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AR Code § 20-77-909 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 5 - Social Services|Chapter 77 - Medical Assistance|Subchapter 9 - Medicaid Fraud False Claims Act|§ 20-77-909. Injunctions against fraud

 (a)  (1) Whenever it appears that any person is engaged in or intends to engage in the transfer, conversion, or destruction of assets, records, or property in an effort to avoid detection of violations of this subchapter or avoid paying restitution, fines, and civil penalties owed under this subchapter or the Medicaid Fraud Act, § 5-55-101 et seq., the Attorney General may apply to the Pulaski County Circuit Court, or to the court in which the records or property are located, to seize and impound the property.  (2) The application for an ex parte order shall be in writing, furnish a reasonable basis for the granting of the proposed order, and demonstrate that an emergency exists that would support the granting of the motion.    (b)  (1) If the order is granted, the respondent shall be notified of the order seizing and impounding his or her property immediately after the seizure, or as soon as is reasonably practicable. If, after diligent inquiry, the respondent cannot be located, notice under this subsection may be accomplished by leaving a copy of the order at his or her dwelling house or usual place of abode with some person residing therein who is at least eighteen (18) years of age, or by delivering a copy of the order to a representative at the respondent's place of business who is at least eighteen (18) years of age.  (2) If the order is granted, the respondent shall be granted a hearing no later than five (5) days after being notified of the property's seizure for the purpose of determining whether the order should be continued.  (3)  (A) If the court finds the assets or funds can be preserved without physical seizure, the court may order a constructive seizure by entering an order directing the defendant or third-party financial institution to freeze or forgo further transfer of the assets or funds.  (B) The court may fashion the constructive seizure in any manner reasonably necessary to protect and preserve the assets or funds pending the resolution of related civil and criminal cases.      (c) The burden at all stages of the proceeding shall be upon the state to prove by a preponderance of the evidence the necessity of the order of seizure.
AR Code § 20-77-910 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 5 - Social Services|Chapter 77 - Medical Assistance|Subchapter 9 - Medicaid Fraud False Claims Act|§ 20-77-910. Suspension of violators

 The Secretary of the Department of Human Services may suspend or revoke the provider agreement between the Department of Human Services and the person in the event that the person is found guilty of violating the terms of this subchapter.
AR Code § 20-77-911 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 5 - Social Services|Chapter 77 - Medical Assistance|Subchapter 9 - Medicaid Fraud False Claims Act|§ 20-77-911. Persons providing information regarding false Medicaid claims — Rewards

 (a) The court is authorized to pay a person sums, not exceeding ten percent (10%) of the aggregate collected civil penalty recovered, as it may deem just, for information the person may have provided that led to the detecting of false claims under this subchapter.  (b) Upon disposition of any civil action relating to violations of this subchapter in which a civil penalty is recovered, the Attorney General may petition the court on behalf of a person who may have provided information that led to the detecting of false claims and the recovery of restitution and a civil penalty damages assessment to reward the person in an amount commensurate with the quality of information determined by the court to have been provided, in accordance with the requirements of this subchapter.  (c)  (1) If the Attorney General elects not to petition the court on behalf of the person, the person may petition the court on his or her own behalf.  (2) Neither the state nor any defendant within the action shall be liable for expenses that a person incurs in bringing an action under this section.    (d) An employee or a fiscal agent charged with the duty of referring or investigating cases of Medicaid fraud who is employed by or who contracts with any governmental entity shall not be eligible to receive a reward under this section.  (e) The Attorney General may agree to a payment of up to ten percent (10%) of the civil penalty as a reward in any settlement agreement under this section.  (f) A portion of restitution shall not be used as a reward.
AR Code § 20-77-912 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 5 - Social Services|Chapter 77 - Medical Assistance|Subchapter 9 - Medicaid Fraud False Claims Act|§ 20-77-912. Funds for investigations and prosecutions

 (a) Under this subchapter and the Medicaid Fraud Act, § 5-55-101 et seq., the Attorney General or a prosecuting attorney is entitled to recover reasonable and necessary expenses incurred during his or her investigations and prosecutions.  (b) The Attorney General shall create and maintain accounts for these funds.  (c) The federal share of these funds shall be returned to the United States Government in accordance with the federal regulations governing the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit.  (d) The remaining funds shall be retained and expended by the Attorney General to defer the cost of future investigations and prosecutions conducted by the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit.
AR Code § 20-77-1001 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 5 - Social Services|Chapter 77 - Medical Assistance|Subchapter 10 - Donated Dental Services Program of Arkansas|§ 20-77-1001. Creation — Reporting requirement

 (a) The Department of Human Services shall establish the Donated Dental Services Program of Arkansas to coordinate the services of volunteer dentists and dental laboratories who will provide comprehensive dental care to needy, disabled, aged, and medically compromised individuals.  (b) The department may fulfill its obligations under this section by awarding a grant for the administration of the program.  (c) The department shall file a report with the Legislative Council on the program no later than September 1 of each year.
AR Code § 20-77-1101 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 5 - Social Services|Chapter 77 - Medical Assistance|Subchapter 11 - ARKids First Program Act|§ 20-77-1101. Title

 This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the “ARKids First Program Act”.
AR Code § 20-77-1102 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 5 - Social Services|Chapter 77 - Medical Assistance|Subchapter 11 - ARKids First Program Act|§ 20-77-1102. Purpose

 The purpose and intent of this subchapter is to establish a program to provide access to appropriate healthcare services for eligible children in Arkansas.
AR Code § 20-77-1103 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 5 - Social Services|Chapter 77 - Medical Assistance|Subchapter 11 - ARKids First Program Act|§ 20-77-1103. Definitions

 For purposes of this subchapter:   (1) “Family” means a family as defined in the Medical Services Policy Manual of the Division of County Operations of the Department of Human Services; and  (2) “Healthcare coverage” means healthcare insurance as defined by rules promulgated by the Department of Human Services for the ARKids First Program.
AR Code § 20-77-1105 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 5 - Social Services|Chapter 77 - Medical Assistance|Subchapter 11 - ARKids First Program Act|§ 20-77-1105. Funding

 (a) Funding for the uninsured children's program shall be derived from funds as may be provided by the General Assembly, copayments, and any federal matching funds available to the program.  (b) It is further the intent of this subchapter that funds appropriated by the General Assembly for the purpose of funding the uninsured children's program be used where appropriate and practical to match federal funding sources to enhance the total available funding for the operation of the uninsured children's program.  (c) The ARKids First Program shall operate only if funds are available for its operation.
AR Code § 20-77-1201 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 5 - Social Services|Chapter 77 - Medical Assistance|Subchapter 12 - Medicaid Program for Low-Income Disabled Working Persons|§ 20-77-1201. Title

 This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Medicaid Program for Low-Income Disabled Working Persons”.
AR Code § 20-77-1202 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 5 - Social Services|Chapter 77 - Medical Assistance|Subchapter 12 - Medicaid Program for Low-Income Disabled Working Persons|§ 20-77-1202. Purpose

 The purpose and intent of this subchapter is to establish a new optional categorically needy Medicaid eligibility group under section 4733 of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 to provide medical assistance to disabled working persons whose family incomes are less than two hundred fifty percent (250%) of the federal poverty guidelines.
AR Code § 20-77-1203 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 5 - Social Services|Chapter 77 - Medical Assistance|Subchapter 12 - Medicaid Program for Low-Income Disabled Working Persons|§ 20-77-1203. Definitions

 As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise requires:   (1)  (A) “Cost sharing” means the portion of the cost of a Medicaid-covered service which must be paid at the point of service by the eligible individual.  (B) Cost sharing shall be set on a sliding scale based on income;    (2) “Eligible individual” means an individual who meets the disability assets and unearned income standards to receive supplemental security income, who would be considered to be receiving supplemental security income benefits but for his or her earned income;  (3) “Family” means family as defined in the Medical Services Policy Manual;  (4) “Medicaid-covered service” means physician, pharmacy, and hospital services covered for other categories of the Arkansas Medicaid Program; and  (5) “Premium” means a charge which must be paid by an applicant as a condition of enrolling in the low-income disabled working person category of Medicaid eligibility.
AR Code § 20-77-1204 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 5 - Social Services|Chapter 77 - Medical Assistance|Subchapter 12 - Medicaid Program for Low-Income Disabled Working Persons|§ 20-77-1204. Administration — Regulation

 (a) The Department of Human Services is authorized to apply to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for approval to create and administer the low-income disabled working person category of Medicaid eligibility.  (b) The department shall promulgate rules for and administer the low-income disabled working person category of Medicaid eligibility in conformity with this subchapter with a state Medicaid plan amendment or waiver approved by the administration and in a manner that:  (1) Limits the population that may enroll in the low-income disabled working person category of Medicaid eligibility to eligible persons;  (2) Establishes premium and cost-sharing charges on a sliding scale based on income;  (3) Limits the services reimbursed to Medicaid-covered services furnished by providers enrolled as Medicaid providers;  (4) Limits reimbursements to the rates established by the department; and  (5) Provides for the automatic assignment of medical payments due as set out in §§ 20-77-302 and 20-77-307 as a condition of eligibility for benefits under the low-income disabled working person category of Medicaid eligibility.    (c) A rule adopted under this section shall not include a test for income, assets, or resources.
AR Code § 20-77-1205 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 5 - Social Services|Chapter 77 - Medical Assistance|Subchapter 12 - Medicaid Program for Low-Income Disabled Working Persons|§ 20-77-1205. Funding

 (a) Funding for the low-income disabled working person category of Medicaid eligibility shall be derived from funds as may be provided by the General Assembly, premiums, cost sharing, and any federal matching funds available to the Medicaid Program for Low-Income Disabled Working Persons.  (b) It is further the intent of this subchapter that funds appropriated by the General Assembly for the purpose of funding the low-income disabled working person category of Medicaid eligibility be used where appropriate and practicable to match federal funding sources to enhance the total available funding for the operation of the program.
AR Code § 20-77-1301 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 5 - Social Services|Chapter 77 - Medical Assistance|Subchapter 13 - Medical Assistance Programs Integrity Law|§ 20-77-1301. Title

 This subchapter may be cited as the “Medical Assistance Programs Integrity Law”.
AR Code § 20-77-1302 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 5 - Social Services|Chapter 77 - Medical Assistance|Subchapter 13 - Medical Assistance Programs Integrity Law|§ 20-77-1302. Legislative intent and purpose

 (a) This subchapter is enacted to combat and prevent fraud and abuse committed by some healthcare providers participating in the medical assistance programs and by other persons and to negate the adverse effects those activities have on fiscal and programmatic integrity. The administrative sanctions imposed pursuant to this subchapter are intended to be in addition to those provided for in the Medicaid Fraud Act, § 5-55-101 et seq., and the Medicaid Fraud False Claims Act, § 20-77-901 et seq., and any proceeding brought hereunder shall not be a bar or defense to actions brought pursuant to these or other acts.  (b) The General Assembly intends to provide the Secretary of the Department of Human Services with the ability, authority, and resources to pursue administrative sanctions and liquidated damages to protect the fiscal and programmatic integrity of the medical assistance programs from healthcare providers and other persons who engage in fraud, misrepresentation, abuse, or other ill practices, as set forth in this subchapter in order to obtain payments to which these healthcare providers or persons are not entitled.
AR Code § 20-77-1303 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 5 - Social Services|Chapter 77 - Medical Assistance|Subchapter 13 - Medical Assistance Programs Integrity Law|§ 20-77-1303. Definitions

 As used in this subchapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings:   (1) “Administrative adjudication” means adjudication and the adjudication process contained in the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, § 25-15-201 et seq.;  (2) “Claim” includes any request or demand, including any and all documents or information required by federal or state law or by rule, made against medical assistance programs funds for payment. A claim may be based on costs or projected costs and includes any entry or omission in a cost report or similar document, book of account, or any other document which supports, or attempts to support, the claim. A claim may be made through electronic means if authorized by the Department of Human Services. Each claim may be treated as a separate claim or several claims may be combined to form one (1) claim;  (3) [Repealed.]  (4) “Healthcare provider” means any person furnishing or claiming to furnish a good, service, or supply under the medical assistance programs, any other person defined as a healthcare provider by federal or state law or rule, and a provider-in-fact;  (5) “Medical assistance programs” means the Medical Assistance Program, Title XIX of the Social Security Act, commonly referred to as “Medicaid”, and other programs operated by and funded in the department which provide payment to persons or entities providing any good, service, or supply to a recipient;  (6) “Order” means a final order imposed pursuant to an administrative adjudication;  (7) “Payment” means the payment to a healthcare provider from medical assistance programs funds pursuant to a claim, or the attempt to seek payment for a claim;  (8) “Recoupment” means recovery through the reduction, in whole or in part, of payment to a healthcare provider;  (9) “Rule” means any rule promulgated by the department in accordance with the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, § 25-15-201 et seq., and any federal rule or regulation promulgated by the United States Government in accordance with federal law; and  (10) “Withhold payment” means to reduce or adjust the amount, in whole or in part, to be paid to a healthcare provider for a pending or future claim during the time of a criminal, civil, or departmental investigation or proceeding or claims review of the healthcare provider.
AR Code § 20-77-1304 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 5 - Social Services|Chapter 77 - Medical Assistance|Subchapter 13 - Medical Assistance Programs Integrity Law|§ 20-77-1304. Claims review and administrative sanctions

 (a)  (1) Pursuant to rules promulgated in accordance with the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, § 25-15-201 et seq., the Secretary of the Department of Human Services shall establish a process to review a claim made by a healthcare provider to determine whether the claim should be or should have been paid as required by federal or state law or rule.  (2) Claims review may occur before or after payment is made to a healthcare provider.  (3) The secretary may withhold payment to a healthcare provider during claims review if necessary to protect the fiscal integrity of the medical assistance programs, provided that the healthcare provider has an opportunity for a hearing within sixty (60) days of the date payment is withheld.    (b)  (1) The secretary may establish various types of administrative sanctions pursuant to rules promulgated in accordance with the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, § 25-15-201 et seq., which may be imposed on a healthcare provider or other person who violates any provision of this subchapter or any other applicable federal or state law or rule related to the medical assistance programs.  (2) Administrative sanction shall include any or all of the following: recoupment, posting of bond or other security, or a combination thereof; exclusion as a healthcare provider; or liquidated damages.    (c)  (1) The Department of Human Services shall conduct a hearing in compliance with the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, § 25-15-201 et seq., at the request of a person who wishes to contest an administrative sanction imposed on him or her by the secretary.  (2) A party aggrieved by an order may seek judicial review in accordance with the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, § 25-15-201 et seq.  (3) Judicial review of the order shall be conducted in compliance with the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, § 25-15-201 et seq.    (d) All state rules and regulations issued on or before July 30, 1999, shall be deemed to have been issued in compliance with the authority of this section.
AR Code § 20-77-1305 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 5 - Social Services|Chapter 77 - Medical Assistance|Subchapter 13 - Medical Assistance Programs Integrity Law|§ 20-77-1305. Settlement

 The Secretary of the Department of Human Services may agree to settle an administrative sanction. The terms of the settlement shall be reduced to writing and signed by the parties to the agreement. The terms of the settlement shall be a public record. The settlement shall include the method and means of payment for recovery, including, but not limited to, adequate security for the full amount of the settlement.
AR Code § 20-77-1401 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 5 - Social Services|Chapter 77 - Medical Assistance|Subchapter 14 - Prescription Drug Access Improvement Act|§ 20-77-1401. Title

 This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Prescription Drug Access Improvement Act”.
AR Code § 20-77-1402 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 5 - Social Services|Chapter 77 - Medical Assistance|Subchapter 14 - Prescription Drug Access Improvement Act|§ 20-77-1402. Purpose

 The purpose and intent of this subchapter is to authorize a Medicaid waiver to provide affordable prescription drugs for eligible persons sixty-five (65) years of age and over.
AR Code § 20-77-1403 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 5 - Social Services|Chapter 77 - Medical Assistance|Subchapter 14 - Prescription Drug Access Improvement Act|§ 20-77-1403. Definitions

 As used in this subchapter:   (1) [Repealed.]  (2) “Medicaid” means the Arkansas program of medical assistance established under Title XIX of the Social Security Act;  (3) “Prescription Drug Access Program” means the limited prescription drug benefit Medicaid waiver program established under this subchapter;  (4) “Prescription drugs” means controlled substances and legend drugs as defined in § 20-64-503; and  (5) “Waiver” means the limited prescription drug benefit Medicaid waiver authorized by this subchapter.
AR Code § 20-77-1404 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 5 - Social Services|Chapter 77 - Medical Assistance|Subchapter 14 - Prescription Drug Access Improvement Act|§ 20-77-1404. Prescription drug benefit Medicaid waiver

 The Department of Human Services may apply to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for a limited prescription drug benefit Medicaid waiver for persons who:   (1) Are sixty-five (65) years of age or over;  (2) Have no prescription drug coverage; and  (3) Have incomes and resources at or below the income-qualified and resource-qualified Medicare beneficiary eligibility standards established by the department.
AR Code § 20-77-1405 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 5 - Social Services|Chapter 77 - Medical Assistance|Subchapter 14 - Prescription Drug Access Improvement Act|§ 20-77-1405. Waiver application

 Any waiver application submitted by the Department of Human Services shall include provisions for the department to:   (1)  (A) Establish an income eligibility standard not to exceed:  (i) Eighty percent (80%) of the federal poverty guideline for the period July 1, 2001, through June 30, 2002;  (ii) Ninety percent (90%) of the federal poverty guideline for the period July 1, 2002, through June 30, 2003; and  (iii) One hundred percent (100%) of the federal poverty guideline after June 30, 2003.    (B) Postpone or abolish any increases to the income eligibility standards if program costs exceed projections or if adequate funding is unavailable;    (2) Require qualified residents to pay an annual enrollment fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) during the biennium beginning July 1, 2001;  (3) Have the authority to amend the qualified resident enrollment fee by rule beginning July 1, 2003, provided that qualified resident enrollment fee increases may not exceed fifteen percent (15%) during any state fiscal year;  (4) Establish copayments of ten dollars ($10.00) for generic drugs and twenty dollars ($20.00) for name-brand drugs;  (5) Determine eligibility for limited prescription drug benefits under the waiver;  (6) Limit prescription drug benefits under the waiver to two (2) prescriptions per person per month; and  (7) Provide limited prescription drug benefits only in accordance with an approved waiver from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.