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 9 - HEALTH FACILITIES AND SERVICES GENERALLY (§§ 20-9-101 — 20-9-1504) › Subchapter 2 - HEALTH FACILITIES SERVICES (§§ 20-9-201 — 20-9-224) › Section 20-9-214 - Issuance of license - Fees

(a)
The State Board of Health shall issue licenses for the operation of institutions, subject to this subchapter, when the institutions are found to comply with the provisions of this subchapter and such rules as are lawfully promulgated by the Department of Health.
(b)
The Department of Health may levy and collect the following annual fees for issuance of an annual license to hospitals or institutions:
Per facility
(unless otherwise noted)
(1) Hospitals (per bed)
$ 6.00
(2) Ambulatory Surgery Center
1,000.00
(3) Rural Emergency Hospital
500.00
(4) Hospital-Based Recuperation Center
275.00
(5) Freestanding Recuperation Center
2,000.00
(6) Hospital-Based Alcohol/Drug Unit
75.00
(7) Freestanding Alcohol/Drug Unit
1,000.00
(8) Hospital-Based Outpatient Psychiatric Center
75.00
(9) Freestanding Outpatient Psychiatric Center
1,000.00
(10) Infirmary
100.00
(11) Reissuance of license due to name/address change
100.00
(c)
(1)
Applicants for license shall file applications under oath with the Department of Health upon forms prescribed by the Department of Health and shall pay an annual license fee as set forth in subsection (b) of this section, which shall be paid into the State Treasury or refunded to the applicant if a license is denied.
(2)
(A)
The application shall be signed by the owner, if an individual or partnership, in the case of a corporation by two (2) of its officers, or in the case of a governmental unit by the head of the governmental department having jurisdiction over it.
(B)
Applications shall set forth the full name and address of the institution for which the license is sought and such additional information as the Department of Health may require, including affirmative evidence of ability to comply with such reasonable standards and rules as may be lawfully prescribed in this subchapter.
(3)
Applications for annual license renewal shall be postmarked no later than January 2 of the succeeding calendar year. License applications for existing institutions received after January 2 shall be subject to a penalty of one dollar ($1.00) per day for each day after January 2.
(d)
(1)
Licenses issued under this section shall be effective on a calendar-year basis and shall expire on December 31 of each calendar year.
(2)
A license shall be issued only for the premises and persons in the application and shall not be transferable.
(3)
Licenses shall be posted in a conspicuous place on the licensed premises.
(e)
All fees levied and collected under this subchapter are special revenues and shall be deposited into the State Treasury, there to be credited to the Public Health Fund.
(f)
Subject to such rules as may be implemented by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, the disbursing officer for the Department of Health may transfer all unexpended funds relative to the health facility services 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 2023, No. 59,§ 4, eff. 2/13/2023.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 1835, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 1834, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 1833, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1961, No. 414, § 22; 1965, No. 454, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-348; Acts 1987, No. 143, §§ 2, 4; 1997, No. 574, § 1.