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Committee backs bill extending home‑care licensure and training to private‑pay providers
Summary
Senate Bill 120, which would require private‑pay home‑care agencies to obtain Arkansas Department of Health licensure, meet training standards established in 2023 and undergo background checks, passed committee after competing testimony from family advocates and private‑agency owners.
Senate Bill 120, a consumer‑protection measure to extend licensing, training and background‑check requirements to private‑pay home‑care agencies, passed the Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee following extended testimony from advocates, providers and state health officials.
David Cook, director of government affairs for the Alzheimer’s Association, described the bill as closing “the gap” between Medicaid‑funded and private‑pay home‑care providers, saying the 2023 training standards currently apply only to agencies that accept…
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