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Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 003 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE › Division 19 - Arkansas Economic Development Commission › Rule 003.19.21-008 - Arkansas Public Roads Improvement Tax Credit Program

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I.
Introduction
In order to facilitate the construction of specific capital
				improvement projects, Act 1347 of 1999, the Arkansas Public Roads Improvements
				Credit Act was passed by the 82nd General Assembly
				of the State of Arkansas. The Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC)
				has the authority to administer the program under the Act.
The goal of the program is to provide an income tax credit
				incentive to any individual, fiduciary, or corporation subject to Arkansas
				state income tax to make contributions in aid of the construction of public
				roads through the Public Roads Incentive Fund.
II.
Definitions
A. "Capital improvements" means capital
			 improvements for public roads.
B.
			 "Contribution" means a contribution in aid of construction of a public road
			 project made by a taxpayer to the Public Roads Incentive Fund.
C. "Contribution in aid of construction" is a
			 direct contribution of cash made by a taxpayer for public road
			 improvements.
D. "County" means any
			 county in the State of Arkansas.
E.
			 "Commission" means the Arkansas Economic Development Commission.
F. "Director" is the director of the Arkansas
			 Economic Development Commission.
G.
			 "Fund" means the Public Roads Incentive Fund.
H. "Governing Authority" means the quorum
			 court of a county, the governing body of a municipality, and the Arkansas State
			 Highway Commission.
I.
			 "Municipality" means any city or incorporated town in the State of
			 Arkansas.
J. "Project" means all,
			 any combination or any part of the capital improvements for public roads, which
			 are authorized by a governing authority and approved by the director.
K. "Public roads" means roads maintained by a
			 governing authority.
L. "Taxpayer"
			 includes any individual, fiduciary, or corporation subject to Arkansas State
			 Income Tax.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 003 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE › Division 19 - Arkansas Economic Development Commission › Rule 003.19.22-002 - Railroad Modernization Act of 2021

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Railroad Modernization Act of 2021 Rule
I.
Overview
Acts 2021, No. 967 created the Railroad Modernization Act of
				2021. Acts 2021, No. 967 authorizes eligible taxpayers to claim an income tax
				credit in the amount of fifty percent (50%) of railroad track maintenance
				expenditures up to the limits set forth in Acts 2021, No. 967.
In accordance with Arkansas Code Section 26-51-2804(b), the
				Department of Commerce is adopting this rule to:
i. Permit verification of an eligible
			 taxpayer's railroad track maintenance expenditures for purposes of claiming the
			 income tax credit allowed under Acts 2021, No. 967;
ii. Provide for the approval of railroad
			 track maintenance expenditures before a project commences; and
iii. Provide for a certificate of
			 verification upon the completion of a project that uses railroad track
			 maintenance expenditures.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 003 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE › Division 19 - Arkansas Economic Development Commission › Rule 003.19.24-003 - Arkansas Site Development Grant

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101.
Overview.
(a)
(1) In order to position Arkansas to compete
			 for economic development projects more effectively, the state must have an
			 inventory of high-quality industrial development sites that are prepared for
			 quick development.
(2) Prospective
			 companies are searching for sites that can meet fast development schedules to
			 begin operations and create new jobs.
(3) Arkansas has a need to increase the
			 inventory of shovel ready sites that could be marketed to prospective
			 companies.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 003 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE › Division 20 - Arkansas Division of Workforce Services › Rule 003.20.20-001 - Emergency Rule 30

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EMERGENCY RULE NO. 30
30.1. This general rule is promulgated
			 pursuant to the Director's authority as set out in Arkansas Code Annotated
			 §
								11-10-306
			 and 307 and is necessary to comply with
			 42 U.S.C. §
									1103(h)(1)(C)(i) and (2) and
			 receive supplemental federal funding.
30.2 All employers in the State of Arkansas
			 must provide the notice as set out in Appendix "A" of Rule 30 to an employee
			 upon that employee's separation from employment.
30.3 This rule shall become effective on
			 April 27, 2020 and shall expire on December 31, 2020.
30.4 EMERGENCY CLAUSE. The Director finds
			 that because of the COVID-19 pandemic and the widespread closures of businesses
			 an extraordinary amount of unemployment claims have been filed or will be filed
			 as a result of such closures throughout the State of Arkansas. The Director
			 further finds that Rule No. 30 is necessary in order for the State of Arkansas
			 to receive emergency administrative grant funding from the United States
			 Department of Labor pursuant to
			 42 U.S.C §
									1103(h)(1)(C)(i) and (2).
			 One of the conditions of receiving such funding is that employers must be
			 required by the state to provide direct notice to their employees of the
			 availability of unemployment compensation benefits. This rule is necessary to
			 ensure that the Division of Workforce Services has adequate resources to meet
			 the increased demand caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
APPENDIX A TO RULE 30
NOTICE TO EMPLOYEE
Unemployment Imsimrairice (UI) benefits are available to
				workers who are unemployed and who meet the requirements of Arkansas UI
				eligibility laws, Yon may file a UI claim in the first week that employment
				stops or work hours are reduced.
You will need to provide the Arkansas Division of
				Workforce Services with the following information for the Division to process
				your claim:
1. Your Full legal name
2. Your Social Security Number
3. Your authorization to work (if you are not a US
				Citizen or resident)
To file a UI claim online, visit our Arkansas' online
				claims filing site at
https://www.ezarc.adws.arkansas.gov/
from 6 a.m. through 6 p.m. Sunday through Saturday.
To file a UI claim by telephone, call 1-844-908 -2178 or
				501-534-6304 from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
To file a UI claim by paper, please visit your nearest
				Arkansas Workforce Center. To find the nearest Arkansas Workforce Center please
				visit
www.dws.arkansas.gov/contact
.
For general assistance or more information about filing a
				UI claim, call 1-855-225 -4440 or 501-682-2121. HOURS: Monday - Friday, 8a.m. -
				3:30p.m.
If you have questions about the status of your UI claim,
				you may call your local Arkansas Workforce Services office or 1-855-225
				-4440.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 003 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE › Division 20 - Arkansas Division of Workforce Services › Rule 003.20.21-002 - Posting and Providing Notice to Workers

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Rule No. 5
POSTING AND PROVIDING NOTICE TO WORKERS
This Rule is hereby amended, promulgated, and adopted by the
				Director, Arkansas
Division of Workforce Services, pursuant to Arkansas Code
				11-10-520,
				to read as follows:
Every employing unit which is, or becomes an employer, under
				the provisions of the Arkansas Division of Workforce Services Law (Law) shall
				do the following:
(A)
(1) post, on a continuing basis, a printed
			 notice informing his workers that he is an employer under the Law and that, in
			 the event of their unemployment, they may be eligible for unemployment
			 benefits.
(2) Provide the notice in
			 Appendix A to this Regulation to each employee upon that employee's separation
			 from employment. The method of delivery of the notice shall be at the
			 employer's discretion.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 003 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE › Division 20 - Arkansas Division of Workforce Services › Rule 003.20.21-003 - Rules for the Telecommunications Access Program

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1)
Program Title
. The
			 telecommunication equipment distribution shall be known as the
			 Telecommunications Access Program, or TAP. This program was established under
			 Act 501 of 1995, as amended by Act 530 of 2001, Act 173 of 2011, and Act 263 of
			 2021.
2)
Definitions.
a) Adaptive telecommunication equipment is
			 any item, piece of equipment, or product system that is modified or customized
			 to provide individuals with disabilities access to telecommunication
			 network.
b) Adjusted gross income
			 is the amount claimed by an applicant as adjusted gross income on the most
			 recent state or federal income tax return. Adjusted gross income may also be
			 determined by reference to an applicant's wages, SSI/SSDI benefits, or
			 retirement benefits.
c)
			 Telecommunications service is the electronic transmission, conveyance, or
			 routing of voice, data, audio, video, or any other information or signals to a
			 point or between or among points.
d) Maintenance is general care for adaptive
			 telecommunication equipment, to include the supply of batteries, cables, bulbs,
			 and other items required for operation of the equipment; protection of the
			 equipment from the elements; and cleaning the equipment.
Maintenance does not include repairs or modifications.
				Individuals are prohibited from repairing or modifying equipment during the
				initial two-year period after the equipment is distributed.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 003 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE › Division 20 - Arkansas Division of Workforce Services › Rule 003.20.21-004 - Rules for the Forgiveness of Student Loans Program

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INTRODUCTION
Act 282 of 2021, effective July 28, 2021, amended and
				re-authorized the Arkansas Rehabilitation Services Forgiveness of Student Loan
				Program, which assists eligible employees with the repayment of qualifying
				student loans. The Forgiveness of Student Loan Program (Program) was originally
				authorized by Act 1275 of 2007. Arkansas Rehabilitation Services (ARS), as the
				administrator of the Program, is authorized by Act 282 to promulgate rules
				regarding Program eligibility, payments, and management.
ELIGIBILITY
Individuals who meet the criteria below are eligible for
				participation in the Program:
1.
			 Employment with ARS.
2. Completion
			 of a six-month probationary period, beginning with the first day of ARS
			 employment.
3. Proof the individual
			 has incurred student-loan debt resulting from obtaining a bachelor's or
			 master's degree in the field of vocational rehabilitation:
a. Documentation of the name and address of
			 the student-loan creditor.
b. A
			 payoff amount for the loan owed to the creditor, current within 30 days of the
			 individual's application to the Program.
c. Documentation, such as a transcript or
			 diploma from an educational institution, confirming that the individual
			 received a degree in one of the following fields:
* Rehabilitation Counseling;
* Social Work;
* Psychology;
* Disability studies;
* Education, including Special Education;
* Counseling, other than Rehabilitation Counseling (master's
				level only); and
* Counselor Education (master's level only).
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 003 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE › Division 21 - Arkansas Waterways Commission › Rule 003.21.24-001 - Arkansas Port, Intermodal, and Waterway Development Program

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1.0
GENERAL INFORMATION
The Arkansas Waterways Commission was established by Act 242 of 1967
	 and its powers and duties were amended by Act 414 of 1973. The Commission's
	 general authority is codified at Arkansas Code §
									15-23-201. The Arkansas
	 Waterways Commission is the sole state agency responsible for developing,
	 promoting and protecting waterborne transportation in Arkansas. The Commission
	 also promotes economic development for ports on the five (5) commercially
	 navigable rivers of the state: the Arkansas, Mississippi, Ouachita, Red, and
	 White Rivers.
1.1
PROGRAM
  NAME
These rules govern the Arkansas Port, Intermodal, and Waterway
	 Development Grant Program.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 003 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE › Division 22 - Insurance Department › Rule 003.22.21-002 - State Board of Embalmers, Funeral Directors, Cemeteries, and Burial Services Proposed Rule 2, "Withdrawal from Permanent Maintenance Fund"

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Section 1.
Authority
This Rule is promulgated pursuant to Section One (1) of Act 343
				of 2021 of the Arkansas General Assembly, codified at Ark. Code Ann. §
									20-17-1013(g);
				authority is also found in Ark. Code Ann. §
									23-61-1103(a)(5),
				Ark. Code Ann. §
									25-15-204,
				and other applicable laws or rules.
Section 2.
Purpose
The purpose of this Rule is to establish the process by which a
				cemetery company may make withdrawals from the principal balance of the
				cemetery's Permanent Maintenance Fund. The withdrawals shall be used only for
				funding infrastructure repairs and for making capital improvements.
Section 3.
Definitions
A. "Infrastructure
			 repair" means the repair, construction, or preservation of infrastructure
			 items, including but not limited to roads, pathways, structures, fencing,
			 walls, landscaping, and utilities such as irrigation systems.
B. "Capital improvement" includes, but is not
			 limited to, the construction or preservation of any permanent building,
			 structure, fence, wall, road, pathway, or utility such as an irrigation system.
			 A capital improvement is an improvement that may enhance the cemetery's overall
			 value or prolong its useful life.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 003 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE › Division 22 - Insurance Department › Rule 003.22.21-003 - "Authorization of Off-Label Use For Drug Treatments For Pediatric Acute-Onset and Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Syndrome"

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SECTION
			 1.
AUTHORITY
This Rule is issued pursuant to Act 1054 of 2021 (hereafter,
				Act 1054), as codified in Ark. Code Ann. § 23-79-1903, which requires the
				Arkansas Insurance Department ("AID") to issue rules for the implementation and
				administration of coverage for use of off-label drug treatments to treat
				patients diagnosed with acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome and pediatric
				autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infection
				under Ark. Code Ann. § 23-79-1903.
SECTION 2.
DEFINITIONS
Unless otherwise separately defined in this rule and consistent
				with state law, the terms or phrases as used in this rule shall follow the
				definitions of such terms or phrases as defined in Ark. Code Ann. §
				23-79-1903.
(1) "Healthcare service"
			 means a healthcare procedure, treatment, or service provided by a medical
			 provider.
(2) "Medical Provider"
			 means a person who performs healthcare services for patients with PANS or
			 PANDAS, as defined in Act 1054, and herein.
(3) "PANS" means pediatric acute-onset
			 neuropsychiatric syndrome, a clinically defined disorder characterized by
			 sudden onset of obsessive-compulsive symptom or eating restrictions,
			 accompanied by two (2) or more symptoms of acute behavioral deterioration or
			 motor and sensory changes, or both.
(4) "PANDAS" means pediatric autoimmune
			 neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infection, described
			 as a subset of symptoms affecting children and adolescents within the broader
			 PANS classification.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 003 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE › Division 22 - Insurance Department › Rule 003.22.21-008 - Proposed Amended Rule 31: Pre-License Education for Insurance Producers and Adjustors

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SECTION 1.
			 PURPOSE
The purpose of this Rule ("Rule") is to implement Act 534 of
				1983, as amended, and Ark. Code Ann. §
									23-64-202(b)(2),
				as amended by Act 397 of 2021, by establishing curricula for courses of
				instruction required to be completed by applicants seeking insurance producer
				and adjuster licenses in Arkansas, to establish criteria for approval of course
				providers of the courses of instruction, and to establish a mechanism of
				examination and review of the performance and quality of the
				instruction.
SECTION 2.
			 AUTHORITY
This Rule is used pursuant to the authority vested in the
				Commissioner under Ark. Code Ann. Sections
				23-61-108,
				§
									23-74-609(a),
				§
									23-75-102(5),
				§
									23-76-120(a),
				§
									25-15-202,
				Act 534 of 1983, as amended and codified §§
									23-64-201
									§
									23-64-501
				and §
									23-64-202(b)(2),
				as amended by 397 of 2021.
SECTION
			 3. APPLICABILITY AND SCOPE
a.
			 Applicability.
1. This Rule shall apply to
			 insurance producers, including original license applicants or
			 currently-licensed applicants seeking an additional line of authority, which
			 for purposes of this Rule shall be deemed to include all who are referred to
			 collectively as insurance producers ("producers") under the Producer License
			 Model Act ("PLMA"), Ark. Code Ann. §
										23-64-501.
2. This Rule shall also apply to:
A. All applicants seeking a license as an
			 insurance adjuster;
B. All
			 applicants seeking a license as a health maintenance organization ("HMO")
			 producer, or as a producer for a limited benefit health maintenance
			 organizations except those specifically exempted pursuant to the provisions of
			 Arkansas law. This Rule is intended to complement the provisions of Rule 35,
			 "Agent License for Health Maintenance Organizations", but is not intended to
			 supersede it;
C. All applicants
			 seeking a license as a fraternal benefit society producer, except those
			 specifically exempted pursuant to the provisions of Arkansas law;
D. All applicants seeking a license as a
			 producer for a hospital or medical service corporation; and
E. All applicants who are producers or
			 adjusters from another state, and who are not licensed as a producer or
			 adjuster under the Producer License Model Act, shall be required to comply with
			 this Rule in order to secure any new resident or nonresident producer or
			 adjuster license.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 003 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE › Division 22 - Insurance Department › Rule 003.22.21-011 - Poposed Amended rule 111, Craniofacial Anomaly Reconstructive Surgery Coverage

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RULE 111
CRANIOFACIAL ANOMALY RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY COVERAGE
				"WENDELYN'S CRANIOFACIAL LAW"
SECTION
			 1.
AUTHORITY
This Rule is issued pursuant to Ark. Code Ann. §
									23-79-1503 which
				requires the Arkansas Insurance Department ("AID") to issue rules for the
				implementation and administration of coverage for craniofacial anomaly
				reconstructive surgery and recommended treatment under Ark. Code Ann. §
									23-79-1501
				et seq. This Rule is also issued to implement Act 955 of 2021, "An Act to
				Modify the Law Concerning Craniofacial Coverage and to Establish Wendelyn's
				Craniofacial Law" (hereafter. Act 955, formerly codified from Act 1226 of 2013
				and Act 373 of 2015).
SECTION
			 2.
DEFINITIONS
For purposes of this Rule, the following definitions will
				apply:
(1) "acquired craniofacial
			 anomaly" means a craniofacial condition caused or brought on only by trauma or
			 tumor.
(2) "craniofacial anomaly"
			 means the abnormal development of the skull and face.
(3) "healthcare service" means a healthcare
			 procedure, treatment, or service provided by a medical provider.
(4) "medical provider" means a person who
			 performs healthcare services for patients with a craniofacial
			 anomaly.
(5) "nonurgent" healthcare
			 service means any craniofacial healthcare service which is not
			 urgent.
(6) "reconstructive
			 surgery" means the use of surgery to alter the form and function of cranial
			 facial tissues due to a congenital or acquired musculoskeletal disorder,
			 including surgery to alter the form and function of the skull and
			 face.
(7) "surgical team member"
			 means a surgical member of an American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association
			 ("ACPA") approved team who specializes in craniofacial anomaly reconstructive
			 surgery or a surgical member of an approved team with requisite and equivalent
			 craniofacial surgical experience in the field of service requested to be
			 reviewed.
(8) "urgent healthcare
			 service" means a craniofacial healthcare service for a non-lifethreatening
			 condition that, in the opinion of a provider with knowledge of a craniofacial
			 patient's medical condition, requires prompt medical care in order to prevent:
(A) A serious threat to life, limb, or
			 eyesight;
(B) Worsening impairment
			 of a bodily function that threatens the body's ability to regain maximum
			 function;
(C) Worsening dysfunction
			 or damage of any bodily organ or part that threatens the body's ability to
			 recover from the dysfunction or damage; or
(D) Severe pain that cannot be managed
			 without prompt medical care.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 003 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE › Division 22 - Insurance Department › Rule 003.22.21-012 - Poposed Amended Rule 65 Credit for Reinsurance

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Section 1.
Authority
This Rule is promulgated pursuant to the authority granted by
				Ark. Code Ann. §§
									23-61-108,
				23-62-308,
				25-15-201,
et seq.,
and other applicable laws.
Section 2.
Purpose
The purpose of this Rule is to set forth guidelines and
				procedural requirements that the Commissioner deems necessary to carry out the
				provisions of the Arkansas Credit for Reinsurance Law, Ark. Code Ann.
				§§
									23-62-301,
et seq.
The actions and information required by this Rule are
				declared to be necessary and appropriate in the public interest and for the
				protection of the ceding insurers in this state.
Section 3.
Severability
If any provision of this Rule, or the application of the
				provision to any person or circumstance, is held invalid, the remainder of the
				Rule and the application of the provision to persons or circumstances other
				than those to which it is held invalid shall not be affected.
Section 4.
Credit for
			 Reinsurance-Reinsurer Licensed in this State
Pursuant to Ark. Code Ann. §
									23-62-305(a)(4),
				the Commissioner shall allow credit for reinsurance ceded by a domestic insurer
				to an assuming insurer that was licensed in this state as of any date on which
				statutory financial statement credit for reinsurance is claimed.
Section 5.
Credit for
			 Reinsurance-Accredited Reinsurers
A.
			 Pursuant to Ark. Code Ann. §
									23-62-305(a)(5),
			 the Commissioner shall allow credit for reinsurance ceded by a domestic insurer
			 to an assuming insurer that is accredited as a reinsurer in this state as of
			 the date on which statutory financial statement credit for reinsurance is
			 claimed. An accredited reinsurer must:
(1)
			 File a properly executed Form AR-1 as evidence of its submission to this
			 state's jurisdiction and to this state's authority to examine its books and
			 records;
(2) File with the
			 Commissioner a certified copy of a certificate of authority or other acceptable
			 evidence that it is licensed to transact insurance or reinsurance in at least
			 one state, or, in the case of a U.S. branch of an alien assuming insurer, is
			 entered through and licensed to transact insurance or reinsurance in at least
			 one state;
(3) File annually with
			 the Commissioner a copy of its annual statement filed with the insurance
			 department of its state of domicile or, in the case of an alien assuming
			 insurer, with the state through which it is entered and in which it is licensed
			 to transact insurance or reinsurance, and a copy of its most recent audited
			 financial statement; and
(4)
			 Maintain a surplus as regards policyholders in an amount not less than
			 $20,000,000 or obtain the affirmative approval of the Commissioner upon a
			 finding that it has adequate financial capacity to meet its reinsurance
			 obligations and is otherwise qualified to assume reinsurance from domestic
			 insurers.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 003 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE › Division 22 - Insurance Department › Rule 003.22.22-002 - Proposed Amended rule 56 "Companies Financial Regulation Fee"

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RULE NO. 56
COMPANIES' FINANCIAL REGULATION
				FEES
SECTION 1. PURPOSE.
			 The purpose of this Rule is to implement administrative and financial
			 regulation fees as established in the State Insurance Department Trust Fund Act
			 ("Trust Fund Act"), Ark. Code Ann. §
								23-61-701 et
			 seq.
SECTION 2. AUTHORITY AND
			 SCOPE.
(A) AUTHORITY. The Insurance
			 Commissioner ("Commissioner") hereby promulgates this Rule under his authority
			 pursuant to Ark. Code Ann. §
									23-61-108 and
			 §
									23-61-709.
(B) SCOPE. This Rule shall apply to all
			 licensed insurers, including without limitation all authorized domestic,
			 foreign, and/or alien stock and mutual insurers, mutual assessment life and
			 disability insurers, health maintenance organizations ("HMO's"), fraternal
			 benefit societies, hospital and medical service corporations, stipulated
			 premium plan and reciprocal insurers, title insurance companies, prepaid legal
			 insurance companies, and farmers' mutual aid associations ("FMAA's"). For
			 purposes of this Rule, "insurers" shall mean all and any of the licensed or
			 authorized insurers of the Commissioner referenced in this Rule and as defined
			 in Ark. Code Ann. §
									23-60-102(11).
(C) APPLICATION. The Rule is not intended to
			 and shall not apply to approved but nonadmitted surplus line insurers,
			 registered foreign and alien risk retention groups, registered purchasing
			 groups, risk-based provider organizations, or to licensed automobile clubs or
			 associations. The Rule is intended to apply to licensed or authorized insurers
			 with no annual direct written Arkansas premiums in the reported calendar
			 year.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 003 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE › Division 22 - Insurance Department › Rule 003.22.22-005 - Proposed Rule 123 340B Drug Program Nondiscrimination Requirements

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I.
AUTHORITY
This rule is issued pursuant to Ark. Code Ann. § 23-92-606
				which mandates that the Insurance Commissioner ("Commissioner") shall
				promulgate a rule to implement the subchapter pertaining to the 340B Drug
				Pricing Nondiscrimation Act.
II.
DEFINITIONS
As used in this Rule:
(1) "Arkansas-based community pharmacy" means
			 a Pharmacy licensed and located in this State;
(2) "Covered entity" means an entity that
			 meets the 340B Drug Pricing Program's eligibility requirements found at
			 42
			 U.S.C. §
										256b(a)(4) and
			 is enrolled in the 340B Drug Pricing Program;
(3) "Patient" means an individual who has an
			 established relationship with a covered entity and is seeking medical diagnosis
			 and treatment from the covered entity;
(4) "Pharmacy" means the same as defined in
			 §
									17-92-101;
(5) "Provider" means a licensed pharmacist as
			 defined in §
									17-92-101;
(6)
(A)
			 "Third party" means:
(i) A payor or the
			 payor's intermediary; or
(ii) A
			 pharmacy benefits manager.
(B) "Third party" does not include:
(i) The Arkansas Medicaid Program;
(ii) A risk-based provider organization as
			 established under the Medicaid Provider-Led Organized Care Act, §
											20-77-2701 et
			 seq.; or
(iii) A self-insured
			 governmental plan or a pharmacy benefits manager for a self-insured
			 governmental plan; and
(7) "340B drug pricing" means the acquisition
			 and delivery of 340B-priced drugs as established under section 602 of the
			 Veterans Health Care Act of 1992,
			 Pub.
			 L. No. 102-585.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 003 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE › Division 22 - Insurance Department › Rule 003.22.23-002 - Proposed Amended Rule 127: Authorization of Off-Label Use For Drug Treatments For Pediatric Acute-Onset and Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Syndrome

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SECTION 1.
AUTHORITY
This Rule is issued pursuant to Act 1054 of 2021 (hereafter,
				Act 1054), as amended by Act 876 of 2023, and codified in Ark. Code Ann. §
									23-79-1905, which requires the
				Arkansas Insurance Department ("AID") to issue rules for the implementation and
				administration of coverage for use of off-label drug treatments to treat
				patients diagnosed with acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome and pediatric
				autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infection
				under Ark. Code Ann. §
									23-79-1905.
SECTION 2.
DEFINITIONS
Unless otherwise separately defined in this rule and consistent
				with state law, the terms or phrases as used in this rule shall follow the
				definitions of such terms or phrases as defined in Ark. Code Ann. §
									23-79-1905.
(1) "Healthcare service" means a healthcare
			 procedure, treatment, or service provided by a medical provider.
(2) "Medical Provider" means a person who
			 performs healthcare services for patients with PANS or PANDAS, as defined in
			 Act 1054, and herein.
(3) "PANS"
			 means pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome, a clinically defined
			 disorder characterized by sudden onset of obsessive-compulsive symptom or
			 eating restrictions, accompanied by two (2) or more symptoms of acute
			 behavioral deterioration or motor and sensory changes, or both.
(4) "PANDAS" means pediatric autoimmune
			 neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infection, described
			 as a subset of symptoms affecting children and adolescents within the broader
			 PANS classification.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 003 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE › Division 22 - Insurance Department › Rule 003.22.23-005 - Proposed New Rule 124 "Term and Universal Life Insurance Reserve Financing"

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Section 1.
Authority
This Rule is adopted and promulgated by the Arkansas Insurance
				Commissioner ("Commissioner") pursuant to Ark. Code Ann. §§
									23-61-108,
				23-62-308,
				25-15-201,
et
				seq.,
and other applicable laws.
Section 2.
Purpose and Intent
The purpose and intent of this Rule is to establish uniform,
				national standards governing reserve financing arrangements pertaining to life
				insurance policies containing guaranteed nonlevel gross premiums, guaranteed
				nonlevel benefits and universal life insurance policies with secondary
				guarantees, and to ensure that, with respect to each such financing
				arrangement, funds consisting of Primary Security and Other Security, as
				defined in Section 5, are held by or on behalf of ceding insurers in the forms
				and amounts required herein. In general, reinsurance ceded for reserve
				financing purposes has one or more of the following characteristics: some or
				all of the assets used to secure the reinsurance treaty or to capitalize the
				reinsurer (1) are issued by the ceding insurer or its affiliates; (2) are not
				unconditionally available to satisfy the general account obligations of the
				ceding insurer; or (3) create a reimbursement, indemnification or other similar
				obligation on the part of the ceding insurer or any if its affiliates (other
				than a payment obligation under a derivative contract acquired in the normal
				course and used to support and hedge liabilities pertaining to the actual risks
				in the policies ceded pursuant to the reinsurance treaty).
Section 3.
Applicability
This Rule shall apply to reinsurance treaties that cede
				liabilities pertaining to Covered Policies, as that term is defined in Section
				5B, issued by any life insurance company domiciled in this state. This Rule and
				Arkansas Insurance Department Rule 65 shall both apply to such reinsurance
				treaties; provided, that in the event of a direct conflict between the
				provisions of this Rule and Arkansas Insurance Department Rule 65, the
				provisions of this Rule shall apply, but only to the extent of the
				conflict.
Section 4.
Exemptions from this Rule
This Rule does not apply to the situations described in
				Subsections A through F, as follows:
A. Reinsurance of:
(1) Policies that satisfy the criteria for
			 exemption set forth in Arkansas Insurance Department Rule 47, § 6(F) or
			 § 6(G); and which are issued before the later of:
(a) The effective date of this Rule,
			 and
(b) The date on which the ceding
			 insurer begins to apply the provisions of VM-20 to establish the ceded
			 policies' statutory reserves, but in no event later than January
			 1,2020;
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 004 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS › Rule 004.00.00-001 - AR 225 - Employee Conduct Standards

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225 Employee Conduct Standards
I.
AUTHORITY:
The Board of Correction and Community Punishment is vested with
			 the authority to promulgate this Administrative Regulation by Ark. Code Ann.
			 §
									12-27-105.
II
APPLICABILITY:
This regulation applies to all employees of the Arkansas
			 Department of Correction.
III.
POLICY:
It is the policy of the Department of Correction to ensure that
			 all employee discipline be administered in a consistent, objective and
			 good-faith manner. Nothing in the policies, guidelines and/or procedures
			 associated with this or related policies limits the Director's authority to
			 establish or revise human resource policies. The policies, guidelines and/or
			 procedures associated with this policy are adopted to guide the internal
			 operations of the Department and do not create any legally enforceable interest
			 or limit the Director or his designee's authority to terminate any employee at
			 will.
IV.
PROCEDURES:
An Administrative Directive by the Department of Correction will
			 set forth conduct standards and provide guidelines for discipline. Violations
			 of the conduct standards may result in disciplinary action including
			 termination of employment. The conduct standards cannot be all inclusive, but
			 will identify the more common acts that constitute unacceptable conduct.
In those situations where an employee's actions adversely affect
			 security and the good order of departmental operations, progressive
			 disciplinary actions are not required.
Progressive discipline shall not apply to employees during their
			 initial probation.
Each employee will be provided a copy of the Administrative
			 Directive on Employee Conduct Standards and notified of any subsequent changes
			 or revisions.
V.
STANDARDS:
American Correctional Association - Standards for Administration
			 of Correctional Agencies, 2nd edition, 2 - CO - 1C - 04.
American Correctional Association - Standards for Correctional
			 Institutions, 3rd edition, 3 -4067.
Board Approval Date: 6/23/00
Reference:
Effective Date: 7/1/2000
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 004 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS › Rule 004.00.00-002 - AR 829 - Prenatal Care / Pregnant Inmates / Residents

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DOC AR 829
DCP AR 7.1
I.
AUTHORITY
:
The Board of Correction and Community Punishment (BCCP) is vested
			 with the authority to promulgate administrative regulations by Ark. Code Ann.
			 §§
								12-27-105,
			 16-93-1203
			 and
			 16-93-1205.
II.
APPLICABILITY
:
Department of Correction (DOC and Department of Community
			 Punishment (DCP) inmates/residents and employees.
III.
POLICY
:
A. To
		  ensure that pregnant inmates/residents of the Department of Correction and the
		  Department of Community Punishment are provided comprehensive health care
		  services necessary to reach term or to interrupt pregnancy in accordance with
		  applicable statutes, standards and regulations.
B. It is the policy of the Board of
		  Correction and Community Punishment to ensure that pregnant inmates/residents
		  who enter the Department of Correction and the Department of Community
		  Punishment are provided appropriate and timely counseling in planning for the
		  custody of their unborn children and to ensure, to the extent possible, through
		  cooperation with the Department of Human Services and other agencies, that
		  procedures for placement of the children are in the best interest of the
		  child.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 004 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS › Rule 004.00.05-001 - AR 014 - Internal Investigations and polygraph Examinations

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014
INTERNAL
		  AFFAIRS and INVESTIGATIONS
I.
AUTHORITY
:
The authority of the Board of Corrections to promulgate this
			 Administrative Regulation is found in Ark. Code Ann. §
									12-27-105.
II.
POLICY:
It shall be the policy of the Arkansas Department of Correction
			 to investigate incidents, events and/or occurrences in a timely, efficient and
			 procedurally correct manner.
III.
EXPLANATION:
The security of the Department, the protection of the public,
			 staff and inmates will be enhanced by proper investigative procedures and
			 investigations.
IV.
PROCEDURES:
A.
		  The Internal Affairs Division, or its successor, shall conduct investigations,
		  inquiries, and reviews as requested by the Director and/or those individuals
		  he/she designates as having the authority to request such
		  investigations.
B. The Internal
		  Affairs Division, or its successor, shall utilize various investigative
		  procedures and tools to conduct and assist in those investigations. Those tools
		  may include, but are not limited to polygraph examinations, and computerized
		  voice stress analysis.
C. Evidence
		  will be properly collected, handled, and preserved. When appropriate, evidence
		  will be provided to other agencies.
D. Reports will be completed accurately and
		  promptly.
E. Criminal acts will be
		  promptly referred to the appropriate law enforcement agency having
		  jurisdiction.
F. All staff shall
		  cooperate with the investigative personnel.
G. Upon completion of the information
		  gathering process, an investigative report will be forwarded to the requesting
		  official and the Director for final disposition.
V.
CONFIDENTIALITY AND
		  RELEASE OF INFORMATION:
All notes, reports, tape recordings, and any other materials
			 generated during and Internal Affairs investigations are considered
			 confidential. Dissemination of investigative information will be in accordance
			 with all federal and state laws, including, but not limited to the Arkansas
			 Freedom of Information Act and dissemination shall be handled by the Director's
			 office.
VI.
REFERENCES:
AR 005 - Reporting of Incidents
Administrative Directive(s) on Investigations
Board Approval Date: 6-9-2005
Reference:
Effective Date: 9-5-2006
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 004 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS › Rule 004.00.05-003 - AR 413 - Prison Rape Elimination Act (P.R.E.A.)

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413 Prison Rape Elimination Act (P.R.E.A.)
I.
POLICY:
It is the policy of the Arkansas Department of Correction that
			 "zero tolerance" exists regarding the rape or sexual abuse of inmates, by staff
			 or other inmates.
II.
EXPLANATION:
It has been a policy and goal of the Arkansas Department of
			 Correction (ADC) to provide a safe and secure environment to protect the State
			 of Arkansas, our employees and the inmates committed to our care and custody.
			 The passage by the United States Congress, in 2003, of the Prison Rape
			 Elimination Act (PREA), reinforces previous policies and goals of the
			 ADC.
III.
PROCEDURES:
The ADC will annually review policies associated with rape or
			 sexual abuse of inmates. The ADC will revise and/or adopt new
			 policies/procedures, to address the elimination of rape and sexual assault of
			 inmates in our care and custody, as those needs are identified. Areas that
			 shall be addressed as appropriate to eliminate rape and sexual assaults may
			 include, but are not limited to:
A.
		  Staff Training/Education
B. Inmate
		  Education
C. Victim
		  Support
D. Investigation
		  Procedures/Training
E.
		  Identification/Classification/Housing and Tracking of sexually aggressive
		  inmates
F. Data
		  Collection
G. Reporting Mechanism
		  and Confidentially issues
H.
		  Prosecution of perpetrators
I.
		  Sanctions
J. Facility reviews and
		  design
K. Prevention
L. Continuity of counseling/referral upon
		  release
IV.
REFERENCES:
AD on Sexual Misconduct with Inmates
AR 831 Disciplinary Rules and Regulations and related Inmate
			 Disciplinary Manual Sexual Aggression in Prisons and Jails (ADC)
Board Approval Date: 6-9-05
Reference:
Effective Date: 9-26-05
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 004 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS › Rule 004.00.06-002 - AR 1210 - Pre-Release Program

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1210
		  Pre-Release Program
I.
AUTHORITY
:
The authority of the Board of Corrections to promulgate this
			 administrative regulation is vested in Act 50 of 1968, First Extraordinary
			 Session.
II.
PURPOSE
:
The purpose of this administrative regulation is to make
			 available to inmates information and assistance in release planning; to provide
			 each inmate the opportunity to discuss anxieties and solve problems relating to
			 his or her release and future adjustment; and to describe the prerelease
			 programming available.
III.
APPLICABILITY
:
This administrative regulation applies to all staff and
			 especially those involved in the pre-release selection and/or program; and
			 inmates eligible for release.
IV.
DEFINITIONS
:
Pre-Release Program: This shall be defined as a program within
			 the Department of Correction designed to give information to inmates to help
			 them make a successful transition from the Department back to the
			 community.
V.
POLICY
:
It shall be the policy of the Department of Correction to provide
			 inmates the opportunity to participate in a program designed specifically to
			 prepare the inmate for release from the Department.
VI.
PROCEDURE
:
Programs to prepare inmates for release may include, but will not
			 be limited to, the following: lectures and discussions that address the
			 concerns of soon-to-be released inmates; and, individual counseling that
			 focuses on each inmate's particular needs.
A. Pre-Release Coordinator
A Pre-Release Coordinator shall be designated and shall be
			 responsible for maintaining and monitoring a current list of inmates who are
			 eligible for the pre-release program. The transfer of inmates to a designated
			 pre-release program shall be coordinated through the Pre-Release
			 Coordinator.
B. Eligibility
		  Criteria for Pre-Release
1. All inmates
		  selected to participate in the program should not be more than the maximum
		  number of days as established by the appropriate administrative directive from
		  their parole/transfer eligibility or discharge date.
2. Additional specific eligibility criteria
		  shall be identified in the appropriate administrative directive.
3. The transfer of the inmate to a
		  pre-release program must be approved by unit Classification
		  Committee.
C. Release
		  Procedures
1. Pre-Release staff will
		  coordinate with institutional parole officers and institutional release
		  officers and field officers to assure a continuity of parole services for each
		  inmate scheduled to be released from the program on parole.
2. The Pre-Release staff will be responsible
		  to the warden/center supervisor of the pre-release unit/center for assisting as
		  necessary in the release of inmates assigned to the program.
Board Approval Date: 08/23/2006
Reference:
Effective Date: 05/30/2007
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 004 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS › Rule 004.00.06-004 - AR 216: Accepting Gifts, Grants and Donations for the Department of Correction

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216
		  Accepting Gifts, Grants and Donations for the Department of Correction
I.
POLICY
:
It shall be the policy of the Department of Correction to accept
			 under general purpose and restricted use gifts, grants or donations that will
			 benefit the Department in a positive manner.
II.
EXPLANATION
:
A. Definitions:
1. General purpose gifts, grants and
		  donations shall be any gifts, grants or donations that are given to the
		  Department of Correction to be used at the Department's discretion.
2. Restricted use gifts, grants or donations
		  shall be any gift, grant, or donation that has restrictions placed on its use
		  by the donor.
B.
		  Acceptance of General Purpose and Restricted Use Gifts, Grants and Donations
1. The Department will develop an
		  administrative directive for the acceptance of general purpose and restricted
		  gifts, grants and donations.
Board Approval Date: 2-27-07
Reference:
Effective Date: 3-23-07
Supersedes: AR216
Dated: 9-22-89
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 004 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS › Rule 004.00.06-005 - AR 864 - Publications

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864
		  Publications
I.
AUTHORITY
:
The Board of Corrections is vested with the authority to
			 promulgate this Administrative Regulation pursuant to Arkansas Code Annotated
			 Section
			 12-27-105.
II.
APPLICABILITY
:
This policy applies to employees and inmates of the Arkansas
			 Department of Correction.
III.
DEFINITIONS
:
Publications: Books, magazines, catalogs, advertising brochures,
			 religious tracts, newspapers or the like.
IV.
POLICY
:
The Arkansas Department of Correction shall have an
			 Administrative Directive that will establish the process by which it determines
			 whether or not a publication may be received by the inmate population. Inmates
			 may receive publications from recognized commercial, religious or charitable
			 outlets. All publications are subject to inspection and may be rejected if
			 found to be detrimental to the security, discipline or good order of the
			 institution, or if it is harmful to the goal of rehabilitation, or if it
			 proposes, condones or provides information likely to facilitate criminal
			 activity.
Reference:
Effective Date: 3-19-07
Supersedes: 864
Dated: 7-20-90
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 004 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS › Rule 004.00.07-003 - AR 103: Offenders Commissaries; AR 010: Repeal of Speaker?s Bureau

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103 Inmate
		  Commissaries
I.
POLICY
It shall be the policy of the Arkansas Department of Correction
			 to provide Inmate Commissaries from which inmates may purchase products.
II.
EXPLANATION:
A. Sale price of commissary products shall be
		  as established and approved by the Board of Corrections.
B. Profit from sale of products to inmates
		  shall be held in the Inmate Welfare Fund to be administered and used by the
		  Director for the general benefit of the inmates under rules and regulations as
		  established by the Board of Corrections.
C. The ADC will provide policy and procedures
		  for the operation of the Inmate Commissaries.
VII.
REFERENCES: