HB1667

House Bill 1667 creates the 'Fair Reimbursement and Assisted Living Cost Reporting Act of 2023' in Arkansas. The bill requires the Department of Human Services (DHS) to provide an annual report to the legislature regarding the state of assisted living facilities. This report must include aggregate cost data from providers, bed availability for both Medicaid and private-pay clients by county, state costs per bed, comparisons between rural and urban costs, and three-year access trends. Furthermore, the bill mandates that the DHS utilize this data when evaluating or modifying reimbursement rates and rules for the Living Choices waiver program. DHS is also required to disclose any discrepancies between actual costs and current waiver reimbursement rates, along with potential explanations for those differences.