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016.06.3-201.100. Participation Requirements for ASCs in Arkansas

AR ADC 016.06.3-201.100Arkansas Administrative Code

West's Arkansas Administrative Code
Title 016. Department of Human Services
Division 06. Division of Medical Services
Rule 3. Ambulatory Surgical Center Provider Manual (Refs & Annos)
Section 200.000. Ambulatory Surgical Center General Information
Ark. Admin. Code 016.06.3-201.100
016.06.3-201.100. Participation Requirements for ASCs in Arkansas
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Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) providers must meet the Provider Participation and enrollment requirements contained within Section 140.000 of this manual as well as the following criteria to be eligible to participate in the Arkansas Medicaid Program:
A. An ASC in Arkansas must be licensed by the Arkansas Department of Health as an Ambulatory Surgical Center.
A copy of the ASC’s current license must accompany the provider application and Medicaid contract.
B. An ASC must have CMS approval (following certification and recommendation by the State Survey Agency) to participate as a Title XVIII (Medicare) provider.
1. Proof of the ASC’s current CMS approval to participate in Medicare must accompany a provider application and a Medicaid contract.
2. To continue its Medicaid enrollment, an ASC must maintain its CMS approval to participate in Medicare.
a. The State Survey Agency periodically performs recertifications and forwards its certification and recommendation to its CMS Regional Office.
b. To remain enrolled in Arkansas Medicaid, an ASC must ensure that Arkansas Medicaid’s Provider Enrollment Unit has on file at all times (submitted within 30 days of issuance) a copy of the ASC’s most recent CMS approval to participate in Medicare.
c. Retraction or denial of CMS approval to participate in Medicare automatically terminates a provider’s Arkansas Medicaid enrollment.

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Eff. Oct. 13, 2003; Nov. 1, 2007.
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Current with amendments received through February 15, 2024. Some sections may be more current, see credit for details.
Ark. Admin. Code 016.06.3-201.100, AR ADC 016.06.3-201.100
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