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20-77-2203. Healthcare Quality and Payment Policy Advisory Committee — Created — Membership.
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20-77-2203. Healthcare Quality and Payment Policy Advisory Committee — Created — Membership.
(a) The Healthcare Quality and Payment Policy Advisory Committee is created.
(b)(1) Except as provided under subdivision (b)(2) of this section, the committee shall consist of the following seven (7) voting members:
(A) Three (3) members appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, including:
(i) One (1) physician in good standing with the Arkansas State Medical Board;
(ii) One (1) member nominated by the Arkansas Hospital Association, Inc. who represents hospitals with more than one hundred (100) beds; and
(iii) One (1) medical director of a commercially owned insurance company participating with the Division of Medical Services of the Department of Human Services in the Arkansas Health Care Payment Improvement Initiative;
(B) Three (3) members appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, including:
(i) Two (2) physicians nominated by the Arkansas Medical Society, Inc.; and
(ii) One (1) member nominated by the Arkansas Hospital Association, Inc. who represents hospitals with fewer than one hundred (100) beds; and
(C) The Director of the Division of Medical Services of the Department of Human Services.
(2)(A) For purposes of reviewing a draft rule related to long-term care services and supports, the committee shall include the following five (5) additional voting members:
(i) One (1) member nominated by the Arkansas Health Care Association to represent nursing homes and appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate;
(ii) One (1) member nominated by the Arkansas Association of Area Agencies on Aging and appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate;
(iii) One (1) member nominated by the Arkansas Residential Assisted
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 20-77-2203
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20-77-2203. Healthcare Quality and Payment Policy Advisory Committee — Created — Membership.
(a) The Healthcare Quality and Payment Policy Advisory Committee is created.
(b)(1) Except as provided under subdivision (b)(2) of this section, the committee shall consist of the following seven (7) voting members:
(A) Three (3) members appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, including:
(i) One (1) physician in good standing with the Arkansas State Medical Board;
(ii) One (1) member nominated by the Arkansas Hospital Association, Inc. who represents hospitals with more than one hundred (100) beds; and
(iii) One (1) medical director of a commercially owned insurance company participating with the Division of Medical Services of the Department of Human Services in the Arkansas Health Care Payment Improvement Initiative;
(B) Three (3) members appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, including:
(i) Two (2) physicians nominated by the Arkansas Medical Society, Inc.; and
(ii) One (1) member nominated by the Arkansas Hospital Association, Inc. who represents hospitals with fewer than one hundred (100) beds; and
(C) The Director of the Division of Medical Services of the Department of Human Services.
(2)(A) For purposes of reviewing a draft rule related to long-term care services and supports, the committee shall include the following five (5) additional voting members:
(i) One (1) member nominated by the Arkansas Health Care Association to represent nursing homes and appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate;
(ii) One (1) member nominated by the Arkansas Association of Area Agencies on Aging and appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate;
(iii) One (1) member nominated by the Arkansas Residential Assisted Living Association, Inc. and appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate;
(iv) One (1) member nominated by the Arkansas Residential Assisted Living Association, Inc. and appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; and
(v) One (1) member nominated by the HomeCare Association of Arkansas and appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
(B)(i) As used in subdivision (b)(2)(A) of this section, “long-term care services and supports” does not include services provided in intermediate care facilities for individuals with developmental disabilities or services provided by an entity licensed or certified by the Division of Developmental Disabilities Services of the Department of Human Services.
(ii) For purposes of reviewing a draft rule related to services provided in intermediate care facilities for individuals with developmental disabilities and services provided by an entity licensed or certified by the Division of Developmental Disabilities Services, § 20-77-2205(b)(2) applies.
(3) A medical director of a commercially owned insurance company participating with the Division of Medical Services in the Arkansas Healthcare Payment Improvement Initiative who is not appointed under subdivision (b)(1)(A)(iii) of this section may serve as an ex officio member of the committee but shall not vote.
(c) The committee may appoint subcommittees of the committee to study, research, and advise the committee.
(d) The Department of Human Services may provide offices and staff for the committee.
(e)(1) The members of the committee shall serve two-year terms.
(2) At the first meeting of the committee, the length of the terms of the initial appointees shall be determined by lot.
(f) The members of the committee shall hold the first meeting in offices made available by the department within thirty (30) days of the appointment of the members of the committee.
(g) The committee annually shall select from its membership a chair and a vice chair.
(h)(1) A majority of the membership of the committee constitutes a quorum.
(2) A majority vote of the members present is required for any action of the committee.
(i)(1) A vacancy on the committee due to death, resignation, removal, or another cause shall be filled in the same manner as the initial appointment.
(2) A member appointed to fill a vacancy shall serve for the remainder of the vacated term.
(j) The members of the committee may be removed by the appointing official for cause.
(k) Members of the committee except those employed by the state may receive expense reimbursement and stipends under § 25-16-901 et seq.
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20-77-2205. Medicaid payment and reimbursement rules related to development of episodes of care.
(a)(1) The Department of Human Services shall not adopt a rule under the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, § 25-15-201 et seq., related to the development of episodes of care for patient-centered physician services, hospital services, and long-term care services and supports, including without limitation the episodes-of-care target prices and quality metrics, without first submitting the proposed rule to the Healthcare Quality and Payment Policy Advisory Committee for review.
(2) Concurrent with a submission of a draft rule to the committee under subdivision (a)(1) of this section, the department shall issue a public notice of the draft rule for which the department shall:
(A) Include in the notice a statement of the terms or substance of the draft rule and the specific provider category or categories affected;
(B) Mail the notice to any person who requests notice of a submission of a draft rule to the committee under subdivision (a)(1) of this section; and
(C) Post the notice on the department’s website in a section dedicated to the committee.
(3) Concurrent with a submission of a draft rule to the committee under subdivision (a)(1) of this section, the department shall post the draft rule on its website in a section dedicated to the committee during the entire period the draft rule is under consideration by the committee.
(4) The department shall provide to a person who requests the information a meeting notice that identifies the time and place of each committee and subcommittee meeting and the draft rules under consideration by the committee or subcommittee at each meeting.
(b)(1) At least forty-five (45) days before initiating the promulgation proce
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 20-77-2205
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25-16-901. Definitions — Limitations.
(a) For purposes of this subchapter, the term “state board” means every state board, commission, committee, council, task force, and similar entity except the General Assembly, the State Highway Commission, and the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission.
(b) This subchapter shall have no effect on the payment of mileage, expense reimbursement, and per diem authorized by law to be paid to members of the General Assembly, the State Highway Commission, and the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 25-16-901
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 25-16-901. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.