All Roll Calls
Yes: 127 • No: 0
ArkansasHB12872025 Regular SessionHouse
TO AMEND THE HEALTHCARE CONTRACTING SIMPLIFICATION ACT; TO DEFINE "DOWNCODE" UNDER THE HEALTHCARE CONTRACTING SIMPLIFICATION ACT; AND TO REQUIRE NOTIFICATION BY CONTRACTING ENTITIES OF DOWNCODING.
Sponsored By: Missy Irvin (Republican), Lee Johnson (Republican)
Enacted
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Healthcare providers get notice of lower-cost claims
Arkansas law defines downcoding as changing a provider’s submitted or billed claim to a lower-cost healthcare service. Contracting entities that downcode a claim must notify the provider within 30 days after processing it. This rule does not directly change household payments or eligibility.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsors
Missy Irvin
Republican • Senate
Lee Johnson
Republican • House
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 2/19/2025
Senate Vote - Wednesday, February 19, 2025 2:12:04 PM
Yes: 28 • No: 0
House vote • 2/11/2025
House Vote - Tuesday, February 11, 2025 2:03:14 PM
Yes: 99 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Notification that HB1287 is now Act 136
2/25/2025HouseCorrectly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office.
2/20/2025HouseTO BE ENROLLED
2/19/2025HouseReturned from the Senate as passed.
2/19/2025HouseReturned to the House as passed.
2/19/2025SenateRead the third time and passed.
2/19/2025SenateReturned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
2/18/2025SenateRead first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to INSURANCE & COMMERCE - SENATE
2/11/2025SenateReceived from the House.
2/11/2025SenateRead the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
2/11/2025HouseREPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
2/10/2025HouseAmendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
2/10/2025HousePlaced on second reading for the purpose of amendment.
2/10/2025HouseReturned by the Committee Do Pass
2/5/2025HouseRead the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on INSURANCE & COMMERCE- HOUSE
1/29/2025HouseFiled
1/28/2025House
Bill Text
HB1287 - Introduced
1/28/2025
Act Version
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