# Arkansas HB1301: TO AMEND THE PRIOR AUTHORIZATION TRANSPARENCY ACT. Arkansas HB1301, 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 HB1301 is now Act 511); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1301-2025 - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Arkansas HB1301 - 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 HB1301 is now Act 511 - Sponsors: Missy Irvin (Republican), Lee Johnson (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (127 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 6 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Provider groups gain prior approval exemptions: benefit, low. Insurers must extend an exemption to providers sharing one tax identification number when an insurer or provider elects group coverage. An owner-provider must not object, or an Arkansas-licensed hospital’s chief executive must agree. For each service, providers are excluded if fewer than 80% of the… - Providers can request patients’ plan types: benefit, low. When a provider asks, insurers or pharmacy benefits managers must send an eligibility file identifying the patient’s plan type. Categories include self-insured plans governed by federal employee-benefit law, fully insured or self-funded plans, and qualified Arkansas Marketplace plans. Marketplace n… - Providers get more time to respond: benefit, low. Insurers must give providers at least 30 days’ notice before ending a prior approval exemption, up from 25 days. Providers also get at least 60 days to supply medical records requested under the exemption review process. That records deadline increases from 30 days. - Qualifying providers can skip prior approvals: benefit, low. Insurers must waive prior approval for a service when at least 90% of a provider’s requests were approved or approvable. The threshold uses the applicable six-month review period. Insurers evaluate exemptions every 12 months, using the applicable 12-month window. Providers denied an exemption can r… - Drug approval waivers gain board oversight: mixed, low. Gold card rules cover prescription drugs, medicines, biological products, and related pharmaceutical services unless they are exempt from the program. Insurers or pharmacy benefits managers must review providers under gold card rules for products and services that are not exempt. Insurers and pharm… - Health plans face approval reduction requirements: mixed, low. Covered Medicaid care programs, Arkansas Health and Opportunity for Me, and qualifying Marketplace plans must work to reduce or end prior approvals. The Marketplace rule covers people with incomes up to 400% of the federal poverty level; successor health programs are included. To keep their exempti… ## 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 4:46:01 PM | pass | 32 | 0 | | | 2025-03-17 | House | House Vote - Monday, March 17, 2025 2:14:14 PM | pass | 95 | 0 | 1 | ## Actions (22) - 2025-04-10: Notification that HB1301 is now Act 511 (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) - 2025-02-20: REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED (House) - 2025-02-20: Amendment No. 2 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed. (House) - 2025-02-20: Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment. (House) - 2025-02-05: REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED (House) - 2025-02-05: Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed. (House) - 2025-02-05: 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 - HB1301 - Introduced, 2025-01-29: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1301.pdf) - Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=511.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 - [HB1301 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1301.pdf) - [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=511.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-HB1301-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).