HB1583
To Exempt Facilities That Provide Continuing Care, Including Without Limitation A Continuing Care Retirement Community Or A Life-care Facility, From The Quality Assurance Fee For Nursing Facilities.
Last Action (May 1, 2023): Died in House Committee at Sine Die Adjournment
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AI-Generated Summary
House Bill 1583 amends Arkansas law to exempt facilities that provide continuing care, such as life-care facilities and continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs), from the state's quality assurance fee imposed on nursing facilities. The bill is predicated on the legislative finding that requiring these facilities to pay the fee without providing them the corresponding benefits constitutes taxation without representation. It specifically modifies Arkansas Code § 20-10-1604 to establish this exemption. The bill includes a provision stating that if the exemption is ever ruled unconstitutional or invalid, the affected facilities would be required to resume paying the assessment. This legislation aims to provide financial relief to continuing care providers by removing a specific regulatory fee burden.
Potential Impact Analysis
Who Might Benefit?
The primary beneficiaries are operators of continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs) and life-care facilities. By being exempted from the quality assurance fee, these entities will experience a direct reduction in their operating costs and regulatory tax obligations.
Who Might Suffer?
The primary groups negatively impacted are the state government and the Arkansas Medicaid program, which may experience a reduction in revenue that is typically generated by the quality assurance fee. This fee is often used to leverage federal matching funds for nursing facility services, so a decrease in total fee collections could potentially impact the overall funding pool available for the state's nursing facility reimbursement programs.
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