Ark. Code Ann. § 20-10-105: Residential care facility - Ineligibility for reimbursement - Exclusions

(a) Any facility that meets the definition of a residential care facility as defined by the Department of Human Services that has not been licensed or certified by the appropriate state agency or has not received a permit of approval from the Health Services Permit Agency shall not be eligible for any reimbursement from state revenues for any services that the facility offers.

(b) This section does not apply to residential care facilities that have been exempted by law from the permit-of-approval process.