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AR Code § 20-9-203 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 9 - Health Facilities and Services Generally|Subchapter 2 - Health Facilities Services|§ 20-9-203. Injunction

 The State Board of Health may sue in the name of the state any person, partnership, association, or corporation in order to enjoin the establishing, conducting, managing, or operating of any institution within the meaning of this subchapter without the person's first having secured a license therefor.
AR Code § 20-9-204 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 9 - Health Facilities and Services Generally|Subchapter 2 - Health Facilities Services|§ 20-9-204. Administration by Division of Health Facilities Services

 (a) There is established in the Department of Health a Division of Health Facilities Services, which shall be administered by a full-time salaried administrator under the supervision and direction of the Secretary of the Department of Health.  (b) The Department of Health, through the division, is the sole agency of the state for the purpose of:  (1) Making an inventory of existing hospitals and medical facilities, surveying the need for construction of hospitals and medical facilities, and developing a program of construction as provided in this subchapter;  (2) Developing and administering a state plan for the construction of public and other nonprofit hospitals and medical facilities as provided; and  (3) Inspecting, regulating, and licensing hospitals and institutions.
AR Code § 20-9-205 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 9 - Health Facilities and Services Generally|Subchapter 2 - Health Facilities Services|§ 20-9-205. Powers and duties of State Board of Health

 (a) In carrying out this subchapter, the State Board of Health is empowered and directed to:  (1) Require such reports, make such inspections and investigations, and prescribe and enforce such reasonable rules as it finds necessary to effectuate the purposes of this subchapter;  (2) Provide methods of administration of the Division of Health Facilities Services;  (3) Procure and pay for the temporary services of experts or consultants on a fee-for-service basis;  (4) Enter into agreements for the utilization of the facilities and services of other departments, agencies, and institutions, public and private;  (5) Accept on behalf of the state, and deposit with the Treasurer of State, any grant, gift, or contribution of funds made to assist in meeting the cost of carrying out the purposes of this subchapter, and expend such funds accordingly;  (6) Make an annual report to the Secretary of the Department of Health on activities and expenditures made pursuant to this subchapter;  (7) Procure the services of an attorney to assist the Department of Health in any legal work involved in carrying out the duties of the Department of Health and to pay for the services on a fee-for-service or retainer basis; and  (8) Prescribe and enforce such reasonable rules as are necessary to adopt a uniform billing form for hospitals within the state and to prescribe penalties for the failure or refusal to utilize and accept such forms. However, the form must be acceptable by Medicare and its intermediaries within the state and consistent with the form adopted at the federal level by Medicare and the National Uniform Billing Committee.    (b) The Department of Health shall adopt, promulgate, and enforce such rules and standards as may be necessary for the accomplishment of the purposes of this subchapter. The rules and standards shall be modified, amended, or rescinded, from time to time, by the Department of Health as may be in the public interest.
AR Code § 20-9-206 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 9 - Health Facilities and Services Generally|Subchapter 2 - Health Facilities Services|§ 20-9-206. Construction program — Survey and planning activities

 (a) The State Board of Health is empowered and directed to make an inventory of existing hospitals and medical facilities including public, nonprofit, and proprietary hospitals and medical facilities, to survey the need for construction of hospitals and medical facilities and, on the basis of the inventory and survey, to develop a program for the construction of such public and other nonprofit hospitals and medical facilities as will, in conjunction with existing facilities, afford the necessary physical facilities for furnishing adequate hospital and medical facility services to the people of the state in accordance with the regulations prescribed by the federal act.  (b) The construction program shall provide, in accordance with regulations prescribed by the federal act, for adequate hospital and medical facilities for the people of the state, and insofar as possible shall provide for their distribution throughout the state in such manner as to make all types of hospital and medical facility services reasonably accessible to all persons in the state.
AR Code § 20-9-207 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 9 - Health Facilities and Services Generally|Subchapter 2 - Health Facilities Services|§ 20-9-207. Construction program — Federal funds for surveying and planning

 (a) The State Board of Health may make application to the United States Surgeon General for and receive federal funds to assist in carrying out the survey and planning activities provided in § 20-9-206(a) and § 20-10-217(a).  (b) The funds shall be deposited with the Treasurer of State as a trust fund designated the “Hospital and Medical Facility Survey and Planning Fund”, which shall be kept separate and apart from all public funds of the state and shall be available to the Department of Health for expenditure in carrying out the survey and planning activities provided.  (c) Any funds received and not expended for such purposes shall be repaid to the United States Treasury.  (d) Warrants for all payments from the fund shall bear the signature of the Secretary of the Department of Health or his or her agent.
AR Code § 20-9-208 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 9 - Health Facilities and Services Generally|Subchapter 2 - Health Facilities Services|§ 20-9-208. Construction program — State plan

 (a)  (1) The State Board of Health shall prepare and submit to the United States Surgeon General a state plan which shall include the hospital and medical facilities construction program developed as provided in this subchapter. The plan shall provide for the establishment, administration, and operation of hospital and medical facilities construction activities in accordance with the requirements of the federal act and regulations thereunder.  (2) The state plan shall also set forth the relative need for the several projects included in the construction program determined in accordance with regulations prescribed by the federal act and provide for the construction, insofar as financial resources available for construction and for maintenance and operation permit, in the order of relative need.    (b) Before the submission of the plan to the United States Surgeon General, the Department of Health shall give adequate publicity to a general description of all the provisions proposed to be included therein and hold a public hearing at which all persons or organizations with a legitimate interest in the plan may be given an opportunity to express their views.  (c) After approval of the plan by the United States Surgeon General, the department shall cause to be published a general description of the provisions thereof in at least one (1) newspaper having general circulation in each county in the state and shall make the plan, or a copy thereof, available upon request to all interested persons or organizations.  (d) The department shall from time to time review the construction program, submit to the United States Surgeon General any modifications of the program which it may find necessary, and may submit to the United States Surgeon General modifications of the state plan not inconsistent with the requirements of the federal act.
AR Code § 20-9-209 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 9 - Health Facilities and Services Generally|Subchapter 2 - Health Facilities Services|§ 20-9-209. Construction program — Application for funds

 (a) Applications for hospital and medical facilities construction projects for which federal funds are requested shall be submitted to the State Board of Health and may be submitted by the state or any political subdivision thereof or by any public or other nonprofit agency authorized to construct and operate a hospital or a medical facility.  (b) However, no application for a diagnostic or treatment center shall be approved unless the applicant is:  (1) The state, a political subdivision, or a public agency; or  (2) A person, corporation, or association which owns and operates a nonprofit hospital.    (c) Each application for a construction project shall conform to federal and state requirements.  (d) If, after affording reasonable opportunity for development and presentation of applications in the order of relative need, the Department of Health finds that a project application complies with subsection (a) of this section and is otherwise in conformity with the state plan, then it shall approve the application and shall recommend and forward it to the United States Surgeon General.  (e) The department by rule shall provide an opportunity for fair hearing and appeal to every applicant who is dissatisfied with any action regarding an application.
AR Code § 20-9-210 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 9 - Health Facilities and Services Generally|Subchapter 2 - Health Facilities Services|§ 20-9-210. Construction program — Payment of installments

 The State Board of Health shall from time to time cause to be inspected each construction project approved by the United States Surgeon General. If the inspection warrants, the Department of Health shall certify to the United States Surgeon General that work has been performed upon the project or purchases have been made in accordance with the approved plans and specifications and that payment of an installment of federal funds is due the applicant.
AR Code § 20-9-211 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 9 - Health Facilities and Services Generally|Subchapter 2 - Health Facilities Services|§ 20-9-211. Construction program — Federal funds

 (a) The State Board of Health is empowered to receive federal funds in behalf of, and transmit them to, such applicants.  (b) Money received from the United States Government for a construction project shall be deposited with the Treasurer of State as a trust fund. The fund shall be separate from all public funds of the state and shall be used solely for payments due applicants for work performed or purchases made in carrying out approved projects.  (c) Warrants for all payments from the fund shall bear the signature of the Secretary of the Department of Health or his or her agent.  (d) The procedure provided in this section for the receipt and disbursement of such funds is not intended to deprive any applicant from receiving federal payments directly if, for any reason, the Department of Health or the Treasurer of State is not authorized to receive and transmit federal payments for certain construction projects to certain applicants.
AR Code § 20-9-212 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 9 - Health Facilities and Services Generally|Subchapter 2 - Health Facilities Services|§ 20-9-212. Minimum standards for hospitals and other institutions

 (a) The State Board of Health shall require hospitals and other institutions which receive federal aid for construction under the state plan to comply with such minimum standards prescribed by the Department of Health as may be promulgated in accordance with the federal act and federal rules and regulations.  (b) A hospital or institution, or the governing body thereof, shall comply with such minimum standards as may be prescribed by the department under the authority of this section even though federal aid may not be sought or received under this subchapter.
AR Code § 20-9-213 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 9 - Health Facilities and Services Generally|Subchapter 2 - Health Facilities Services|§ 20-9-213. License required — Administration by State Board of Health

 (a) No hospital, recuperation center, or related institution shall be established, conducted, or maintained in this state without obtaining a license.  (b) The State Board of Health may provide, by properly promulgating rules, for the issuance of a recuperation center license.  (c) The Department of Health may provide, by properly promulgating rules, for the issuance of permanent type licenses, subject to revocation.
AR Code § 20-9-215 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 9 - Health Facilities and Services Generally|Subchapter 2 - Health Facilities Services|§ 20-9-215. License — Denial, suspension, and revocation

 (a) The State Board of Health is empowered to deny, suspend, or revoke licenses on any of the following grounds:  (1) Violation of any of the provisions of this subchapter or the rules lawfully promulgated under this subchapter; or  (2) Permitting, aiding, or abetting the commission of any unlawful act in connection with the operation of the institutions.    (b)  (1) If the Department of Health determines to deny, suspend, or revoke a license, it shall send to the applicant or licensee, by certified mail, a notice setting forth the particular reasons for the determination.  (2) The denial, suspension, or revocation shall become final thirty (30) days after the mailing of the notice unless the applicant or licensee gives written notice within the thirty-day period of a desire for hearing.    (c) Thereupon, the applicant or licensee shall be given a fair hearing and shall have the right to present such evidence as may be proper.  (d)  (1) On the basis of the evidence at the hearing, the determination involved shall be affirmed or set aside.  (2) A copy of the decision, setting forth the finding of facts and the particular grounds upon which it is based, shall be sent by certified mail to the applicant or licensee.  (3) The decision shall become final fifteen (15) days after it is mailed unless the applicant or licensee, within the fifteen-day period, appeals the decision to the court under § 20-9-216.    (e) A full and complete record of all proceedings shall be kept and all testimony shall be reported, but it need not be transcribed unless the decision is appealed pursuant to § 20-9-216 or a transcript is requested by an interested party who shall pay the cost of preparing the transcript.  (f) Witnesses may be subpoenaed by either party and shall be allowed fees at a rate prescribed by rules.  (g) The procedure governing hearings authorized by this section shall be in accordance with rules promulgated by the department.
AR Code § 20-9-216 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 9 - Health Facilities and Services Generally|Subchapter 2 - Health Facilities Services|§ 20-9-216. License — Judicial review

 (a) Any applicant or licensee who is dissatisfied with the decision of the State Board of Health or other body designated by the Department of Health or this subchapter as a result of the hearing provided in § 20-9-215 may appeal to the Pulaski County Circuit Court for judicial review of the decision within fifteen (15) days after receiving notice of the decision.  (b) Thereupon, the department shall promptly certify and file in court the transcript of the hearing on which the decision is based.  (c) Findings of fact by the department shall be conclusive unless contrary to law on the evidence.  (d) If necessary, the court may remand the case to the department to take further evidence, and the department may thereupon make new or modified findings of fact which shall have like weight on review.  (e) The court may affirm, modify, or reverse the decision of the department, and either the applicant or licensee or the department may appeal from the court's decision in the manner provided by law with regard to appeals from the court.  (f) Pending final disposition of the matter, the status quo of the applicant or licensee shall be preserved.
AR Code § 20-9-217 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 9 - Health Facilities and Services Generally|Subchapter 2 - Health Facilities Services|§ 20-9-217. Alterations, additions, and new construction of facilities

 (a) Before commencing alterations, additions, or new construction under this subchapter, a facility shall submit plans, including a plumbing plan that includes the plumbing as defined in § 17-38-101 and the water supply line and sewage line designs, and specifications that have been prepared by a licensed architect or professional engineer to the Department of Health with respect to compliance with the applicable codes, rules, and standards.  (b) Plans and specifications as described in subsection (a) of this section shall be submitted according to procedures of the department.  (c)  (1) The Secretary of the Department of Health or his or her agent shall inspect each construction project approved by the United States Surgeon General.  (2) If the inspection so warrants, the secretary or his or her agent shall certify to the United States Surgeon General that work has been performed upon the project, or purchases have been made, in accordance with the approved plans and specifications, and that payment of an installment of federal funds is due the applicant.
AR Code § 20-9-218 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 9 - Health Facilities and Services Generally|Subchapter 2 - Health Facilities Services|§ 20-9-218. Emergency services facilities

 (a) The Department of Health is empowered to license under this subchapter and §§ 20-10-213 — 20-10-231 those hospitals which have discontinued inpatient services to continue to provide emergency services.  (b) The emergency services facilities shall be subject to inspection and to all other provisions of this subchapter and §§ 20-10-213 — 20-10-231 and all rules promulgated under this subchapter and §§ 20-10-213 — 20-10-231.  (c) Hospital emergency services facilities licensed under this section shall not be required to obtain a certificate of need or any other permit other than that prescribed by this section.
AR Code § 20-9-220 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 9 - Health Facilities and Services Generally|Subchapter 2 - Health Facilities Services|§ 20-9-220. Annual report

 The Department of Health shall make an annual report of its activities and operations under this subchapter to the Governor and shall make such information available to the General Assembly as may be requested.
AR Code § 20-9-221 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 9 - Health Facilities and Services Generally|Subchapter 2 - Health Facilities Services|§ 20-9-221. Information confidential

 (a) Information received by the Department of Health through inspection, or otherwise, authorized under this subchapter, shall not be disclosed publicly in such manner as to identify individuals or institutions except in a proceeding involving the question of licensing or revocation of a license.  (b)  (1) However, in the case of a specific written request by the deputy director of the appropriate division as determined by the Secretary of the Department of Human Services for information concerning a certain nursing home, information obtained during recent inspections of the home may be supplied in writing to the deputy director.  (2) This exception applies only to homes providing care for recipients of public welfare and is not to be construed as permitting the exchange of such information on all homes in the state but is specifically limited to those for which the deputy director of the appropriate division as determined by the secretary has specific complaints.  (3) These complaints shall be forwarded to the department along with the request for information from the deputy director.  (4) Information received by the deputy director in the manner prescribed by this section shall not be disclosed.
AR Code § 20-9-222 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 9 - Health Facilities and Services Generally|Subchapter 2 - Health Facilities Services|§ 20-9-222. Certification fee

 The Department of Health may levy and collect a fee for the issuance of an annual certification to child health management services clinics. The certification fee for a child health management services clinic shall be an annual fee of one thousand dollars ($1,000).
AR Code § 20-9-223 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 9 - Health Facilities and Services Generally|Subchapter 2 - Health Facilities Services|§ 20-9-223. Medical office licensure

 A medical office owned and operated by a physician or more than one (1) physician may apply for licensure by the State Board of Health as an outpatient surgery center.
AR Code § 20-9-301 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 9 - Health Facilities and Services Generally|Subchapter 3 - Hospitals, Clinics, Etc. — Miscellaneous Provisions|§ 20-9-301. Posting of room rates

 (a) All public and private hospitals located and operated in this state shall post in some conspicuous place in each patient's room the daily room rates for both a private and a semiprivate room.  (b) Any hospital or person violating subsection (a) of this section shall be guilty of a violation and upon conviction shall be subject to a fine of not less than ten dollars ($10.00) nor more than fifty dollars ($50.00) for each violation.