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20-46-703. Surveys of program providers.
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20-46-703. Surveys of program providers.
(a) The survey team shall:
(1) Conduct an exit conference during every survey;
(2) Allow electronic signatures and dates and dictated dates to serve as service delivery documentation;
(3) To the extent possible, conduct patient interviews in a manner that does not disrupt patient care or suggest a particular response from the interviewee;
(4) Conduct follow-up surveys on an accelerated schedule only upon a finding that a program provider is not in substantial compliance with applicable laws and rules; and
(5)(A) Allow the program provider the option to submit to the surveyor within one (1) working day of an entrance interview a written summary of incident and accident reports instead of the actual reports.
(B) The requirements of subdivision (a)(5)(A) of this section shall not prevent the Department of Human Services from accessing all records related to the survey within any time frames established by federal law or regulation.
(b) A corrective action response shall be submitted to the survey team within thirty (30) days after the program provider receives the report, but the time allowed for submitting the corrective action response shall be extended up to sixty (60) days upon request of the program provider.
(c) For purposes of compliance with the Arkansas Medicaid Program, program providers shall be prohibited from reporting serious occurrences to another entity other than the department and, if applicable, to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
(d) The Secretary of the Department of Human Services shall ensure that the department complies with the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, § 25-15-201 et seq., and with § 20-77-107 in regard to all surveys of program providers.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 20-46-703
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20-46-703. Surveys of program providers.
(a) The survey team shall:
(1) Conduct an exit conference during every survey;
(2) Allow electronic signatures and dates and dictated dates to serve as service delivery documentation;
(3) To the extent possible, conduct patient interviews in a manner that does not disrupt patient care or suggest a particular response from the interviewee;
(4) Conduct follow-up surveys on an accelerated schedule only upon a finding that a program provider is not in substantial compliance with applicable laws and rules; and
(5)(A) Allow the program provider the option to submit to the surveyor within one (1) working day of an entrance interview a written summary of incident and accident reports instead of the actual reports.
(B) The requirements of subdivision (a)(5)(A) of this section shall not prevent the Department of Human Services from accessing all records related to the survey within any time frames established by federal law or regulation.
(b) A corrective action response shall be submitted to the survey team within thirty (30) days after the program provider receives the report, but the time allowed for submitting the corrective action response shall be extended up to sixty (60) days upon request of the program provider.
(c) For purposes of compliance with the Arkansas Medicaid Program, program providers shall be prohibited from reporting serious occurrences to another entity other than the department and, if applicable, to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
(d) The Secretary of the Department of Human Services shall ensure that the department complies with the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, § 25-15-201 et seq., and with § 20-77-107 in regard to all surveys of program providers.
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20-77-107. Program for indigent medical care — Rules.
(a)(1) The appropriate division of the Department of Human Services is authorized to establish and maintain an indigent medical care program.
(2) However, eligibility rules for the ARKids First Program Act, § 20-77-1101 et seq., shall not include an assets or a resource test for children or families of children eighteen (18) years of age or younger.
(b) The Secretary of the Department of Human Services is further authorized to enter into separate agreements with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and private institutions in order to provide maximum medical care for the indigent persons of this state.
(c) The secretary may enter into agreements with private or public entities to assist in the enforcement of rules of an indigent medical program, including:
(1) Utilization review; and
(2) Professional review of providers participating in the program.
(d)(1) The secretary shall ensure that any entity with whom the Department of Human Services contracts to assist in the enforcement of rules of an indigent medical program will fulfill its duties in accordance with state and federal law, rules, and regulations.
(2) The secretary may terminate any contractor who excessively burdens the State of Arkansas with the defense of appeals of sanctions or citations of deficiencies that are resolved in favor of the program provider.
(e) Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to permit the Department of Human Services or any entity with whom it contracts to enforce any rules or regulations that are not lawfully promulgated pursuant to federal or state law, provided that the Department of Human Services and any entity with whom it contracts may rely on official publications of the United States Depa
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 20-77-107
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25-15-201. Title.
This subchapter shall be known and cited as the “Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act”.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 25-15-201
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