PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE- HOUSE
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STUDY THE BEST PRACTICES AND POLICIES ON MINOR COSMETIC PROCEDURES, INCLUDING SCOPE OF PRACTICE OF HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS INVOLVED IN MINOR COSMETIC PROCEDURES.
TO CREATE THE ARKANSAS NATUROPATHIC PHYSICIAN LICENSURE ACT.
TO ESTABLISH THE PSYCHOLOGICAL
INTERJURISDICTIONAL COMPACT IN ARKANSAS.
TO AUTHORIZE FULL INDEPENDENT PRACTICE AUTHORITY FOR ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSES WHO MEET CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS; AND TO CREATE THE FULL INDEPENDENT PRACTICE COMMITTEE.
TO AMEND THE ARKANSAS ATHLETIC TRAINERS ACT; AND TO AUTHORIZE ATHLETIC TRAINERS TO PRACTICE UNDER THE DIRECT SUPERVISION OF A PHYSICIAN.
TO ALLOW PHARMACISTS TO PRESCRIBE,
ADMINISTER, DELIVER, DISTRIBUTE, OR
DISPENSE VACCINES AND IMMUNIZATIONS TO A
PERSON THREE (3) YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER
AND TO TEST, SCREEN, AND TREAT MINOR
NONCHRONIC HEALTH CONDITIONS.
TO ENSURE THAT HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS WITH PRESCRIPTIVE AUTHORITY MAY DISPENSE FULL PRESCRIPTIONS.
TO ALLOW PHARMACISTS TO PRESCRIBE,
ADMINISTER, DELIVER, DISTRIBUTE, OR
DISPENSE ANTI-ALLERGY MEDICATIONS,
VACCINES, OR IMMUNIZATIONS TO A PERSON
WHO IS THREE (3) YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER.
TO AMEND THE SIGNATURE AUTHORITY OF
ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSES AND
PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS FOR DOCUMENTATION
RELATED TO SPECIAL EDUCATION AND RELATED
SERVICES.
TO AUTHORIZE PHARMACISTS TO DISPENSE HIV PREEXPOSURE AND POSTEXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS.
STUDY METHODS TO INCREASE HEALTHCARE CHOICES AND ACCESS TO MATERNITY, PRENATAL, POSTNATAL, AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTHCARE BY UTILIZING CERTIFIED NURSE MIDWIVES.
TO AUTHORIZE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PERSONNEL TO ADMINISTER CERTAIN EMERGENCY PRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS TO A PATIENT WHO HAS A SPECIFIC HEALTH CONDITION.
TO PROVIDE FOR OPPORTUNITIES FOR PATIENT CHOICE AND PROMOTE QUALITY OF CARE AS A REQUIREMENT FOR LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATION OF CERTAIN PROVIDERS.
TO AMEND THE DEFINITION OF "PRACTICE OF CERTIFIED REGISTERED NURSE ANESTHESIA" BY REMOVING SUPERVISION REQUIREMENTS.
STUDY THE ROLE OF PHARMACY TECHNICIANS AND METHODS TO REDUCE BARRIERS THAT MAY PREVENT PHARMACY TECHNICIANS FROM BEING ABLE TO MAXIMALLY ASSIST PHARMACISTS IN THE PRACTICE OF PHARMACY.
STUDY THE ROLE OF AN ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSE AS A PRIMARY CARE PROVIDER WITHIN THE ARKANSAS MEDICAID PROGRAM.
TO CREATE THE MEDICAL CONSCIENCE PROTECTION ACT.
TO PROVIDE FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE FOR INJURED POLICE DOGS; AND TO PROVIDE IMMUNITY.
TO CREATE THE ARKANSAS LEGISLATIVE STUDY ON MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH.
TO AMEND THE PROVISIONS OF THE ARKANSAS CODE CONCERNING THE PRACTICE OF PHARMACY; AND TO AUTHORIZE PHARMACISTS TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO AND ADMINISTRATION OF ORAL CONTRACEPTIVES.
STUDY INCREASING ACCESS TO THE INFLUENZA VACCINE IN ARKANSAS BY MODERNIZING THE INFLUENZA VACCINE REIMBURSEMENT METHODOLOGY IN THE ARKANSAS MEDICAID PROGRAM.
STUDY STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS THE OPIOID CRISIS IN ARKANSAS.
TO REQUIRE EMPLOYEES OF FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS TO BE IMMUNIZED OR VACCINATED AGAINST HEPATITIS A FOR THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, AND WELFARE OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS.
TO CREATE THE MEDICAID EXPANSION EFFICIENCY ACT OF 2019; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.
TO ESTABLISH CANCER PATIENT NAVIGATION TO IMPROVE THE CARE OF CANCER PATIENTS IN THIS STATE.
TO MODIFY THE DEFINITION OF "OPHTHALMIC DISPENSING" TO INCLUDE THE PREPARATION AND DISPENSING OF CONTACT LENSES.
TO AUTHORIZE A LICENSED DISPENSING OPTICIAN TO REFRACT EYES AND DISPENSE EYEGLASSES IN CERTAIN CONDITIONS.
TO ESTABLISH THE ARKANSAS ANESTHESIOLOGIST ASSISTANT ACT; AND TO PROVIDE FOR LICENSURE OF ANESTHESIOLOGIST ASSISTANTS.
TO CREATE THE EGG PROVIDER PROTECTION ACT.
TO MODIFY LABELING OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; AND TO REQUIRE PHYSICIANS TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL COUNSELING WHEN PRESCRIBING MEDICATIONS.
TO LIMIT ACCESS TO A CHIROPRACTIC PHYSICIAN BY A MEDICAID RECIPIENT.
TO AMEND LAWS CONCERNING FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS AND COTTAGE FOOD PRODUCTION OPERATIONS.
TO PROHIBIT THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES FROM RECEIVING MEDICAID COST-SETTLEMENT REIMBURSEMENT.
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