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Yes: 203 • No: 5
ArkansasHB19632025 Regular SessionHouse
TO CLARIFY THAT AN ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSE WHO PRESCRIBES A STIMULANT MAY SUBSTITUTE A THERAPEUTICALLY EQUIVALENT MEDICATION.
Sponsored By: Justin Gonzales (Republican), Justin Boyd (Republican)
Enacted
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Bill Overview
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Arkansas patients gain nurse-led stimulant substitution options
Arkansas law allows advanced practice registered nurses to replace a physician-prescribed stimulant with a therapeutically equivalent medicine. The physician must have started the original prescription. That physician must have evaluated the patient within six months before the nurse issues the prescription. The new prescription must treat the same condition, and the nurse must notify the original physician about the substitution. Substitution is allowed, not required.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsors
Justin Gonzales
Republican • House
Justin Boyd
Republican • Senate
Cosponsors
Lee Johnson
Republican • House
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 4/16/2025
House Vote - Wednesday, April 16, 2025 1:41:54 PM
Yes: 84 • No: 1 • Other: 4
Senate vote • 4/10/2025
Senate Vote - Thursday, April 10, 2025 4:13:32 PM
Yes: 34 • No: 0 • Other: 1
House vote • 4/7/2025
House Vote - Monday, April 7, 2025 4:15:50 PM
Yes: 85 • No: 4 • Other: 3
Actions Timeline
Notification that HB1963 is now Act 963
4/21/2025HouseCorrectly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office.
4/16/2025HouseTO BE ENROLLED
4/16/2025HouseSenate amendment # 1 read and concurred in.
4/16/2025HouseReturned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass, concur in Senate Amendment No. 1
4/15/2025HouseRe-referred to the Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE- HOUSE
4/10/2025HouseReturned from Senate as passed, as amended # 1
4/10/2025HouseReturned to the House as passed as amended # 1 .
4/10/2025SenateRead the third time and passed.
4/10/2025SenateREPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
4/9/2025SenateAmendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.
4/9/2025SenatePlaced on second reading for purpose of amendment.
4/9/2025SenateRules suspended.
4/9/2025SenateReturned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass as amended, Amendment # 1
4/9/2025SenateRead first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE - SENATE
4/7/2025SenateReceived from the House.
4/7/2025SenateRead the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
4/7/2025HouseReturned by the Committee Do Pass
4/3/2025HouseRead the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE- HOUSE
4/1/2025HouseFiled
4/1/2025House
Bill Text
HB1963 - Introduced
4/1/2025
Act Version
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