SB257
To Amend the Medicaid Fairness Act; to Extend the Appeal Period for Providers in the Arkansas Medicaid Program; and to Require Comprehensive Information in Notices of Adverse Decisions.
C. Penzo · 2025 Regular Session · Notification that SB257 is now Act 515
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TO AMEND THE MEDICAID FAIRNESS ACT; TO EXTEND THE APPEAL PERIOD FOR PROVIDERS IN THE ARKANSAS MEDICAID PROGRAM; AND TO REQUIRE COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION IN NOTICES OF ADVERSE DECISIONS.
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20 mentions · 18 meetings · 8 named speakers
April 8, 2025
Matched: “…t, Symbol 130 by Joint Budget, Symbol 227 by Senator Clark, Senate Bill 257 by Senator Penzo, Senate Bill 323 by Senator Bryant, Senate…”
...l 128 by Joint Budget, Symbol 130 by Joint Budget, Symbol 227 by Senator Clark, Senate Bill 257 by Senator Penzo, Senate Bill 323 by Senator Bryant, Senate Bill 332 by Senator Dodson, compared to the road copies with the original. Find the ...
April 7, 2025
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Matched: “SB257 #1 C. Penzo Penzo TO AMEND THE MEDICAID FAIRNESS ACT; TO EX…”
go temporarily and go to Senate Bill 257, Amendment 1, Senator Penzo. Amendment 1,
Senate Bill 257. Senator Penzo, you're recognized.
it. Amendment is concurred in. Senate Bill 257 by Senator Penzo to amend the Medicaid Fairness Act to extend the appeal period for providers in the Arkansas Medicaid program and require
by a vote of 35 yea, 0 nay. Senate Bill 257 passes. Please enroll it. next we'll take
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April 3, 2025
Matched: “…r one. Committee on Insurance Commerce, who was referred to Senate Bill 257 by Senator Penzo recommend Du past concur House Amendment n…”
Calendar. Committee on Insurance and Commerce to whom is referred to Senate Bill 257 by Senator Penzo, recommended to pass to concur in House Amendment No. 1. Calendar. Committee on Insurance and Commerce to his first Senate Bill 323
April 3, 2025 · Insurance & Commerce (Senate)
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Matched: “Senate Bill 257 House amendments by motion by Senator Ervin, seconded by Se…”
MOTION BY SENATOR BOYD OR EDDIE, SECOND BY SENATOR IRVING. CONCUR ON SENATE BILL 104'S AMENDMENTS. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ALL OPPOSED LIKE SIGNED. TO CONCUR ON SENATE BILL 257
I'll second. Motion to concur on Senate Bill 257 House Amendments, motion by Senator Irvin, second by Senator Boyd. All in favor say aye. Aye. All opposed? Thank you, Senator.
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April 2, 2025
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Matched: “SB257 C. Penzo Lundstrum TO AMEND THE MEDICAID FAIRNESS ACT; TO E…”
Senate bill 257 representative lunchtime to amend the Medicaid Fairness Act to extend the period for providers in the Arkansas Medicaid program and to require
the bill representative lundstrom is closed for the bill question before the house is the passage of senate bill 257 prepare the machine madam clerk
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April 1, 2025
Matched: “House Bill 15 1854 House 1856, Senate Bill 100, Senate Bill 257, Senate Bill 264 vaguely reported the same consideration he…”
House Bill 15 1854 House 1856, Senate Bill 100, Senate Bill 257, Senate Bill 264 vaguely reported the same consideration here for the same recommendation that do pass respectfully submitted Representative Waters, vice chair. Mrs. Speaker, w...
April 1, 2025 · Public Health, Welfare & Labor Committee (House)
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Matched: “SB257 C. Penzo TO AMEND THE MEDICAID FAIRNESS ACT; TO EXTEND THE…”
So we're going to let you run Senate Bill 257, but your House bill is not on the agenda yet. Okay. Thank you. What time was it filed?
and present your Senate Bill 257. All right. Thank you. I do have one expert in the audience. Should you have any questions, technical questions, he can come up
chair. Okay. Senate Bill 257 is a pretty straightforward bill. Right now, Medicaid, if there is an adverse
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March 20, 2025 · Public Health, Welfare & Labor Committee (House)
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March 18, 2025 · Public Health, Welfare & Labor Committee (House)
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March 18, 2025 · Public Health, Welfare & Labor Committee (House)
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March 13, 2025 · Public Health, Welfare & Labor Committee (House)
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March 11, 2025 · Public Health, Welfare & Labor Committee (House)
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March 6, 2025 · Public Health, Welfare & Labor Committee (House)
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March 4, 2025 · Public Health, Welfare & Labor Committee (House)
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Feb. 26, 2025
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Matched: “SB257 C. Penzo TO AMEND THE MEDICAID FAIRNESS ACT; TO EXTEND THE…”
Please transmit to the House. Senate Bill 257. Sending about
Uh, Senate Bill 257 changes the timeline and the Medicare, Medicaid appeals process, um. Currently, it's 35 days. This bill would extend it out to 65 days. The reason we're doing this is because there's a lot of inefficiencies, um, these, t...
the ballot by a vote of 35, 0, nay, Senate Bill 257 passes. Please transmit to the house. Senate
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Feb. 25, 2025
Matched: “…ommittee on Insurance and commerce, to whom was referred to Senate Bill 257 by Senator Penza recommended”
...ative Painter recommend new pass calendar on Aro who was referred House Bill 1487 by Representative Bentley recommending pass calendar Committee on Insurance and commerce, to whom was referred to Senate Bill 257 by Senator Penza recommended
Feb. 25, 2025 · Insurance & Commerce (Senate)
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Matched: “…er. I almost did it again. So Senator Penzo, you want to do Senate Bill 257. 257. Thank you, Mr. Chair. I've got Simon here to present…”
...state insurance commerce come to order. I almost did it again. So Senator Penzo, you want to do Senate Bill 257. 257. Thank you, Mr. Chair. I've got Simon here to present with me. I'll let him introduce himself. My name is Simon De Britsov,
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Feb. 19, 2025
Matched: “…e tax for certain corporations, Senate Bill 256 revenue and Senate Bill 257 by by Senator Penzo to amend the Medicaid Fairness Act to e…”
...the minimum franchise tax for certain corporations, Senate Bill 256 revenue and Senate Bill 257 by by Senator Penzo to amend the Medicaid Fairness Act to extend the appeal period for providers in the Arkansas Medicaid program and to require...
Documents (10)
- Agenda — INSURANCE & COMMERCE - SENATE, Apr 3, 2025 · April 3, 2025
- Agenda — PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE- HOUSE, Apr 1, 2025 · April 1, 2025
- Agenda — PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE- HOUSE, Mar 20, 2025 · March 20, 2025
- Agenda — PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE- HOUSE, Mar 18, 2025 · March 18, 2025
- Agenda — PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE- HOUSE, Mar 18, 2025 · March 18, 2025
- Agenda — PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE- HOUSE, Mar 13, 2025 · March 13, 2025
- Agenda — PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE- HOUSE, Mar 11, 2025 · March 11, 2025
- Agenda — PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE- HOUSE, Mar 6, 2025 · March 6, 2025
- Agenda — PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE- HOUSE, Mar 4, 2025 · March 4, 2025
- Agenda — INSURANCE & COMMERCE - SENATE, Feb 25, 2025 · Feb. 25, 2025
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