# Arkansas HB1300: TO AMEND THE PRIOR AUTHORIZATION TRANSPARENCY ACT. Arkansas HB1300, TO AMEND THE PRIOR AUTHORIZATION TRANSPARENCY ACT., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Missy Irvin (Republican), Lee Johnson (Republican); status enacted, last action 2025-04-10 (Notification that HB1300 is now Act 510); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1300-2025 - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Arkansas HB1300 - State: Arkansas - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: TO AMEND THE PRIOR AUTHORIZATION TRANSPARENCY ACT. - Status: enacted - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-29 - Last action: 2025-04-10, Notification that HB1300 is now Act 510 - Sponsors: Missy Irvin (Republican), Lee Johnson (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (125 yes, 1 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 7 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Approval violations give patients a remedy: benefit, medium. When an insurer or review entity violates the Act on a specific approval request, the requested service counts as approved. After provider notice, the entity has two days to issue approval, resend an unanswered information request, or refer the issue to the Arkansas Insurance Department. After noti… - More protection for patients continuing treatment: benefit, medium. Approved care must cover the full treatment course, with dates and a medically reasonable and necessary length. Any limits on units, visits, or treatments must allow enough for that course. For courses longer than one year, review entities may limit approval to one year. Insurers must also pay medi… - Stronger payment protection for approved care: benefit, medium. Insurers must pay claims for approved care, regardless of what the review entity or plan calls its approval process. The law removes the exception for approval granted more than 90 days before care. Exceptions remain for care not given, late claims, benefits exhausted after approval, or material mi… - Clearer coverage rules for patients and providers: benefit, low. Health review entities must post clear, computer-readable approval rules, clinical criteria, service names, billing codes, and policy start and end dates. Downloadable lists must keep services that no longer need approval for two years. Even when approval is unnecessary, entities must disclose medi… - More health reviews follow approval rules: benefit, low. Arkansas expands which services and health plan reviews fall under its prior approval rules. Covered services include drugs, drug services, and durable medical equipment identified by CPT, HCPCS, or National Drug Codes. Prior approval includes required steps that patients or providers must complete… - Stronger oversight of health approval rules: benefit, low. For violations outside the specific-request process, entities have one business day after provider notice to correct past and future problems or refer them to the Arkansas Insurance Department. Providers and patients may also file complaints with the Department. When repeated violations show a gene… - Limits on insurers’ violations and fines: cost, low. An insurer or review entity is not in violation when a provider fails to send properly requested additional information. The insurer or pharmacy benefit manager must have made the request in compliance with the Act. After imposing a fine under this Act, the commissioner cannot impose another state-… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Missy Irvin (Republican), Senate - Sponsor: Lee Johnson (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-03 | Senate | Senate Vote - Thursday, April 3, 2025 4:43:33 PM | pass | 32 | 0 | | | 2025-03-17 | House | House Vote - Monday, March 17, 2025 2:13:07 PM | pass | 93 | 1 | 3 | ## Actions (22) - 2025-04-10: Notification that HB1300 is now Act 510 (House) - 2025-04-04: Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office. (House) - 2025-04-03: TO BE ENROLLED (House) - 2025-04-03: Returned from the Senate as passed. (House) - 2025-04-03: Returned to the House as passed. (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Read the third time and passed. (Senate) - 2025-04-01: Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass (Senate) - 2025-03-17: Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to INSURANCE & COMMERCE - SENATE (Senate) - 2025-03-17: Received from the House. (Senate) - 2025-03-17: Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. (House) - 2025-03-13: REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED (House) - 2025-03-13: Amendment No. 3 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed. (House) - 2025-03-13: Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment. (House) - 2025-03-12: Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass as amended 3 (House) - 2025-03-03: REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED (House) - 2025-03-03: Amendment No. 2 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed. (House) - 2025-03-03: Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment. (House) - 2025-02-20: REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED (House) - 2025-02-20: Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed. (House) - 2025-02-20: Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment. (House) - 2025-01-29: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on INSURANCE & COMMERCE- HOUSE (House) - 2025-01-29: Filed (House) ## Bill text - HB1300 - Introduced, 2025-01-29: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1300.pdf) - Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=510.pdf&ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2025R) ## Related bills - HB1265: AN ACT FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR. (enacted) - HB1686: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING LICENSES TO CARRY CONCEALED HANDGUNS. (failed) - HB1237: TO PROHIBIT MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS FROM SOLICITING INJURED INDIVIDUALS; AND TO SET PENALTIES FOR A VIOLATION OF THE PROHIBITION OF SOLICITATION OF INJURED INDIV… (failed) - SB440: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING EMBALMERS AND FUNERAL DIRECTORS; TO REGULATE THE USE OF ALKALINE HYDROLYSIS; AND TO REGULATE ALKALINE HYDROLYSIS FACILITIES. (failed) - HB1695: TO CLARIFY THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS FOR PROPERTY SUBJECT TO A MUNICIPAL LIEN; TO ALLOW A MUNICIPALITY TO PETITION TO SET ASIDE THE SALE OF PROPERTY TO CERTAIN P… (failed) - HR1012: TO AMEND THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY; TO REQUIRE THAT A MEMBER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES BE SELECTED A… (failed) ## Sources - [HB1300 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1300.pdf) - [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=510.pdf&ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2025R) ## Related - [HB1265: AN ACT FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1265-2025) - [HB1686: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING LICENSES TO CARRY CONCEALED HANDGUNS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1686-2025) - [HB1237: TO PROHIBIT MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS FROM SOLICITING INJURED INDIVIDUALS; AND TO S…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1237-2025) - [SB440: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING EMBALMERS AND FUNERAL DIRECTORS; TO REGULATE THE US…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-SB440-2025) - [HB1695: TO CLARIFY THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS FOR PROPERTY SUBJECT TO A MUNICIPAL LIEN; TO…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1695-2025) - [HR1012: TO AMEND THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HR1012-2025) - [Arkansas bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/arkansas/bills) - [Arkansas state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/arkansas) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1300-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).