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Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 2 - HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 20-6-101 — 20-38-113) › Chapter 10 - LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES AND SERVICES (§§ 20-10-101 — 20-10-2510) › Subchapter 2 - OFFICE OF LONG-TERM CARE (§§ 20-10-201 — 20-10-234) › Section 20-10-213 - Definitions for sections 20-10-213 - 20-10-228

As used in this section and §§
20-10-214
-
20-10-228
:
(1)
"Department" means the Department of Human Services;
(2)
"Director" means the Director of the Office of Long-Term Care;
(3)
"Federal act" means the Hospital Survey and Construction Act, Pub. L. No. 79-725, as amended;
(4)
(A)
(i)
"Institution" means a place for the diagnosis, treatment, or care of two (2) or more persons not related to the proprietor's suffering from illness, injury, or deformity or where obstetrical care or care of the aged, blind, or disabled is rendered over a period exceeding twenty-four (24) hours.
(ii)
"Institution" also includes an outpatient surgery center and an alcohol and drug abuse treatment center.
(B)
No establishment operated by the United States Government or an agency thereof is within this definition;
(5)
(A)
"Long-term care facility" means any building, structure, agency, institution, or other place for the reception, accommodation, board, care, or treatment of more than three (3) unrelated individuals who because of age, illness, blindness, disease, or physical or mental infirmity are unable to sufficiently or properly care for themselves and where a charge is made for that reception, accommodation, board, care, or treatment.
(B)
"Long-term care facility" does not include:
(i)
The offices of private physicians and surgeons;
(ii)
Hospitals;
(iii)
Recuperation centers;
(iv)
Supervised or supported living apartments, group homes, family homes, or developmental day treatment clinics for individuals with developmental disabilities operated by providers licensed by the Division of Developmental Disabilities Services of the Department of Human Services;
(v)
Institutions operated by the United States Government;
(vi)
Separate living arrangements that do not involve monitoring the activities of the residents while on the premises of the institution or facility to ensure the residents' health, safety, or well-being and that do not involve the institution or facility's being aware of the residents' general whereabouts; or
(vii)
Hospices;
(6)
"Medical facility" means a diagnostic or diagnostic and treatment center, a rehabilitation facility, or a nursing home as these terms are defined in the federal act, and any other medical facility for which federal aid may be authorized under federal law;
(7)
"Office" means the Office of Long-Term Care; and
(8)
"Surgeon General" means the United States Surgeon General.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 540,§ 38, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1961, No. 414, § 2; 1971, No. 258, § 1; 1975, No. 190, §§ 1, 2; 1977, No. 536, §§ 1, 2; 1985, No. 980, §§ 1, 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-328; Acts 1993, No. 909, § 1; 1993, No. 1090, § 2; 1993, No. 1102, § 1; 1997, No. 1028, § 2; 2001, No. 91, § 1; 2001, No. 465, § 1; 2005, No. 2191, § 4.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 2 - HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 20-6-101 — 20-38-113) › Chapter 10 - LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES AND SERVICES (§§ 20-10-101 — 20-10-2510) › Subchapter 2 - OFFICE OF LONG-TERM CARE (§§ 20-10-201 — 20-10-234) › Section 20-10-214 - Penalties for sections 20-10-213 - 20-10-228

(a)
Any person, partnership, association, or corporation establishing, conducting, managing, or operating any institution or facility or any combination of separate entities working in concert within the meaning of §§
20-10-213
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20-10-228
without first obtaining a license therefor as provided or violating any provision of §§
20-10-213
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20-10-228
or rule lawfully promulgated under §§
20-10-213
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20-10-228
shall be guilty of a violation.
(b)
Upon conviction, the person, partnership, association, or corporation shall be liable for a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500) for the first offense nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each subsequent offense.
(c)
Each day that the institution shall operate after a first conviction shall be considered a subsequent offense.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 1867, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1961, No. 414, § 27; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-353; Acts 1993, No. 1238, § 5; 2005, No. 1994, § 110.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 2 - HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 20-6-101 — 20-38-113) › Chapter 10 - LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES AND SERVICES (§§ 20-10-101 — 20-10-2510) › Subchapter 2 - OFFICE OF LONG-TERM CARE (§§ 20-10-201 — 20-10-234) › Section 20-10-215 - Injunction for sections 20-10-213 - 20-10-228

The Department of Human Services 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 or facility, or any combination of separate entities working in concert within the meaning of §§
20-10-213
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20-10-228
, without the person's first having secured a license therefor.
Acts 1961, No. 414, § 26; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-352; Acts 1993, No. 1238, § 6.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 2 - HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 20-6-101 — 20-38-113) › Chapter 10 - LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES AND SERVICES (§§ 20-10-101 — 20-10-2510) › Subchapter 2 - OFFICE OF LONG-TERM CARE (§§ 20-10-201 — 20-10-234) › Section 20-10-216 - Powers and duties of Department of Human Services

(a)
In carrying out §§
20-10-213
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20-10-228
, the Department of Human Services 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 §§
20-10-213
-
20-10-228
;
(2)
Provide methods of administration and appoint a director and other personnel of the Department of Human 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 §§
20-10-213
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20-10-228
and expend such funds accordingly;
(6)
Make an annual report to the Governor on activities and expenditures made pursuant to §§
20-10-213
-
20-10-228
;
(7)
Procure the services of an attorney to assist the Department of Human Services in any legal work involved in carrying out the duties of the Department of Human Services and pay for the services on a fee-for-service or retainer basis; and
(8)
Accept a certificate made by an individual's physician that the individual is in need of nursing home care or that he or she can provide for himself or herself.
(b)
The Department of Human Services shall adopt, promulgate, and enforce such rules and standards as may be necessary for the accomplishment of §§
20-10-213
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20-10-228
. The rules and standards shall be modified, amended, or rescinded by the Department of Human Services as may be in the public interest.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 1869, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 1868, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1961, No. 414, §§ 4, 28; 1983, No. 273, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 82-330, 82-354; Acts 2005, No. 2191, § 5.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 2 - HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 20-6-101 — 20-38-113) › Chapter 10 - LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES AND SERVICES (§§ 20-10-101 — 20-10-2510) › Subchapter 2 - OFFICE OF LONG-TERM CARE (§§ 20-10-201 — 20-10-234) › Section 20-10-217 - Construction program - Survey and planning activities

(a)
The Department of Human Services is empowered and directed to make an inventory of existing medical facilities including public, nonprofit, and proprietary medical facilities, survey the need for construction of medical facilities, and, on the basis of the inventory and survey, develop a program for the construction of such public and other nonprofit medical facilities as will, in conjunction with existing facilities, afford the necessary physical facilities for furnishing adequate medical facility services to the people of the state in accordance with the regulations prescribed by the Hospital Survey and Construction Act, Pub. L. No. 79-725.
(b)
The construction program shall provide, in accordance with regulations prescribed by the federal act, for adequate 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 medical facility services reasonably accessible to all persons in the state.
Acts 1961, No. 414, §§ 9, 10; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 82-335, 82-336.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 2 - HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 20-6-101 — 20-38-113) › Chapter 10 - LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES AND SERVICES (§§ 20-10-101 — 20-10-2510) › Subchapter 2 - OFFICE OF LONG-TERM CARE (§§ 20-10-201 — 20-10-234) › Section 20-10-218 - Construction program - Federal funds for surveying and planning

(a)
The Department of Human Services 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 for in §
20-10-217
.
(b)
The funds shall be deposited with the Treasurer of State as a trust fund designated "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 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 Director of the Department of Human Services or his or her agent.
Acts 1961, No. 414, § 11; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-337.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 2 - HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 20-6-101 — 20-38-113) › Chapter 10 - LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES AND SERVICES (§§ 20-10-101 — 20-10-2510) › Subchapter 2 - OFFICE OF LONG-TERM CARE (§§ 20-10-201 — 20-10-234) › Section 20-10-219 - Construction program - State plan

(a)
(1)
The Department of Human Services shall prepare and submit to the United States Surgeon General a state plan which shall include the medical facilities construction program developed as provided in this subchapter. The plan shall provide for the establishment, administration, and operation of medical facilities construction activities in accordance with the requirements of the federal act and regulations under the federal act.
(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 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 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.
Acts 1961, No. 414, §§ 12, 14; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 82-338, 82-340.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 2 - HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 20-6-101 — 20-38-113) › Chapter 10 - LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES AND SERVICES (§§ 20-10-101 — 20-10-2510) › Subchapter 2 - OFFICE OF LONG-TERM CARE (§§ 20-10-201 — 20-10-234) › Section 20-10-220 - Construction program - Application for funds

(a)
Applications for medical facilities construction projects for which federal funds are requested shall be submitted to the Department of Human Services 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 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 finds that a project application complies with the requirements of 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.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 1870, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1961, No. 414, §§ 15, 16; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 82-341, 82-342.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 2 - HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 20-6-101 — 20-38-113) › Chapter 10 - LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES AND SERVICES (§§ 20-10-101 — 20-10-2510) › Subchapter 2 - OFFICE OF LONG-TERM CARE (§§ 20-10-201 — 20-10-234) › Section 20-10-221 - Construction program - Payment of installments

The Department of Human Services shall cause to be inspected each construction project approved by the United States Surgeon General. If the inspection warrants, the department shall certify to the United States Surgeon General that work has been performed upon the project or that 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.
Acts 1961, No. 414, § 17; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-343.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 2 - HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 20-6-101 — 20-38-113) › Chapter 10 - LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES AND SERVICES (§§ 20-10-101 — 20-10-2510) › Subchapter 2 - OFFICE OF LONG-TERM CARE (§§ 20-10-201 — 20-10-234) › Section 20-10-222 - Construction program - Federal funds

(a)
The Department of Human Services 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 and apart from all public funds of the state and shall be used solely for payments due to 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 Director of the Office of Long-Term Care 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 or the Treasurer of State is not authorized to receive and transmit federal payments for certain construction projects to certain applicants.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 389,§ 14, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1961, No. 414, § 18; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-344.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 2 - HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 20-6-101 — 20-38-113) › Chapter 10 - LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES AND SERVICES (§§ 20-10-101 — 20-10-2510) › Subchapter 2 - OFFICE OF LONG-TERM CARE (§§ 20-10-201 — 20-10-234) › Section 20-10-223 - Minimum standards for institutions

(a)
The Department of Human Services shall require institutions which receive federal aid for construction under the state plan to comply with such minimum standards prescribed by the department as may be promulgated in accordance with the federal act and federal rules and regulations.
(b)
An 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 §§
20-10-213
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20-10-228
.
Acts 1961, No. 414, § 13; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-339.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 2 - HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 20-6-101 — 20-38-113) › Chapter 10 - LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES AND SERVICES (§§ 20-10-101 — 20-10-2510) › Subchapter 2 - OFFICE OF LONG-TERM CARE (§§ 20-10-201 — 20-10-234) › Section 20-10-225 - Alterations, additions, and new construction of facilities

(a)
The Department of Human Services shall prescribe by rule that any licensee or applicant desiring to make specified types of alterations or additions to its facilities or to construct new facilities shall, before commencing such alterations, additions, or new construction, submit plans and specifications for them to the department for preliminary inspection and approval or recommendations with respect to compliance with the rules and standards.
(b)
From time to time, the Secretary of the Department of Human Services or his or her agent shall inspect each construction project approved by the United States Surgeon General. 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.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 1872, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1961, No. 414, § 21; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-347; Acts 1987, No. 143, § 3.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 2 - HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 20-6-101 — 20-38-113) › Chapter 10 - LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES AND SERVICES (§§ 20-10-101 — 20-10-2510) › Subchapter 2 - OFFICE OF LONG-TERM CARE (§§ 20-10-201 — 20-10-234) › Section 20-10-226 - Inspections of facilities

The Department of Human Services shall make such inspections as it may prescribe by rule.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 1873, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1961, No. 414, § 21; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-347.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 2 - HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 20-6-101 — 20-38-113) › Chapter 10 - LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES AND SERVICES (§§ 20-10-101 — 20-10-2510) › Subchapter 2 - OFFICE OF LONG-TERM CARE (§§ 20-10-201 — 20-10-234) › Section 20-10-227 - Annual report

The Department of Human Services shall make an annual report of its activities and operations under §§
20-10-213
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20-10-228
to the Governor and shall make such information available to the General Assembly as may be requested.
Acts 1961, No. 414, § 24; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-350.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 2 - HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 20-6-101 — 20-38-113) › Chapter 10 - LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES AND SERVICES (§§ 20-10-101 — 20-10-2510) › Subchapter 2 - OFFICE OF LONG-TERM CARE (§§ 20-10-201 — 20-10-234) › Section 20-10-228 - Information received by Department of Human Services confidential

(a)
Except in a proceeding involving the question of licensing or revocation of a license or as permitted in §
20-10-210(b)
, information received by the Department of Human Services, through inspection or otherwise, authorized under §§
20-10-213
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20-10-228
, shall not be disclosed publicly in such a manner as to identify long-term care facility residents, their families, or persons filing complaints.
(b)
(1)
However, in the case of a specific written request by the deputy director of the appropriate division as determined by the Director of the Department of Human Services for information concerning a certain long-term care facility, information obtained during recent inspections of the facility may be supplied in writing to the deputy director.
(2)
This exception applies only to facilities 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 appropriate division as determined by the Director of the Department of Human Services 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 in this subsection shall not be disclosed.
Acts 1961, No. 414, § 23; 1965, No. 434, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-349; Acts 1999, No. 1539, § 2; 2001, No. 1774, § 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 2 - HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 20-6-101 — 20-38-113) › Chapter 10 - LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES AND SERVICES (§§ 20-10-101 — 20-10-2510) › Subchapter 2 - OFFICE OF LONG-TERM CARE (§§ 20-10-201 — 20-10-234) › Section 20-10-229 - Annual disclosure statement - Requirement

(a)
Any person, corporation, partnership, or facility seeking a license or renewal to provide long-term care in this state shall furnish a current annual disclosure statement to all residents upon request or to all prospective residents upon request.
(b)
The statement shall be filed along with the annual application for licensure by March 1 of each year.
(c)
The statement shall be on forms and in a format as prescribed by the Department of Human Services and shall include the following information:
(1)
The name and business address of the facility and a statement as to whether the facility is a partnership, corporation, or other type of legal entity;
(2)
The names and business addresses of the officers, directors, trustees, managing or general partners, or any persons having a five percent (5%) or greater equity or beneficial interest in or of the facility and a description of each person's interest in or occupation with the facility;
(3)
A statement as to whether the facility, or any of its officers, directors, trustees, partners, or administrators, before the date of application:
(A)
Has ever been convicted of Medicare or Medicaid fraud or felony;
(B)
Has ever been convicted of fraud, embezzlement, fraudulent conversion, or misappropriation of property; or
(C)
Has had final administrative judgment on any Class A or Class B violations within the last two (2) years;
(4)
The location and description of the physical property or property of the facility;
(5)
The disclosure statement shall clearly state which services are included in basic care contracts for long-term care and which services are available at or by the facility at extra charge; and
(6)
A copy of the contract used by the facility.
Acts 1989, No. 664, § 1; 2009, No. 216, § 3.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 2 - HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 20-6-101 — 20-38-113) › Chapter 10 - LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES AND SERVICES (§§ 20-10-101 — 20-10-2510) › Subchapter 2 - OFFICE OF LONG-TERM CARE (§§ 20-10-201 — 20-10-234) › Section 20-10-230 - Annual disclosure statement - Filing

Each facility shall file the completed annual disclosure statement along with its annual license application by March 1 of each year and file a copy of the disclosure statement with the Department of Human Services county office in the county in which the facility is located.
Acts 1989, No. 664, § 1; 2009, No. 216, § 4.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 2 - HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 20-6-101 — 20-38-113) › Chapter 10 - LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES AND SERVICES (§§ 20-10-101 — 20-10-2510) › Subchapter 2 - OFFICE OF LONG-TERM CARE (§§ 20-10-201 — 20-10-234) › Section 20-10-231 - Annual disclosure statement - Violations

The failure to provide to any resident a copy of the disclosure statement upon request or to a prospective resident upon request or the failure of any facility to disclose the required information in a timely manner or the failure to file the disclosure statement as required shall be grounds for a Class C violation, pursuant to §
20-10-205
.
Acts 1989, No. 664, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 2 - HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 20-6-101 — 20-38-113) › Chapter 10 - LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES AND SERVICES (§§ 20-10-101 — 20-10-2510) › Subchapter 2 - OFFICE OF LONG-TERM CARE (§§ 20-10-201 — 20-10-234) › Section 20-10-232 - Rules, client rights, and sanctions

(a)
The Office of Long-Term Care shall promulgate and maintain pursuant to the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, §
25-15-201
et seq., separate rules, client rights, and sanctions for intermediate care facilities for individuals with developmental disabilities operations and for other long-term care facilities regulated by the office.
(b)
Rules which cover all facilities regulated by the office shall be included in each separate set of rules. Changes and updates to each set of rules shall specify which type of rules are being updated or changed.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 1874, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1991, No. 922, § 19; 1991, No. 1129, § 25.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 2 - HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 20-6-101 — 20-38-113) › Chapter 10 - LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES AND SERVICES (§§ 20-10-101 — 20-10-2510) › Subchapter 2 - OFFICE OF LONG-TERM CARE (§§ 20-10-201 — 20-10-234) › Section 20-10-233 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2016EX3, No. 3,§ 39, eff. 5/23/2016.
Repealed by Act 2016EX3, No. 2,§ 39, eff. 5/23/2016.
Acts 1991, No. 922, § 20; 1991, No. 1129, § 26.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 2 - HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 20-6-101 — 20-38-113) › Chapter 10 - LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES AND SERVICES (§§ 20-10-101 — 20-10-2510) › Subchapter 2 - OFFICE OF LONG-TERM CARE (§§ 20-10-201 — 20-10-234) › Section 20-10-234 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2019, No. 389,§ 15, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1997, No. 1025, § 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 2 - HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 20-6-101 — 20-38-113) › Chapter 10 - LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES AND SERVICES (§§ 20-10-101 — 20-10-2510) › Subchapter 3 - LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY ADVISORY BOARD (§§ 20-10-301 — 20-10-303) › Section 20-10-301 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2017, No. 540,§ 39, eff. 8/1/2017.
Amended by Act 2015, No. 1100,§ 47, eff. 7/22/2015.
Acts 1969, No. 58, §§ 8-10; 1979, No. 28, §§ 7, 8; 1985, No. 884, § 1; 1985, No. 968, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 6-623 -- 6-626, 82-2208 -- 82-2210; Acts 1988 (4th Ex. Sess.), No. 18, § 1; 1997, No. 250, § 181.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 2 - HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 20-6-101 — 20-38-113) › Chapter 10 - LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES AND SERVICES (§§ 20-10-101 — 20-10-2510) › Subchapter 3 - LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY ADVISORY BOARD (§§ 20-10-301 — 20-10-303) › Section 20-10-302 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2017, No. 540,§ 39, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1969, No. 58, § 11; 1979, No. 28, § 9; 1985, No. 884, § 2; 1985, No. 968, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-2211.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 2 - HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 20-6-101 — 20-38-113) › Chapter 10 - LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES AND SERVICES (§§ 20-10-101 — 20-10-2510) › Subchapter 4 - LICENSING OF LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY ADMINISTRATORS (§§ 20-10-401 — 20-10-408) › Section 20-10-401 - Penalty

(a)
Any person, partnership, association, or corporation establishing, conducting, managing, or operating any long-term care facility without first obtaining a license as provided by law shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be liable to a fine imposed pursuant to a Class A misdemeanor.
(b)
Each day that a long-term care facility shall operate after a first conviction shall be considered a Class D felony and upon conviction shall be liable to a fine imposed pursuant to a Class D felony.
Acts 1985, No. 884, § 4; 1985, No. 968, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-2234.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 2 - HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 20-6-101 — 20-38-113) › Chapter 10 - LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES AND SERVICES (§§ 20-10-101 — 20-10-2510) › Subchapter 4 - LICENSING OF LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY ADMINISTRATORS (§§ 20-10-401 — 20-10-408) › Section 20-10-402 - License required

(a)
It shall be unlawful for any person to act or serve in the capacity of nursing home administrator in this state unless the person has been licensed to do so as authorized in this subchapter.
(b)
A person who serves as an administrator of a long-term care facility conducted exclusively for persons who rely upon treatment by spiritual means through prayer in accordance with the creed or tenets of a church or religious denomination shall be exempt from subsection (a) of this section and §
20-10-101(1)
-(6), §
20-10-203(b)
, §
20-10-212
, §§
20-10-301
-
20-10-303
[repealed], §
20-10-403
, §
20-10-405(b)
, §
20-10-406
, and §
20-10-407
.
Acts 1969, No. 58, §§ 2, 15; 1971, No. 721, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 82-2202, 82-2215.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 2 - HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 20-6-101 — 20-38-113) › Chapter 10 - LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES AND SERVICES (§§ 20-10-101 — 20-10-2510) › Subchapter 4 - LICENSING OF LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY ADMINISTRATORS (§§ 20-10-401 — 20-10-408) › Section 20-10-403 - Qualifications

(a)
The Office of Long-Term Care is vested with the authority and duty to prescribe minimum qualifications for long-term care facility administrators and license persons as long-term care facility administrators who make application for licensure and meet the minimum qualifications as prescribed in this section and by rule of the office.
(b)
No license shall be issued to a person as a long-term care facility administrator unless:
(1)
He or she is at least twenty-one (21) years of age, of good moral character, and of sound physical and mental health;
(2)
He or she has:
(A)
Satisfactorily completed a course of instruction and training prescribed by the office. The course shall be so designed as to content and administered so as to present sufficient knowledge of the needs properly to be served by long-term care facilities, laws governing the operation of long-term care facilities and the protection of the interests of patients therein, and the elements of good long-term care facility administration;
(B)
Presented evidence satisfactory to the office of sufficient education, training, or experience in the foregoing field to administer, supervise, and manage a long-term care facility; or
(C)
Participated for one (1) year in an administrator-in-training program approved by the office; and
(3)
He or she has passed an examination administered by the office and designed to test for competence in the subject matter referred to in subdivision (b)(2) of this section.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 1875, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1969, No. 58, § 2; 1975, No. 119, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-2202.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 2 - HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 20-6-101 — 20-38-113) › Chapter 10 - LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES AND SERVICES (§§ 20-10-101 — 20-10-2510) › Subchapter 4 - LICENSING OF LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY ADMINISTRATORS (§§ 20-10-401 — 20-10-408) › Section 20-10-404 - Application and fees

(a)
Any person desiring to be licensed as a nursing home administrator shall make application to the Office of Long-Term Care on forms prescribed by the office and shall furnish such information with the application as shall be required by the office.
(b)
An applicant shall complete the licensure process within one and one-half (11/2) years from the date of application approval for licensure.
(c)
Each application shall be accompanied by a licensure fee of one hundred dollars ($100), one-half (1/2) of which shall be refunded to the applicant if he or she is refused licensure by the office.
(d)
This section and §§
20-10-405
and
20-10-408
only apply to nursing home administrators and are not intended to require administrators in other kinds of long-term care facilities unless provided by rule.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 1876, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1985, No. 884, § 5; 1985, No. 968, § 5; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-2235; Acts 1987, No. 320, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 2 - HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 20-6-101 — 20-38-113) › Chapter 10 - LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES AND SERVICES (§§ 20-10-101 — 20-10-2510) › Subchapter 4 - LICENSING OF LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY ADMINISTRATORS (§§ 20-10-401 — 20-10-408) › Section 20-10-405 - Renewal

(a)
Every active nursing home administrator's license shall be renewed on or before July 1 of each year by paying a fee of one hundred dollars ($100) to the Office of Long-Term Care and by furnishing written documentation that the licensee has attended and accumulated a specific number of continuing education clock hours as established by the office.
(b)
The fee for those nursing home administrators not actively employed by a nursing home facility as an administrator shall be fifty dollars ($50.00), payable on or before July 1 of each year.
(c)
If the annual licensure fee in full along with the renewal application and satisfactory documentation of compliance with continuing education requirements is not postmarked or received by the office on or before July 1, the licensee shall be ineligible to perform the duties of nursing home administrator, and the license shall be deemed suspended effective July 2.
(d)
No request for renewal postmarked or received by the office after July 1 shall be considered unless, in addition to other requirements imposed by law or rule, the licensee tenders a late charge in the amount of fifty dollars ($50.00).
(e)
Any license not renewed on or before September 1 shall expire effective September 2.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 1877, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1969, No. 58, § 6; 1975, No. 119, § 5; 1985, No. 884, § 5; 1985, No. 968, § 5; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 82-2206, 82-2235; Acts 1987, No. 320, §§ 1, 2; 1995, No. 469, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 2 - HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 20-6-101 — 20-38-113) › Chapter 10 - LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES AND SERVICES (§§ 20-10-101 — 20-10-2510) › Subchapter 4 - LICENSING OF LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY ADMINISTRATORS (§§ 20-10-401 — 20-10-408) › Section 20-10-406 - Reciprocity

(a)
The Office of Long-Term Care may by rule establish terms and conditions for reciprocity licensure of individuals currently licensed in good standing as long-term care facility administrators in other states.
(b)
At their option, applicants qualifying for reciprocity licensure may be granted a nonrenewable temporary license not to exceed one hundred twenty (120) days upon condition of payment of a fifty-dollar temporary license fee and upon meeting the terms and conditions established by the office for the temporary license.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 1878, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1969, No. 58, § 4; 1975, No. 119, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-2204; Acts 1995, No. 469, § 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 2 - HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 20-6-101 — 20-38-113) › Chapter 10 - LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES AND SERVICES (§§ 20-10-101 — 20-10-2510) › Subchapter 4 - LICENSING OF LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY ADMINISTRATORS (§§ 20-10-401 — 20-10-408) › Section 20-10-407 - Denial, revocation, or suspension

(a)
The Department of Human Services may refuse to issue or renew a long-term care facility administrator's license or may revoke or suspend the license of a long-term care facility administrator if the department finds that the applicant or licensee does not qualify for licensure or has violated §
20-10-101(1)
-(6), §
20-10-203(b)
, §
20-10-212
, §§
20-10-402
and
20-10-403
, §
20-10-405(b)
, §
20-10-406
, and this section or rules of the department relating to the proper administration and management of a long-term care facility.
(b)
Any denial of the issuance or renewal of a long-term care facility license or a long-term care facility administrator's license or the revocation or suspension of the license shall be after notice and hearing before an impartial hearing officer as provided in §
20-10-208
and shall be subject to judicial review as provided in §
20-10-212
.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 1017,§ 3, eff. 7/28/2021.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 1879, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1969, No. 58, § 7; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-2207; Acts 2005, No. 898, § 5.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 2 - HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 20-6-101 — 20-38-113) › Chapter 10 - LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES AND SERVICES (§§ 20-10-101 — 20-10-2510) › Subchapter 4 - LICENSING OF LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY ADMINISTRATORS (§§ 20-10-401 — 20-10-408) › Section 20-10-408 - Disposition of funds

(a)
All funds derived from fees collected pursuant to this subchapter are special revenues and shall be deposited into the State Treasury, there to be credited to the Nursing Home Personnel Training Fund to be utilized by the Office of Long-Term Care for development and implementation of training programs as may be prescribed by the office.
(b)
Subject to rules as may be implemented by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, the disbursing officer for the Department of Human Services may transfer all unexpended funds relative to the licensure of nursing home administrators that pertain to fees collected, as certified by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, to be carried forward and made available for expenditures for the same purpose for any following fiscal year.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 1880, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1987, No. 320, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 2 - HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 20-6-101 — 20-38-113) › Chapter 10 - LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES AND SERVICES (§§ 20-10-101 — 20-10-2510) › Subchapter 5 - LONG-TERM CARE NETWORK (§§ 20-10-501 — 20-10-508) › Section 20-10-501 - Definitions

As used in this subchapter:
(1)
"Committees" means the House Committee on Public Health, Welfare, and Labor and the Senate Committee on Public Health, Welfare, and Labor or appropriate subcommittees thereof to whom the state agencies in the long-term care network will report the progress of this effort;
(2)
"Long-term care and related community-based services" means preventive, diagnostic, therapeutic, rehabilitative, and maintenance services available in the home and a variety of protected environments, including institutions, provided to persons, regardless of age, whose capabilities have been impaired by physical, mental, or emotional disability; and
(3)
"State agencies" means the Department of Human Services and any other state agency which administers funds for long-term care and related community-based services.
Acts 1981, No. 380, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-2226; Acts 1997, No. 179, § 24.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 2 - HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 20-6-101 — 20-38-113) › Chapter 10 - LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES AND SERVICES (§§ 20-10-101 — 20-10-2510) › Subchapter 5 - LONG-TERM CARE NETWORK (§§ 20-10-501 — 20-10-508) › Section 20-10-502 - Coordination of state and nonstate agencies

(a)
The state agencies which administer funds for long-term care shall work together to achieve a coordinated and accessible network of long-term care and related community-based services, utilizing an orderly and effective interagency referral system.
(b)
The state agencies shall develop procedures and guidelines to assure that coordination between state agencies in the long-term care network will take place.
(c)
Nonstate agencies shall be encouraged to participate in the long-term care network.
(d)
Any nonstate agency which receives state funds related to long-term care services shall be required to abide by the policies and procedures of the long-term care network.
Acts 1981, No. 380, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-2227.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 2 - HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 20-6-101 — 20-38-113) › Chapter 10 - LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES AND SERVICES (§§ 20-10-101 — 20-10-2510) › Subchapter 5 - LONG-TERM CARE NETWORK (§§ 20-10-501 — 20-10-508) › Section 20-10-503 - Interagency agreements

The state agencies shall work out formalized agreements among themselves that will set forth all the elements of this plan.
Acts 1981, No. 380, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-2228.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 2 - HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 20-6-101 — 20-38-113) › Chapter 10 - LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES AND SERVICES (§§ 20-10-101 — 20-10-2510) › Subchapter 5 - LONG-TERM CARE NETWORK (§§ 20-10-501 — 20-10-508) › Section 20-10-504 - Public information campaign

The state agencies shall carry out a public information campaign to inform the citizens of Arkansas about this network of services.
Acts 1981, No. 380, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-2229.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 2 - HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 20-6-101 — 20-38-113) › Chapter 10 - LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES AND SERVICES (§§ 20-10-101 — 20-10-2510) › Subchapter 5 - LONG-TERM CARE NETWORK (§§ 20-10-501 — 20-10-508) › Section 20-10-505 - Demonstration projects for assessment agencies

(a)
State agencies shall establish a demonstration project in a limited number of counties in order to develop a comprehensive long-term care assessment system.
(b)
This project shall develop the role of assessment agencies for the long-term care network.
(c)
These assessment agencies shall not be engaged in the provision of services but shall perform an assessment function to measure the client's total needs in order to refer the client to the appropriate level of care available.
Acts 1981, No. 380, § 5; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-2230.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 2 - HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 20-6-101 — 20-38-113) › Chapter 10 - LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES AND SERVICES (§§ 20-10-101 — 20-10-2510) › Subchapter 5 - LONG-TERM CARE NETWORK (§§ 20-10-501 — 20-10-508) › Section 20-10-506 - Reports

(a)
The state agencies shall collect and report management and caseload information to the appropriate legislative committees on a quarterly basis.
(b)
Each agency shall identify to the committees all agency funds and personnel involved in the delivery of long-term care and related community-based services.
Acts 1981, No. 380, § 6; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-2231; Acts 1997, No. 179, § 25.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 2 - HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 20-6-101 — 20-38-113) › Chapter 10 - LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES AND SERVICES (§§ 20-10-101 — 20-10-2510) › Subchapter 5 - LONG-TERM CARE NETWORK (§§ 20-10-501 — 20-10-508) › Section 20-10-507 - Training program for home health aide providers

The state agencies shall develop a plan for training home health aide providers.
Acts 1981, No. 380, § 7; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-2232.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 2 - HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 20-6-101 — 20-38-113) › Chapter 10 - LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES AND SERVICES (§§ 20-10-101 — 20-10-2510) › Subchapter 5 - LONG-TERM CARE NETWORK (§§ 20-10-501 — 20-10-508) › Section 20-10-508 - Interagency transfers of funds

(a)
The Department of Health, the Department of Human Services, and any other state agency which administers funds and appropriations for long-term care and related community-based services may transfer funds and appropriations among themselves in such amounts as they deem necessary to carry out the intent of this subchapter.
(b)
The transfers are to be made upon the request of the state agency, but only after having sought and received the advice of the committees, by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State.
Acts 1981, No. 380, § 8; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-2233; Acts 1997, No. 179, § 26.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 2 - HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 20-6-101 — 20-38-113) › Chapter 10 - LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES AND SERVICES (§§ 20-10-101 — 20-10-2510) › Subchapter 6 - LONG-TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN ACT (§§ 20-10-601 — 20-10-603) › Section 20-10-601 - Title

This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Long-Term Care Ombudsman Act".
Acts 1987, No. 252, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 2 - HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 20-6-101 — 20-38-113) › Chapter 10 - LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES AND SERVICES (§§ 20-10-101 — 20-10-2510) › Subchapter 6 - LONG-TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN ACT (§§ 20-10-601 — 20-10-603) › Section 20-10-602 - Ombudsman program

The Division of Aging, Adult, and Behavioral Health Services of the Department of Human Services shall establish and administer an ombudsman program in accordance with the Older Americans Act,
42 U.S.C. § 3001
et seq., as amended, and all applicable federal and state laws, including the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, §
25-15-201
et seq.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 913,§ 57, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1987, No. 252, § 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 2 - HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 20-6-101 — 20-38-113) › Chapter 10 - LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES AND SERVICES (§§ 20-10-101 — 20-10-2510) › Subchapter 6 - LONG-TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN ACT (§§ 20-10-601 — 20-10-603) › Section 20-10-603 - Access to patients

No ombudsman shall be denied access to any patient or resident in a long-term care facility during any period of operation of the facility.
Acts 1987, No. 252, § 3.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 2 - HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 20-6-101 — 20-38-113) › Chapter 10 - LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES AND SERVICES (§§ 20-10-101 — 20-10-2510) › Subchapter 7 - LONG-TERM CARE AIDE TRAINING ACT (§§ 20-10-701 — 20-10-706) › Section 20-10-701 - Title

This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Long-Term Care Aide Training Act".
Acts 1987, No. 689, § 1.