All Roll Calls
Yes: 131 • No: 0
ArkansasHB12752025 Regular SessionHouseWALLET
TO PROHIBIT PRIOR AUTHORIZATIONS FOR HEALTHCARE SERVICES PROVIDED FOR TREATMENT OF A MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS.
Sponsored By: Blake Johnson (Republican), Frances Cavenaugh (Republican)
Enacted
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
No advance approval for mental health crises
Arkansas health plans cannot require prior authorization or precertification—both forms of advance approval—for mental health crisis care. This covers care at crisis stabilization units, other immediate-crisis programs, and care from licensed healthcare providers in emergency departments. A crisis means a severe emotional or mental state causing risk of harm, inability to provide self-care, or major disruption to daily life. Covered plans include nonfederal self-funded government plans, but exclude dental-only, vision-only, and workers’ compensation plans. The Insurance Commissioner can issue rules, while the State Board of Finance can issue rules for state and public-school coverage.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsors
Blake Johnson
Republican • Senate
Frances Cavenaugh
Republican • House
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 3/19/2025
Senate Vote - Wednesday, March 19, 2025 5:02:48 PM
Yes: 34 • No: 0
House vote • 3/12/2025
House Vote - Wednesday, March 12, 2025 2:12:52 PM
Yes: 97 • No: 0 • Other: 1
Actions Timeline
Notification that HB1275 is now Act 389
3/25/2025HouseCorrectly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office.
3/20/2025HouseTO BE ENROLLED
3/20/2025HouseReturned from the Senate as passed.
3/20/2025HouseReturned to the House as passed.
3/19/2025SenateRead the third time and passed.
3/19/2025SenateReturned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
3/18/2025SenateRead first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to INSURANCE & COMMERCE - SENATE
3/12/2025SenateReceived from the House.
3/12/2025SenateRead the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
3/12/2025HouseReturned by the Committee Do Pass
3/11/2025HouseREPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
2/26/2025HouseAmendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
2/26/2025HousePlaced on second reading for the purpose of amendment.
2/26/2025HouseRead the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE- HOUSE
1/27/2025HouseFiled
1/27/2025House
Bill Text
HB1275 - Introduced
1/27/2025
Act Version
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