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HB1131

To Authorize an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse to Delegate Certain Tasks to Medical Assistants and Other Unlicensed Staff.

Pilkington · 2025 Regular Session · Notification that HB1131 is now Act 959 · Act 959

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TO AUTHORIZE AN ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSE TO DELEGATE CERTAIN TASKS TO MEDICAL ASSISTANTS AND OTHER UNLICENSED STAFF.

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35 mentions · 24 meetings · 13 named speakers

House Convenes

April 16, 2025 · on the agenda

Matched: “HB1131 #1,2 Pilkington TO AUTHORIZE AN ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERE…”

... have concurred in Senate Amendment No. 1 to House Bill 1762. Representative Pilkington recommends that we concur in Senate Amendment No. 1 to House Bill 1131. Madam Clerk, please read Senate Amendment No. 1. Senate Amendment No. 1 to House
Chair (Representative Carlton Wing) · 4:51:27 in the video
...dment, the question for the House is concurrence with Senate Amendment No. 1 to House Bill 1131. Prepare the machine, Madam Clerk. Has everyone voted? Has everyone voted? Cast up the ballot, Madam Clerk. With 92 yeas, 0 nay, and 0 present, ...
Chair (Representative Carlton Wing) · 4:51:59 in the video
The question before the House is concurrence with Senate Amendment number one, the House Bill 1131. Prepare the
Chair (Representative Carlton Wing) · 4:53:05 in the video
everyone voted? Cast up the ballot, Madam Clerk. With 86 yeas, 4 nay, and 1 present, you have concurred in Senate Amendment No. 2 to House Bill 1131.
Chair (Representative Carlton Wing) · 4:53:27 in the video
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House Convenes

April 15, 2025

Matched: “…e on Public Health, Welfare and Labor, to whom was referred House Bill 1131.”

...erm with the same recommendation that do pass as amendment number one, respectfully submitted. Representative Woodridge, Vice Chair. Mr. Speaker, with your Committee on Public Health, Welfare and Labor, to whom was referred House Bill 1131.

Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee- House

April 15, 2025 · Public Health, Welfare & Labor Committee (House) · on the agenda

Matched: “HB1131 Pilkington TO AUTHORIZE AN ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NUR…”

... to concur. Any discussion on the motion? All those in favor, say aye. All opposed? Congratulations. Your bill is passed. Thank you, Manny. Representative Woolridge, recognize you for House Bill 1131. one yeah and it has two of them correct
Chair (Representative Jeff Wardlaw) · 4:50 in the video
one amendment number one house bill 1131 just outlines the task of a nursing that's delegated and then the second line is an individual who a task is delegated to doesn't have the ability to delegate that task with that i make a motion to c...
Representative Jeremy Wooldridge · 5:27 in the video
mr chair jeremy woldridge state representative district one amendment number two to house bill 1131 add Senator Penzo as a co-sponsor. With
Chair (Representative Jeremy Wooldridge) · 6:06 in the video
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Senate Convenes

April 9, 2025 · on the agenda

Matched: “HB1131 Pilkington Penzo TO AUTHORIZE AN ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTER…”

passed. Please return to the House. Next is going to be House Bill 1131. Senator Penzo.
Chair (Senator Jimmy Hickey, Jr) · 2:17:20 in the video
I'd like to make a motion to place House Bill 1131 on second reading for purpose of amendment. We caught one of the amendments yesterday, but there's another one that's just adding me as the sponsor. Okay, y'all
Senator Clint Penzo · 2:17:35 in the video
Motion to suspend the rules to place House Bill 1131 on the bottom of the supplemental calendar when it returns from engrossing. Okay, motion to place it on
Senator Clint Penzo · 2:18:07 in the video
to place House Bill 1131, uh, on the
whom is referred House Bill 1131 by Rep. Pilkington and Sen. Penzo, compare the engrossed copy of the original and find the same correctly engrossed. Calendar. Calendar. Committee on Engrossed bills to whom is referred
Chair (Senator Bart Hester) · 2:54:55 in the video
passes okay we are now on the second page members. We're going to go to House Bill 1131. Did I not do that? Okay. On the last one, we need to transmit that to the House on that Senate bill. That was Senate Bill 634. Okay, now we're going to...
Chair (Senator Jimmy Hickey, Jr) · 9:04:42 in the video
Senator Penzo. House Bill 1131 by Senator
Chair (Representative Justin Gonzales) · 9:05:12 in the video
present. House Bill 1131 is passed. Please return to the House as amended.
Chair (Senator Jimmy Hickey, Jr) · 9:06:54 in the video
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Senate Convenes

April 8, 2025 · on the agenda

Matched: “HB1131 #1 Pilkington Penzo TO AUTHORIZE AN ADVANCED PRACTICE REGIS…”

Amendment 1 to House Bill 1131 Amendment 1 to
Senate Bill 520 by Senator Sullivan, compared to the engrossed copy of the original and find the same correctly engrossed. Calendar. Committee on engrossed bills to whom is deferred House Bill 1131 by Senator Penzo,
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Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee - Senate

April 7, 2025 · Public Health Welfare & Labor Committee (Senate & House) · on the agenda

Matched: “HB1131 Pilkington TO AUTHORIZE AN ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NUR…”

Thank you, Madam Chair. We've heard House Bill 1131 here in committee. This was the APRN task delegation bill.
Senator Clint Penzo · 1:52:11 in the video
have it, amendment is adopted. You may present House Bill 1131 as amended. You already have. Yeah, I mean, we already have. Are there
Chair (Senator Missy Irvin) · 1:53:51 in the video
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Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee - Senate

April 2, 2025 · Public Health Welfare & Labor Committee (Senate & House) · on the agenda

Matched: “…EQUIRE PAIN RELIEF PARITY IN THE ARKANSAS MEDICAID PROGRAM. HB1131 Pilkington TO AUTHORIZE AN ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NUR…”

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Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee - Senate

April 2, 2025 · Public Health Welfare & Labor Committee (Senate & House) · on the agenda

Matched: “HB1131 Pilkington TO AUTHORIZE AN ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NUR…”

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Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee - Senate

April 1, 2025 · Public Health Welfare & Labor Committee (Senate & House) · on the agenda

Matched: “…EQUIRE PAIN RELIEF PARITY IN THE ARKANSAS MEDICAID PROGRAM. HB1131 Pilkington TO AUTHORIZE AN ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NUR…”

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Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee - Senate

March 19, 2025 · Public Health Welfare & Labor Committee (Senate & House)

Matched: “…ERABLE AGING ADULTS. DEFERRED BILLS Number Sponsor Subtitle HB1131 Pilkington TO AUTHORIZE AN ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NUR…”

Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee - Senate

March 19, 2025 · Public Health Welfare & Labor Committee (Senate & House)

Matched: “…ERABLE AGING ADULTS. DEFERRED BILLS Number Sponsor Subtitle HB1131 Pilkington TO AUTHORIZE AN ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NUR…”

Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee - Senate

March 17, 2025 · Public Health Welfare & Labor Committee (Senate & House) · on the agenda

Matched: “…ick J. Love SCOPE OF PRACTICE BILLS Number Sponsor Subtitle HB1131 Pilkington TO AUTHORIZE AN ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NUR…”

...on one. Thank you, colleagues. Thank you for your time. All right, thank you so much. Um, OK, Senator, I mean Representative Pilkington. House Bill 1131 and I do we have a an amendment. We have an amendment for It just adds, I think Senator
Chair (Senator Missy Irvin) · 20:12 in the video
and opposed, I have it amendment is adopted. Please proceed with House Bill 1131 as
Chair (Senator Missy Irvin) · 21:07 in the video
amended. Thank you. Thank you, committee. Um just a quick reminder, uh, HB 1131 was a bill to remove unnecessary barriers to patient care in Arkansas right now, physicians in our state can delegate certain routine tasks like drawing blood, ...
Representative Aaron Pilkington · 21:13 in the video
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Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee - Senate

March 12, 2025 · Public Health Welfare & Labor Committee (Senate & House) · on the agenda

Matched: “…M DISORDER. SCOPE OF PRACTICE BILLS Number Sponsor Subtitle HB1131 Pilkington TO AUTHORIZE AN ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NUR…”

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Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee- House

March 11, 2025 · Public Health, Welfare & Labor Committee (House)

Matched: “…actitioners did pass a similar bill through this committee, HB 1131, which allows them to delegate tasks to unlicensed uh profe…”

...is, uh, the nurse practitioners did pass a similar bill through this committee, HB 1131, which allows them to delegate tasks to unlicensed uh professionals, and again this is uh we have. You know, similar, similar roles in the clinic. And o...

Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee - Senate

March 5, 2025 · Public Health Welfare & Labor Committee (Senate & House)

Matched: “…948, NO. 4. SCOPE OF PRACTICE BILLS Number Sponsor Subtitle HB1131 Pilkington TO AUTHORIZE AN ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NUR…”

Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee - Senate

Feb. 26, 2025 · Public Health Welfare & Labor Committee (Senate & House) · on the agenda

Matched: “…EQUIRE PAIN RELIEF PARITY IN THE ARKANSAS MEDICAID PROGRAM. HB1131 Pilkington TO AUTHORIZE AN ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NUR…”

House Bill 1131, 1131. Uh, do we have
Senator Clint Penzo · 44:30 in the video
proceed with House Bill 1131 as amended. Thank you. I had 3 amendments today and I thought that
Senator Missy Irvin · 45:53 in the video
supported in the house, um, so House Bill 1131 is to authorize an advanced practiced registered nurse to delegate certain tasks to medical assistance. another unlicensed staff. This bill seeks to allow advance practice registered nurses, AP...
Senator Clint Penzo · 46:28 in the video
...monly delegated to medical assistance or unlicensed staffed by a physician. Um, House Bill 1131 mirrors uh an act we passed in 2009 that authorizes physicians to delegate these same tasks. Um, there's no other questions then. Appreciate a g...
Senator Clint Penzo · 47:22 in the video
Oh, that would, that's in reference to House Bill 1131. Yeah, so we're
Senator Missy Irvin · 1:00:27 in the video
Senator Clark, Senator Clark here. No, OK, I'm sorry, Representative Pilkington, do you want to try, you want to come back to the table with Senator Pinzo on House Bill 1131. Yes, I
Senator Missy Irvin · 1:01:32 in the video
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Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee - Senate

Feb. 26, 2025 · Public Health Welfare & Labor Committee (Senate & House) · on the agenda

Matched: “HB1131 Pilkington TO AUTHORIZE AN ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NUR…”

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House Convenes

Feb. 17, 2025 · on the agenda

Matched: “HB1131 Pilkington TO AUTHORIZE AN ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NUR…”

...of 94 yeah, 0, nay, and 4 present, the bill is passed. Madam Clerk, please read House Bill 1131. That's 11:31 by Representative Pilkington to authorize an advanced practice registered nurse to delegate certain tasks to medical assistance an...
... anyone like to speak against the bill? Would anyone like to speak for the bill? Representative Pilkington is closed for the bill. Question before the house is the passage of House Bill 1131. Prepare the machine, madam clerk. Everyone voted
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House Convenes

Feb. 13, 2025

Matched: “…ee on Public Health, Welfare and Labor to whom was referred House Bill 1131, House Bill 1182, Senate Bill 50. Maguely reporting the sam…”

...by, chair. Mr. Speaker, we areittee on Public Health, Welfare and Labor to whom was referred House Bill 1131, House Bill 1182, Senate Bill 50. Maguely reporting the same consideration here return with the same recommendation that it do pass

Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee- House

Feb. 13, 2025 · Public Health, Welfare & Labor Committee (House) · on the agenda

Matched: “HB1131 Pilkington TO AUTHORIZE AN ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NUR…”

Representative Pilkington, are you ready to run House Bill 1131? Yeah, yeah, let me just pull it up real quick. That is delegation, yes.
...ee you no, uh, Representative Rose for the chair. I just want to make sure it's HB 1131, correct? Yes, sir. Thank you. See no questions. Anyone else in the audience speak for or against the bill other than the names that I called? Seeing no...
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