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ArkansasHB12142025 Regular SessionHouse

TO AMEND THE DEFINITION OF PRIMARY INSTRUCTOR WITHIN THE LONG-TERM CARE AIDE TRAINING ACT.

Sponsored By: Mary Bentley (Republican), Missy Irvin (Republican)

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.

More experience counts for aide instructors

Arkansas broadens the nursing experience registered nurses can count toward qualifying as primary instructors for long-term care aides. Experience can come from jobs, internships, externships, or other means. It includes working in nursing facilities or units, supervising nursing students there, and working in or supervising nursing assistant education programs. It also includes geriatrics outside geriatric psychiatry, long-term acute care hospitals, home health, hospice, and other long-term care settings. Nurses still need two years of general nursing experience as a registered nurse. This must include one year providing long-term care nursing services in a nursing facility within the past 10 years, up from five years. The law defines long-term care facilities to include nursing homes, residential care, assisted living, adult daycare, and other facilities providing long-term medical or personal care.

Aide instructors face licensing and training rules

Primary instructors for long-term care aide training must be registered nurses licensed in Arkansas or have a qualifying multistate practice privilege. The multistate option applies to nurses moving from a Nurse Licensure Compact state who meet all Arkansas licensing requirements. Instructors must have no disciplinary action against their license by the licensing authority. They must also attend an eight-hour class every year authorized by the Arkansas Department of Human Services. The class covers law and rule updates, best practices, and common issues in long-term care facilities.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsors

  • Mary Bentley

    Republican • House

  • Missy Irvin

    Republican • Senate

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 128 • No: 0

Senate vote • 2/13/2025

Senate Vote - Thursday, February 13, 2025 11:23:34 AM

Yes: 32 • No: 0 • Other: 1

House vote • 1/29/2025

House Vote - Wednesday, January 29, 2025 2:32:27 PM

Yes: 96 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Notification that HB1214 is now Act 105

    2/18/2025House

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

    2/13/2025House

  3. TO BE ENROLLED

    2/13/2025House

  4. Returned from the Senate as passed.

    2/13/2025House

  5. Returned to the House as passed.

    2/13/2025Senate

  6. Read the third time and passed.

    2/13/2025Senate

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

    2/10/2025Senate

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

    1/29/2025Senate

  9. Received from the House.

    1/29/2025Senate

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

    1/29/2025House

  11. Returned by the Committee Do Pass

    1/28/2025House

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

    1/23/2025House

  13. Filed

    1/23/2025House

Bill Text

  • HB1214 - Introduced

    1/23/2025

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  • Act Version

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