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Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 016 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Division 28 - Division of County Operations › Rule 016.28.22-008 - Expansion of Pregnant Women Medicaid

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Section
			 I
122.000
Agencies
			 Responsible for Determining Eligibility
The Department of Human Services (DHS) local county offices or
				district Social Security offices determine beneficiary eligibility for most
				Medicaid beneficiaries.
District Social Security offices determine Supplemental
				Security Income (SSI) eligibility, which automatically confers Medicaid
				eligibility for SSI beneficiaries.
124.130
Pregnant Women, Infants &
			 Children
The infants and children in the SOBRA (Sixth Omnibus Budget
				Reconciliation Act of 1986) aid category receive the full range of Medicaid
				benefits.
Pregnant Women (PW)-eligibility ends on the last day of the
				month in which the 60th postpartum day
				occurs.
PW-Unborn Child group (covered through the State Child Health
				Insurance program, which is authorized by Section 4901 of the Balanced Budget
				Act of 1997) does not cover sterilization or any other family planning
				services. Therefore, providers must verify eligibility to determine if the
				pregnant women is PW-or PW "Unborn Child" (when providers check eligibility,
				the system will reflect: "PW Unborn CH-no Ster cov" for the Unborn Child
				group).
Aid Category 61 also includes benefits to unborn children of
				alien pregnant women who meet the eligibility requirements. The benefits for
				this eligibility category are:
A.
			 Prenatal services
B.
			 Delivery
C. Postpartum services for
			 60 days (plus the days remaining in the month in which the 60-day period
			 ends)
D. Services for conditions
			 that may complicate the pregnancy System eligibility verification will specify
			 "PW unborn ch-no ster cov/FP."
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 016 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Division 29 - Division of Medical Services › Rule 016.29.22-002 - Phrmacy Manual Update 3-21 and SPA 2022-0001

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Section II
Pharmacy
201.100
Arkansas Medicaid Participation
			 Requirements for Prescribing Pharmacists and for Pharmacies Administering
			 Vaccines
The Arkansas Medicaid Program will allow pharmacists to enroll
				individually as atypical providers to prescribe and administer specified drugs
				and test and screen for certain health conditions, per current allowable
				protocols. Pharmacists are not billing providers, but they may be rendering
				providers on medical claims. Pharmacists will be allowed as prescribing
				providers on pharmacy claims for drugs identified in current protocol.
The Arkansas Medicaid Program will reimburse pharmacies the
				cost and administration fee for selected vaccines and immunizations for
				Medicaid clients three (3) years of age and older under current protocol and
				written consent of the parent or legal guardian of the minor. Consent must be
				obtained before the administration of the vaccine or immunization. Written
				protocol and consent must be retained and is subject to reporting requirements.
				For a complete list of covered vaccines and CMS-1500 billing instructions,
				please refer to the CMS-1500 Claim Form Billing Instructions.
The Arkansas Medicaid Program will reimburse pharmacies the
				administration fee for selected vaccines that are obtained through the Vaccine
				for Children Program (VFC) or ARKids-B SCHIP Vaccine Program. Please refer to
				section 292.950 of the Physician manual for VFC vaccines billing procedures and
				section 262.430 for AR Kids-B SCHIP vaccine. All Arkansas State Board of
				Pharmacy laws and regulations will apply.
To be eligible for participation, the pharmacy must meet the
				following criteria, in addition to those specified in Section 201.000:
A. Complete Section III, I tem 22, of the
			 enrollment application (view or print Provider Enrollment application material)
			 if the pharmacist is certified to administer the influenza virus and
			 pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccines; and
B. Pharmacies must be enrolled in the Title
			 XVIII (Medicare) Program to administer the vaccines.
Refer to Section 210.100 for scope of coverage; Section 213.000
				for benefit limits.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 016 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Division 29 - Division of Medical Services › Rule 016.29.22-003 - Medicaid Limits on Lab/Radiology and SPA 2022-0003

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Section II
Ambulatory Surgical
			 Center
215.110
Benefit Limits
			 for Diagnostic Laboratory and Radiology/Other Services
A. Both diagnostic laboratory and
			 radiology/other services in all settings, including ASCs, are subject to a
			 benefit limit.
1. Diagnostic laboratory
			 services benefits are limited to five hundred dollars ($500) per State Fiscal
			 Year (SFY: July 1 through June 30), and radiology/other services benefits are
			 limited to five hundred dollars ($500) per SFY.
2. Radiology/other services include without
			 limitation diagnostic X-rays, ultrasounds, and electronic monitoring/machine
			 tests, such as electrocardiograms (ECG or EKG).
3. Diagnostic laboratory services and
			 radiology/other services defined as Essential Health Benefits by the U.S.
			 Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) are exempt from counting toward either
			 of the two new annual caps.
View or print the essential health benefit procedure
				codes.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 016 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Division 29 - Division of Medical Services › Rule 016.29.22-004 - Act 637-Hospital, Physician and Nurse Practitioner Provider Manuals to aff PANS/PANDAS Treatment

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Section
			 II
Hospital/Critical Access Hospital (CAH)/End
			 Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)
272.502
Drug Treatment for Pediatric
			 PANS and PANDAS
6-1-22
A.
			 Effective for dates of service on and after 6/1/2022 drug treatment will be
			 available to all qualifying Arkansas Medicaid beneficiaries when specified
			 conditions are met for one (1) or both of the following conditions:
1. Pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric
			 syndrome (PANS),
2. Pediatric
			 autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections
			 (PANDAS).
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 016 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Division 29 - Division of Medical Services › Rule 016.29.22-005 - Non-emergency ambulance transport payments (r158)

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Section II
Transportation
241.200
Emergency Medical
			 Transportation Access Payment
Qualifying medical transportation providers within the State of
				Arkansas, except for volunteer ambulance services, ambulance services owned by
				the state, county, or political subdivision, air ambulance services, specialty
				hospital-based ambulance services, and ambulance services subject to the
				state's assessment on the revenue of hospitals shall be eligible to receive
				emergency medical transportation access payments. All emergency medical
				transportation providers that meet this definition will be referred to as
				Qualified Emergency Medical Transportation (QEMT) providers.
The emergency medical transportation access payment to each
				QEMT shall be calculated on an annual basis and paid out quarterly. The access
				payment shall be comprehensive and will be eighty percent (80%) of the
				difference between Medicaid payments otherwise made to QEMTs for the provision
				of emergency medical transportation services and the average amount that would
				have been paid at the equivalent community rate (hereinafter, average
				commercial rate or ACR). Emergency Medical Transportation Access Payments shall
				be made on a quarterly basis. View the Administrative Procedures for the
				Emergency Medical TransportationAssessment Fee and Access Payment.
View or print form DMS-0600, Initial Medical Transportation
				Access Payment Revenue Survey.
View or print form DMS-0601, Emergency Medicaid Transportation
				Access Payment Application.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 016 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Division 29 - Division of Medical Services › Rule 016.29.22-012 - Primary Care Case Management (PCCM) Reconciliation

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171.230
Primary Care Case Management
			 Fee
A. In addition to reimbursing PCPs
			 on a fee for service basis for physician services, Arkansas Medicaid pays them
			 a monthly case management fee for each enrollee on their caseloads.
B. The amount due for each month is
			 determined by multiplying the established case management fee by the number of
			 enrollees on the PCP's caseload.
1. Medicaid
			 pays case management fees quarterly.
2. The accompanying Medicaid Remittance and
			 Status Report (RA) itemizes the payments and lists the number of enrollees and
			 each enrollment month.
3. Enrollees
			 are listed alphabetically by name, with their Medicaid identification numbers
			 and addresses also displayed.
C. PCP case management fees are paid
			 according to the PCP's direction. The PCP may choose to have the case
			 management fee paid to his or her individual provider ID number or to the group
			 provider ID number with whom the PCP is affiliated.
D. If the PCP's case management fees are paid
			 to a group and the PCP changes his or her affiliation, the PCP must submit a
			 new PCP Agreement Form to Provider Enrollment within thirty (30) calendar days
			 of changing affiliation. The PCP must also notify the beneficiaries on his or
			 her caseload of the change.
E. If a
			 PCP fails to submit a new PCP Agreement Form, the case management fees will pay
			 to the provider of record until a new PCP Agreement Form is received by
			 Provider Enrollment.
F. If a Group
			 Affiliation Form is received by Provider Enrollment to disassociate a PCP from
			 a group but the PCP Agreement Form is not received, the case management fees
			 will be paid to the individual PCP's provider ID number.
G. If a PCP's case management fees were paid
			 to a group in which the PCP is no longer affiliated, it is the responsibility
			 of that group to reimburse Medicaid the fees they were not entitled to
			 receive.
H.
No case
			 management fees will be back paid to a PCP who has failed to follow the process
			 described in Paragraph D of this Section.
I. Case management fees will be reconciled at
			 least quarterly, and may be reconciled at any time determined necessary to
			 resolve immediate issues.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 016 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Division 29 - Division of Medical Services › Rule 016.29.22-013 - Long Acting Reversible Contraceptive Rate Increase

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ATTACHMENT 4.19-B
Page 1v
STATE PLAN UNDER TITLE XIX OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT
				MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM STATE ARKANSAS
METHODS AND STANDARDS FOR ESTABLISHING PAYMENT RATES -
				OTHER TYPES OF CARE
Revised: January 1, 2023
4.
c.
			 Family Planning Services
Reimbursement is based on the lesser of the amount billed or
				the maximum Title XIX (Medicaid) charge allowed. State developed fee schedule
				rates are the same for both public and private providers.
1. The Title XIX (Medicaid) maximum for
			 Family Planning services is one hundred percent
(
100%
)
of the current physician Medicaid maximum.
At the beginning of each calendar year, the State Agency will
				negotiate with the affected provider group representatives to arrive at a
				mutually acceptable increase or decrease from the maximum rate. Market forces,
				such as private insurance rates, medical and general inflation figures, changes
				in practice costs and changes in program requirements, will be considered
				during the negotiation process. Any agreed upon increase or decrease will be
				implemented at the beginning of the following State Fiscal Year, July 1, with
				any appropriate State Plan changes.
2. Long-Acting Reversible Contraceptives
			 (LARCs)
Effective for claims with dates of service January 1, 2014 and
				after, the intrauterine device (IUD) is reimbursed based on one hundred percent
				(100%) of the manufacturer's list price as of April 15, 2011. Effective for
				claims with dates of service October 1, 2014 and after, the fifty-two
				milligrams
(52)
mg Levon
or
gestrel-Releasing
				Intrauterine Contraceptive System is reimbursed based on one hundred percent
(
100%
)
of the manufacturer's list price as of
				November 18, 2013. Effective for claims with dates of service October 1, 2014
				and after, the 13.5 mg Levonorgestrel-Releasing Intrauterine Contraceptive
				System is reimbursed based on one hundred percen
t
				(
100%
)
of the manufacturer's list price as of January 1,
				2013.
Effective for claims with dates of service
January 1,
				2023,
and after, the reimbursement of Food and Drug Administration
				approved Long-Acting Reversible Contraceptives (LARCs) to include the IUD and
				contraceptive implants, will be based on Wholesale Acquisition Cost
plus
				six percent (6%).
Reimbursement will also apply to replacement of LARCs
				per manufacturer recommendations, or sooner if medically necessary.
				Reimbursement information can be found at the following Physician Fee
				Schedule.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 016 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Division 29 - Division of Medical Services › Rule 016.29.22-015 - Life 360 Home Program

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SECTION II
- LIFE360 HOMES
200.000
LIFE360 HOMES GENERAL INFORMATION
201.000
Arkansas Medicaid Life360 HOMEs
			 Overview
This provider manual (manual) offers guidance for eligible
				Arkansas Medicaid-enrolled hospitals to enroll as a Life360 HOME provider
				(Life360). The Life360 will ensure clients in target populations are connected
				to medical services and nonmedical supports in their communities to address
				their health-related social needs (HRSN) through intensive care coordination.
				Life360s are designed to supplement not supplant existing supports and
				services. Medical care will continue to be delivered and billed as it is today.
				There are three types of Life360s that will target populations to receive
				intensive care coordination services and supports specifically designed to meet
				those populations' unique needs (Life360 refers to all three types unless
				otherwise specified):
A.
Maternal Life360
will support women whose Medicaid or
			 Medicaid-funded Qualified Health Plan (QHP) claims reflect a diagnosis code of
			 needing supervision for high-risk pregnancy. They will be supported either
			 through direct provision of evidence-based maternal and child home visitation
			 or through contract with evidence-based home visitation programs.
B.
Rural Life360
will support
			 individuals with mental illness as defined in this manual or substance use
			 disorder (SUD) who live in rural areas of the state by providing intensive care
			 coordination through care coordination coaches.
C.
Success Life360
will support
			 young adults most at risk of long-term poverty and associated poor health
			 outcomes due to prior incarceration, involvement with the foster care system,
			 or involvement with the juvenile justice system and young adult veterans who
			 are at high-risk of homelessness. The Success Life360 will provide intensive
			 care coordination directly or contract with community organizations to do
			 so.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 016 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Division 29 - Division of Medical Services › Rule 016.29.23-001 - Clinical Trials Attestation SPA and Provider Manual Updates

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Section II
Hospital/Critical Access Hospital (CAH)/End Stage Renal
				Disease (ESRD)
210.100
Introduction
The Medical Assistance (Medicaid) Program helps eligible
				individuals obtain necessary medical care.
A. Medicaid coverage is based on medical
			 necessity.
1. See Section IV of this manual
			 for the Medicaid Program's definition of medical necessity.
2. Some examples of services that are not
			 medically necessary are treatments or procedures that are cosmetic or that the
			 medical profession does not generally accept as a standard of care (e.g., an
			 inpatient admission to treat a condition that requires only outpatient
			 treatment).
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 016 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Division 29 - Division of Medical Services › Rule 016.29.23-007 - Adult Immunization Mandatory Coverage

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STATE PLAN UNDER TITLE XIX OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT
				MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
STATE ARKANSAS
ATTACHMENT 3.1-A
Page 1eee
AMOUNT, DURATION AND SCOPE OF SERVICES
				PROVIDED
Revised:
CATEGORICALLY NEEDY
2c.
Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) services and other ambulatory services
			 that are covered under the plan and furnished by a FQHC in accordance with
			 Section 4231 of the State Medicaid Manual (HCFA -
			 Pub.
			 45-4). (Continued)
Covered FQHC core services are defined as follows:
* physician services;
* services and supplies incident to physician's services
				(including drugs and biologicals that cannot be self-administered);
* Immunizations provided based on recommendations of the
				Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) and their
				administration;
* physician assistant services;
* nurse practitioner services;
* clinical psychologist services;
* clinical social worker services;
*
licensed certified social worker
				services;
*
licensed professional counselor services;
*
licensed mental health counselor
				services;
*
licensed marriage and family therapist
				services;
* services and supplies incident to clinical
				psychologis
t,
clinical social worker
, licensed certified
				social worker, licensed professional counselor, licensed mental health
				counselor, and licensed marriage and family therapist
services as would
				otherwise be covered if furnished by or incident to physician services;
				and
* part-time or intermittent nursing care and related medical
				supplies (home health) which meets the definition found at
				42 CFR
				440.70.
FQHC ambulatory services are defined as any other ambulatory
				service included in the Medicaid State Plan if the FQHC offers such a service,
				(e.g. dental, etc.). The "other ambulatory services" that are provided by the
				FQHC will count against the limit established in the plan for that
				service.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 016 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Division 29 - Division of Medical Services › Rule 016.29.23-011 - Coordinated Triage, Treatment and Transport to Alternative Destination

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STATE PLAN UNDER TITLE XIX OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT
				MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
STATE ARKANSAS
ATTACHMENT 3.1-A
Page 9a
AMOUNT, DURATION AND SCOPE OF SERVICES
				PROVIDED
Revised: January 1, 2024
CATEGORICALLY NEEDY
23. Any other medical care and any other type
			 of remedial care recognized under State law, specified by the Secretary.
a. Transportation
(1)
A.
			 Ground Ambulance Services
Payment will be made for ambulance services, provided the
				conditions below are met and the services are provided in accordance with laws,
				regulations and guidelines governing ambulance services under Part B of
				Medicare. These services are equally available to all beneficiaries. The use of
				medical transportation must be for health-related purposes and reimbursement
				will not be made directly to Title XIX beneficiaries.
I. For transportation of
beneficiaries
when medically necessary as certified by a physician
			 to a hospital, to a nursing home from the hospital or
beneficiary's
home, to the
beneficiary's
home from
			 the hospital or nursing home, from a hospital (after receiving emergency
			 outpatient treatment) to a nursing home if a
beneficiary
is
			 bedridden, and from a nursing home to another nursing home if determined
			 necessary by the Office of Long Term Care. Emergency service is covered only
			 through licensed emergency ambulance companies. Services not allowed by Title
			 XVIII but covered under Medicaid will be
reimbursed
for
			 Medicare/Medicaid
beneficiaries
.
II. For services provided at an alternative
			 location or destination to which an ambulance is dispatched, and the ambulance
			 service treatment is initiated from a 911 call that is documented in the
			 records of the ambulance service. Alternative destination means a lower-acuity
			 facility that provides medical services.
Alternative location is the location to which an
				ambulance is dispatched, and the ambulance service treatment is initiated from
				a 911 call that is documented in the records of the ambulance service.
				Alternative destination means a lower-acuity facility that provides medical
				services, including:
*
A federally qualified health center;
*
An urgent care center;
*
A physician's office or medical clinic, as chosen by
				the beneficiary;
*
A behavioral or mental healthcare
				facility
Excluded alternative destinations are facilities that
				provide a higher-acuity medical service or medical services for a routine
				chronic condition, such that they would be considered as destinations for which
				transportation under (1) above would occur:
*
Emergency Room;
*
Critical Access Hospital;
*
Rural Emergency Hospital;
*
Dialysis center;
*
Hospital;
*
Private residence;
*
Skilled nursing facility
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 016 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Division 29 - Division of Medical Services › Rule 016.29.24-001 - Provider Refunds and Primary Care Provider Qualification Updates

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Section I
142.600
Conditions Related to Provider
			 Refunds to DMS
Within thirty (30) days, a provider must refund any money the
				state is obligated to repay the federal government as a result of disallowance,
				recoupment or other adverse action in connection with Medicaid payments to the
				provider.
Any outstanding balances over thirty (30) days will be recouped
				against future payments. Providers unable to refund their outstanding balance
				within thirty (30) days must contact Gainwell Technologies Provider Assistance
				Center (PAC) to discuss repayment options. Note: All outstanding balances must
				be paid back within one (1) year. View or print the Provider Assistance Center
				contact information.
171.100
PCP-Qualified Physicians and
			 Advanced Practice Nurse Practitioners
A. Primary Care Provider (PCP)-qualified
			 physicians are those whose sole or primary specialty is
1. Family practice
2. General practice
3. Internal medicine
4. Pediatrics and adolescent
			 medicine
5. Obstetrics and
			 gynecology
B.
			 Obstetricians and gynecologists may choose whether to be PCPs.
C. Physicians with multiple specialties may
			 elect to enroll as PCPs if a secondary or tertiary specialty in their Medicaid
			 provider file is listed in part A above.
D. All other PCP-qualified physicians must
			 enroll as PCPs.
E. Advanced
			 practice registered nurses (APRN) licensed by the Arkansas State Board of
			 Nursing may choose to enroll as PCPs.
171.110
Exclusions
A. Physicians whose only specialty is
			 emergency care or who practice exclusively in hospital emergency departments
			 may not enroll as PCPs.
B.
			 Physician group practices may not be PCPs.
C. Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) may not be
			 PCPs, but PCP-qualified physicians affiliated with RHCs must be PCPs.
D. Physicians who certify in writing that
			 they are employed.
171.130
EPSDT Agreement
			 Requirement
A. A PCP applicant must
			 sign an agreement to participate as a screening provider in the Child Health
			 Services (EPSDT) program.
B.
			 Internists, obstetricians, gynecologists, and physicians who customarily carry
			 a caseload of patients who are 21 years of age or older are not required to
			 furnish EPSDT screens.
1. Their participation
			 in the Child Health Services (EPSDT) program is optional.
2. They must, however, sign Child Health
			 Services (EPSDT) agreements if they elect to be screening providers.
171.140
Primary
			 Care Case Manager Agreement
A. Every
			 PCP applicant must sign a Primary Care Case Manager (PCCM) contract.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 017 - Arkansas Building Authority › Rule 017.00.08-001 - Minimum Standards and Criteria

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Arkansas
Building
Authority
MINIMUM STANDARDS & CRITERIA
AUGUST 1, 2008
SECTION ONE GENERAL/DEFINITIONS
1-100 SCOPE
This document shall be known as the Arkansas Building Authority
			 Minimum Standards and Criteria (MSC). Copies of this manual may be obtained
			 from Arkansas Building Authority (ABA). It may also be examined in the Office
			 of the Secretary of State or at the Office of the Circuit Clerk in any county
			 in the State. ABA maintains a website at "
www.arkansasbuildingauthority.com
".
			 The MSC may also be reviewed or downloaded from this site. The purpose of this
			 document is to establish standards and procedures as required by Ark. Code Ann.
			 §
								22-2-101 et seq.
			 and by other applicable laws.
1-101 PURPOSE
ABA has various duties and responsibilities involving capital
			 improvements, real estate transfers and leases. Capital improvements are
			 overseen and managed in part by the Construction, Design Review and Building
			 Operations Sections. The Real Estate Services Section oversees the state
			 leasing of publicly or privately owned space as well as transfers of State real
			 property.
1-102 FUNCTION
Although ABA has specific tasks, which it carries out on a daily
			 basis, it also has within its organization the expertise to serve various state
			 entities in the resolution of special problems relating to state-owned and
			 leased buildings. Other functions of ABA are described by law and as determined
			 by the Director or the Council, or both.
1-103 ORGANIZATION
(A) ABA functions under the guidance of the
		  Council pursuant to Ark. Code Ann. §
								22-2-101 et seq.
		  which is also known as the "Arkansas Building Authority Act," and empowered to
		  establish policies, guidelines, standards and procedures to guide and govern
		  the agency, however in certain instances, ABA may promulgate rules of its
		  own.
(B) The daily operation of the
		  agency is administered by a Director who is appointed by the Governor and
		  confirmed by the Senate. Four sections are established in the ABA with each
		  section having duties as specifically assigned by law and with the
		  administrator of each office being directly responsible to the Director. These
		  sections are: the Building Operations Section, the Construction Section, the
		  Real Estate Services Section and the Design Review Section. The Director may
		  transfer the various duties and functions among the various sections of the
		  agency and effect any other organizational or administrative changes that may
		  be necessary to bring about the efficient and effective implementation of the
		  applicable laws.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 017 - Arkansas Building Authority › Rule 017.00.08-002 - SECTION TWO: DESIGN REVIEW and SECTION THREE: CONSTRUCTION

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2-100 DESIGN
		  PROFESSIONAL SERVICES SELECTION PROCEDURES
(A)
		  To ensure an equitable opportunity for all practicing design professionals, and
		  in accordance with Arkansas Code Annotated §
								22-2-101 et.
		  seq., ABA has initiated the following procedures that shall be followed to
		  select firms or individuals to perform professional services for capital
		  improvement projects. All agencies except as exempted by law, are required to
		  use the MSC.
(B) Agencies shall
		  comply with the Department of Finance and Administration, Office of State
		  Procurement guidelines and policies in the development of requests for
		  qualifications, structure of evaluation committees and evaluation of responses
		  in the solicitation, evaluation and selection of design professional under this
		  section.
(C) Any reference to the
		  words "the Section" within Section Two shall mean the Design Review
		  Section.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 017 - Arkansas Building Authority › Rule 017.00.11-001 - Minimum Standards and Criteria: Section 2 - Design Review, Section 3 - Construction, Section 4 - Building Operations and Section 5 - Real Estate Services

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SECTION TWO DESIGN REVIEW SECTION
2-100 DESIGN PROFESSIONAL SERVICES SELECTION
		  PROCEDURES
(A) To ensure an equitable
		  opportunity for all practicing design professionals, and in accordance with
		  Arkansas Code Annotated §
								22-2-101 et.
		  seq., ABA has initiated the following procedures that shall be followed to
		  select firms or individuals to perform professional services for capital
		  improvement projects. All agencies except as exempted by law, are required to
		  use the MSC.
(B) Agencies shall
		  comply with the Department of Finance and Administration, Office of State
		  Procurement guidelines and policies in the development of requests for
		  qualifications, structure of evaluation committees and evaluation of responses
		  in the solicitation, evaluation and selection of design professional under this
		  section.
(C) Any reference to the
		  words "the Section" within Section Two shall mean the Design Review
		  Section.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 017 - Arkansas Building Authority › Rule 017.00.17-001 - 3-101 Capital Improvements

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Building Authority Minimum Standards and Criteria,
			 Section 3, FINAL
			 RULE:
3-101 CAPITAL
		  IMPROVEMENTS
(A) Whenever an Agency intends
		  to construct buildings and facilities or to make repairs or additions and
		  improvements to existing buildings and facilities, the procedures as outlined
		  in this manual shall be followed.
(B) Capital improvement projects $35,000 or
		  less shall be exempt from Construction and Design Review Sections oversight.
		  Capital improvement projects in the amount of $25,000 or less may be bid or
		  made by the open market. These projects shall be known as a "Small
		  Order."
(C) Capital improvement
		  projects which exceed $25,000 and are $35,000 or less (between $25,000.01 and
		  $35,000) shall be contracted by contacting and requesting a minimum of three
		  (3) bonafide bidders to bid the work. These projects shall be known as a "Quote
		  Bid."
(D) See §3-408 (E) for
		  guidance pertaining to change orders which increases the contract above the
		  exempt amount.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 018 - Abstractors Board of Examiners › Rule 018.00.14-001 - Arkansas Abstracter's Board - Rules and Regulations 2014

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SECTION 1.
PURPOSE
The purpose of this Rule is to implement Act 1042 of 2007 (the Arkansas Abstracters' Board) and to set the standards and guidelines for applicants seeking Abstracter licenses in the State of Arkansas.
SECTION 2.
AUTHORITY
The authority for this Rule is power given to the Arkansas Abstracters' Board for the State of Arkansas by Act 1042 of 2007 (the Arkansas Abstracters' Board), and other applicable laws.
SECTION 3.
APPLICABILITY AND SCOPE
1. This Rule shall apply to all applicants seeking to become a registered abstracter under the Arkansas Abstracters' Board Act, Ark. Code Ann. §
								17-11-302(a) et seq.
2. This Rule shall apply to registered abstracters previously licensed pursuant to the repealed Arkansas Title Insurance Agents' Licensing Act, § 17-11-201 et seq. who continue to meet all the residency and other requirements of the Arkansas Abstracters' Board Act and this Rule, effective January 1, 2008.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 019 - State Board of Accountancy › Rule 019.00.17-002 - Rule 13.8 - Retired Status

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13.8
RETIRED AND DISABLED STATUS
(a)
		  Retired Status. A licensee who is at least 55 years old and has filed a request
		  on a form prescribed by the Board stating that he or she has no association
		  with accounting work for compensation may be granted retired status upon
		  approval of the application. Licensees on retired status are not required to
		  comply with the continuing professional education requirements set forth in
		  Board Rule 13 or to make payment of annual license fees.
(1) The licensee who has been granted retired
		  status immediately becomes ineligible for retired status upon:
(a) Re-entering the workforce in a position
		  that has an association with accounting work for which he or she receives
		  compensation; or
(b) Serving on a
		  Board of Directors, Board of Trustees, or in a similar governance position,
		  unless the service is provided without compensation and is for a charity or a
		  civic or not-for-profit organization.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 019 - State Board of Accountancy › Rule 019.00.17-004 - Rule 20 - Peer Review

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Rule 20
Peer Review Program
20.1 PURPOSE
(a) Pursuant to ACA
		  17-12-508,
		  effective January 1, 2019 the Board requires licensees who issue attest reports
		  to enroll in a board-approved peer review program to monitor licensees'
		  compliance with applicable accounting and auditing standards adopted by
		  generally recognized standard setting bodies. The program shall emphasize
		  education, including remedial procedures, which may be recommended or required
		  when financial statement reports do not comply with professional standards. In
		  the event a licensee does not comply with established professional standards,
		  or a licensee's professional work is so inadequate as to warrant disciplinary
		  action, the Board shall take appropriate action as to protect the public
		  interest.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 019 - State Board of Accountancy › Rule 019.00.18-001 - Rule 4: Reciprocity

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Rule 4
RECIPROCITY
4.1 QUALlFICATONS FOR
		  ISSUANCE OF A RECIPROCAL CERTIFICATE
(a) With
		  fegard to applicants that do not qualify for reciprocity under the substantial
		  equivalenpy standard set out in §
									17-12-311,
		  the Board shall issue a certificate to a holder of a certficate license, or
		  permit issued by another state upon showinq that;
(1) The applicant passed the uniform CPA
		  examination;
(2) The applicant had
		  four years of experience of the type described by Rule 16, after passing the
		  examination upon which the applicant's certificate was based and within the ten
		  years immediately preceding the application; and
(3) If the applicant's certificate, license,
		  or permit was issued more than four years prior to the application for issuance
		  of an initial certificate under this Section, that the applicant has fulfilled
		  the requirements of continuing professional education that would have been
		  applicable under subsection (d) of this Section.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 019 - State Board of Accountancy › Rule 019.00.18-002 - Rule 410 Change of Address or Business Affiliation

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Rule 4
RECIPROCITY
4.1 QUALIFICATIONS FOR ISSUANCE OF A
		  RECIPROCAL CERTIFICATE
(a) With regard to
		  applicants that do not qualify for reciprocity under the substantial
		  equivalency standard set out in §
									17-12-311,
		  the Board shall issue a certificate to a holder of a certificate, license, or
		  permit issued by another state upon showing that:
(1) The applicant passed the uniform CPA
		  examination;
(2) The applicant had
		  four years of experience of the type described by Rule 16, after passing the
		  examination upon which the applicant's certificate was based and within the ten
		  years immediately preceding the application; and
(3) If the applicant's certificate, license,
		  or permit was issued more than four years prior to the application for issuance
		  of an initial certificate under this Section, that the applicant has fulfilled
		  the requirements of continuing professional education that would have been
		  applicable under subsection (d) of this Section.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 019 - State Board of Accountancy › Rule 019.00.20-002 - Rule 1 "Definitions"

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1.9 GENERALLY
		  ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES
"Generally accepted accounting principles" shall be deemed and
			 construed to mean accounting principles or standards generally accepted in the
			 United States. For purposes of these rules, generally accepted accounting
			 principles are considered to be defined by pronouncements issued by the
			 Financial Accounting Standards Board and its predecessor entities and similar
			 pronouncements issued by other entities having similar generally recognized
			 authority.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 019 - State Board of Accountancy › Rule 019.00.20-003 - Rule 2 "Board Rules and Meetings"

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2.2 RULES
A.C.A § 17-12-203 provides that the Board may prescribe
			 rules for the conduct of its affairs and for the administration of the
			 Act.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 019 - State Board of Accountancy › Rule 019.00.20-004 - Rule 3 "Examinations"

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3.7
RETAKE AND
		  GRANTING OF CREDIT REQUIREMENTS
(a) A
		  Candidate shall be required to pass all Test Sections of the Certified Public
		  Accountant Examination in order to qualify for a certificate. A Candidate may
		  take the required Test Sections individually and in any order. Credit for any
		  Test Section(s) passed shall be valid for eighteen months from the actual date
		  the Candidate took that Test Section, without having to attain a minimum score
		  on any failed Test Section(s) and without regard to whether the Candidate has
		  taken other Test Sections.
(1) Candidates must
		  pass all four Test Sections of the Uniform CPA Examination within a rolling
		  eighteen-month period, which begins on the date that the first Test Section(s)
		  passed is taken.
(2) Candidates
		  cannot retake a failed Test Section(s) in the same examination window. An
		  examination window refers to a three-month period in which Candidates have an
		  opportunity to take the CPA examination (comprised of two months in which the
		  examination is available to be taken and one month in which the examination
		  will not be offered while routine maintenance is performed and the item bank is
		  refreshed). Thus, Candidates will be able to test two out of the three months
		  within an examination window.
(3)
		  If the Board determines that the examination system changes necessary to
		  eliminate the test window limitations have been implemented, subsection (2)
		  will no longer be effective, and a Candidate can retake a test section once
		  their grade for any previous attempt of that same test section has been
		  released.
(4) In the event all four
		  Test Sections of the Uniform CPA Examination are not passed within the rolling
		  eighteen-month period, credit for any Test Section(s) passed outside the
		  eighteen-month period will expire and that Test Section(s) must be
		  retaken.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 019 - State Board of Accountancy › Rule 019.00.20-006 - Rule 13 "Continuing Education"

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RULE 13
CONTINUING EDUCATION
Pursuant to the provisions of the Act, the Board prescribes the
			 following rules amending requirements of continuing education to be met from
			 time to time by licensees in order to maintain the highest standard of
			 proficiency in the profession of public accountancy.
13.1 DEFINITIONS THAT ARE APPLICABLE TO RULE
		  13:
(a) Continuing Professional education
		  (CPE): An integral part of lifelong learning required to provide competent
		  professional accounting service to the public. The set of activities that
		  enables accounting professionals to maintain and increase their professional
		  competence.
(b) Group Program: An
		  educational process designed to permit a participant to learn a given subject
		  through interaction with an instructor and other participants either in a
		  classroom setting or using the Internet or video conferencing technology
		  (noninteractive Internet courses will not qualify in this area). Interactive
		  webinars are considered group programs. The key component in interactive CPE
		  courses is that the content is delivered in a manner so that the participants
		  can interact with the remote instructor.
(c) Independent Study: An educational process
		  designed to permit a participant to learn a given subject under a learning
		  contract with a CPE program sponsor (all independent study must be approved in
		  advance by the Arkansas State Board of Public Accountancy).
(d) Self-study Program: An educational
		  process designed to permit a participant to learn a given subject without major
		  involvement of an instructor. Self-study programs use a word count formula or a
		  pilot test (a sampling of at least three individuals) to measure the average
		  completion time from which the recommended CPE credit is determined.
(e) Authorship: An education process designed
		  to permit a participant to increase professional competence through research
		  and writing articles, books or CPE programs. For the writer to receive CPE
		  credit, the article, book, or CPE program must be in the subject areas
		  specified in Rule 13.2(a)(1) and formally accepted in writing for
		  publication.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 019 - State Board of Accountancy › Rule 019.00.20-008 - Rule 21 "Prelicensure Criminal Background Petition"

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Rule
		  21
Prelicensure Criminal Background Petition
21.1 AUTHORITY
(a) Pursuant to Ark. Code Ann. §
		  17-3-103(a)(1), an individual with a criminal record may petition the Board at
		  any time for a determination of whether the individual's criminal record will
		  disqualify him or her from licensure and whether he or she could obtain a
		  waiver under Ark. Code Ann. § 17-3-102(b).
(b) Ark. Code Ann. § 17-3-104 requires
		  the Board to adopt rules to implement this process.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 019 - State Board of Accountancy › Rule 019.00.20-009 - Rule 19 "Licensure for Active Duty Service Members. Returning Military Veterans, and Spouses"

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19.1 EXPEDITED
		  PROCESSING FOR FULL LICENSURE
The Board will give preference in the order of processing to
			 applications for full licensure filed by the following individuals:
(1) An active duty military service member
		  stationed in the State of Arkansas;
(2) A returning military veteran applying for
		  licensure within one year of his or her discharge from active duty; or
(3) The spouse of a person identified under
		  Rule 19.1(1)  or 19.1(2).
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 021 - State Board of Architects, Landscape Architects, and Interior Designers › Rule 021.00.00-001 - Rules and Regulations: Chapter 1: Section I through IX - Chapter 2: Section I through VI, Section VIII through Section XII, Section XIV

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CHAPTER ONE RULES AND REGULATIONS
SECTION I SCOPE; DEFINITIONS
A. PURPOSE
These Rules and Regulations of the Arkansas State Board of
			 Architects are set forth for the purpose of interpreting and implementing the
			 Arkansas Architectural Act, Arkansas Code Annotated
			 17-15-101 et.
			 seq. establishing the Board, and conferring upon its responsibility for
			 registration of architects and the regulation of the practice of
			 architects.
B. SEVERABILITY
If any provisions of these regulations or the application thereof
			 to any person or circumstance is invalid, such invalidity shall not affect
			 other provisions or application of these regulations which can be given effect
			 without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of
			 these regulations are declared to be severable.
C. TERMS DEFINED BY STATUTE
Terms defined in the Arkansas Architectural Act, Arkansas Code
			 Annotated
			 17-15-101 et.
			 seq. shall have the same meanings when used in these regulations unless the
			 context or subject matter clearly requires a different interpretation.
D. TERMS DEFINED HEREIN
As used in these regulations, the following terms shall have the
			 following meanings unless the context or subject matter clearly requires a
			 different interpretation.
Applicant
An individual who has submitted an application for registration
			 to the Board.
Architect
"Architect" means a person who is technically and legally
			 qualified to practice architecture.
A.R.E.
The current Architect Registration Examination prepared by
			 NCARB.
CEH
Continuing Education Hour- (1) One hour is equivalent to
			 fifty (50)miniutes of class time.
EESA
Education Evaluation Services for Architects, a program
			 administrated by Educational Credential Evaluators, Inc., a private
			 organization not affiliated with NCARB or any of it's members.
"Emeritus Architect"- Registrants retired from active
			 practice of architecture who are 65 years of age or older. An emeritus
			 architect may use the title "architect" but may not practice architecture as
			 defined in Arkansas Code Annotated §
										17-15-102(5)(A)(i).
Examination
The current Architect Registration Examination (A.R.E.), as
			 accepted by the Board.
IDP
Intern Development Program.
NAAB
The National Architectural Accrediting Board.
NCARB
The National Council of Architectural Registration Boards.
Original Documents
Version of drawings and/ or sets of specifications from
			 which all lawful copies are made.
Principal
An individual who is (a) a registered architect and (b) in charge
			 of an organization's architectural practice, either alone or with other
			 registered architects.
VU
Value unit, used to calculate the hours of training earned by IDP
			 applicants.