- The Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Medical Services, Office of Long Term Care is the licensure agency for Residential Care Facilities, Assisted Living Facilities–Level I and Assisted Living Facilities–Level II. Most of the regulations that cover these facilities are available on the DHS website at http://humanservices.arkansas.gov/dms/Pages/oltcRegulations.aspx
- The Division of Medical Services also administers the Medicaid program in Arkansas. The Medicaid Personal Care Manual is available at: https://www.medicaid.state.ar.us/InternetSolution/Provider/docs/perscare.aspx
- The Living Choices Waiver program is also a Medicaid program. That manual is available at: https://www.medicaid.state.ar.us/InternetSolution/Provider/docs/lcal.aspx
- All facilities must check the criminal records of their employees. Criminal Record Check Program regulations are available at: http://humanservices.arkansas.gov/dms/Pages/oltcRegulations.aspx
- All facilities must use the online Employment Clearance Registry now at https://registry.prometric.com/registry/publicARK
- Assisted Living Facilities must also conduct an Adult Maltreatment Central Registry Check on potential employees. The form is available at: http://humanservices.arkansas.gov/dms/oltcDocuments/APS-0001.doc
- The Health Services Permit Agency is the agency in charge of determining need and awarding beds for the different licensure types. Rules and regulations as well as forms are available at: www.arhspa.org Provider Survey: www.assistedliving.weknowarkansas.org
- Residential Care Facilities that participate in the Medicaid Personal Care Program will be required to use these forms beginning March 1. This is the “Word” versions of the forms.DMS-618 DMS-873.
- The attachment to the DMS-618 is available in Word .
- To access doctor’s NPI and Taxonomy Codes https://nppes.cms.hhs.gov/NPPES/NPIRegistryHome.do
- Model Disaster Plan
- Facilities with at least one employee are required to have an OSHA poster displayed. The poster is available at http://osha.gov. Choose the “OSHA Poster” link in the Top Links box Facilities are also required to complete OSHA form 300. The form and directions are available at http://www.osha.gov/recordkeeping/new-osha300form1-1-04.pdf.
- PPACA Sections
- Regulation issues 11/10 meeting.
- OLTC draft I&A forms DMS 762 and DMS 7734
- Some laws governing electronic records http://www.arala.net/cms/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/ELECTRONIC-RECORD-LAWS.pdf
