously approved reference, which indicates that something about the earlier version of the legislation is no longer relevant or necessary. This change simplifies the bill and helps clarify its current intent. Removing outdated language ensures that the law remains clear and effective moving forward.

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Act 636 of the Regular Session State of Arkansas As Engrossed:
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The bill transfers the licensing and regulation of psychiatric residential treatment facilities from the Child Welfare Agency Review Board to the Department of Human Services and establishes new standards for these facilities.

  • Arkansas Code § 20-8-107

    In no event shall the requirements of this subchapter apply to any facility licensed or approved as of March 1, 2003, by the Child Welfare Agency Review Board pursuant to the Child Welfare Agency Licensing Act, § 9-28-401 et seq., and as specifically exempted by § 9-28-407(a)(3).

    Removes the exemption for facilities licensed or approved by the Child Welfare Agency Review Board as of March 1, 2003, from the requirements of this subchapter.

  • Arkansas Code § 20-10-101(1)

    “Administrative remedy” means temporary management, denial of payment for all new admissions, transfer of residents, termination or suspension of license, termination of provider agreement, directed plan of correction, directed in-service training, and remedies established by Arkansas law, including remedies provided in § 20-10-1408 [repealed]; → “Administrative remedy” means temporary management, denial of payment for all new admissions, transfer of residents, termination or suspension of license, termination of provider agreement, directed plan of correction, directed in-service training, and remedies established by Arkansas law.

    Updates the definition of 'administrative remedy' by removing the reference to repealed remedies.

  • Arkansas Code § 20-10-101(9)(A)

    “Long-term care facility” means a nursing home, residential care facility, assisted living facility, post-acute head injury retraining and residential care facility, or any other facility which provides long-term medical or personal care. → “Long-term care facility” means a nursing home, residential care facility, assisted living facility, psychiatric residential treatment facility, post-acute head injury retraining and residential care facility, or any other facility which provides long-term medical or personal care.

    Adds 'psychiatric residential treatment facility' to the definition of 'long-term care facility'.

  • Arkansas Code § 20-10-101

    “Psychiatric residential treatment facility” means a standalone, nonhospital facility with a provider agreement with the Arkansas Medicaid Program...

    Defines 'psychiatric residential treatment facility' and specifies accreditation and certification requirements.

  • Arkansas Code § 20-10-405

    “Long-term care facility” means a nursing home, residential care facility, post-acute head injury retraining and residential care facility, assisted living facility, psychiatric residential treatment facility, or any other facility that provides long-term medical or personal care; → “Long-term care facility” means a nursing home, residential care facility, post-acute head injury retraining and residential care facility, assisted living facility, psychiatric residential treatment facility, or any other facility that provides long-term medical or personal care;

    Renews and clarifies the definition of 'long-term care facility' to include psychiatric residential treatment facilities.

  • Arkansas Code § 20-10-402

    It shall be unlawful for any person to act or serve in the capacity of nursing home long-term care facility administrator in this state unless the person has been licensed to do so as authorized in this subchapter.

    Establishes the requirement for licensure to act as a long-term care facility administrator.

  • Arkansas Code § 20-10-404(a)

    Any person desiring to be licensed as a nursing home long-term care facility administrator shall make application to the Office of Long-Term Care on forms prescribed by the office...

    Outlines the application process for obtaining a long-term care facility administrator license.

  • Arkansas Code § 20-10-405

    Every active nursing home administrator's license shall be renewed on or before July 1 of each year by paying a fee...

    Establishes procedures for the renewal of long-term care facility administrator licenses.

  • Arkansas Code § 20-10-407(a)

    The Department of Human Services may refuse to issue or renew a long-term care facility administrator's license or may revoke or suspend the license...

    Grants the Department of Human Services authority to deny or revoke licenses based on qualifications and compliance.

Amendments

2 amendments

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Action History

  1. Notification that HB1653 is now Act 636

  2. Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office.

  3. TO BE ENROLLED

  4. Returned from the Senate as passed.

  5. Returned to the House as passed.

  6. EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED

  7. Read the third time and passed.

  8. Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass

  9. Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE - SENATE

  10. Received from the House.

  11. EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED

  12. Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.

  13. Returned by the Committee Do Pass

  14. REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED

  15. Amendment No. 2 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.

  16. Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment.

  17. REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED

  18. Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.

  19. Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment.

  20. Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE- HOUSE

  21. Filed

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Not signed on (135)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 1653?
HB 1653 is sponsored by Jeremy Wooldridge, Missy Irvin, and Frances Cavenaugh.
What is the current status of HB 1653?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 04, 2025. Enacted.
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