{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-20-77-1701","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 20-77-1701","heading":"Legislative findings and intent","body":"(a) The General Assembly finds that: (1) Healthcare providers who serve Medicaid recipients are an indispensable and vital link in serving this state's needy citizens; and (2) The Department of Human Services already has in place various provisions to: (A) Ensure the protection and respect for the rights of Medicaid recipients; and (B) Sanction errant Medicaid providers when necessary. (b) The General Assembly intends this subchapter to ensure that the department and its outside contractors treat providers with fairness and due process. Acts 2005, No. 1758, § 1.\n\n(a) The General Assembly finds that: (1) Healthcare providers who serve Medicaid recipients are an indispensable and vital link in serving this state's needy citizens; and (2) The Department of Human Services already has in place various provisions to: (A) Ensure the protection and respect for the rights of Medicaid recipients; and (B) Sanction errant Medicaid providers when necessary.\n\n(1) Healthcare providers who serve Medicaid recipients are an indispensable and vital link in serving this state's needy citizens; and\n\n(2) The Department of Human Services already has in place various provisions to: (A) Ensure the protection and respect for the rights of Medicaid recipients; and (B) Sanction errant Medicaid providers when necessary.\n\n(A) Ensure the protection and respect for the rights of Medicaid recipients; and\n\n(B) Sanction errant Medicaid providers when necessary.\n\n(b) The General Assembly intends this subchapter to ensure that the department and its outside contractors treat providers with fairness and due process.","path":["AR Code","Title 20","Chapter 77","Subchapter 17"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_ar_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:41Z","sha256":"eab1eb77f59ff46955dbe7ab26f4f16613670603ce051316f7372a7166594521","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-20-77-1608","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-20-77-1702"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}