(a) If a Medicaid provider audit by the federal Medicaid Integrity Program or Audit Medicaid Integrity Contractors is conducted, the Department of Human Services or the contractor shall provide the audit report to the provider within one hundred fifty (150) days after the completion of the audit field work.
(b) If a provider requests an administrative reconsideration of an audit finding or report, the department shall provide the results of the reconsideration within sixty (60) days after the department's receipt of the request for reconsideration.
(c) Additional provider records furnished by a provider in conjunction with a provider's request for administrative reconsideration shall have been contemporaneously created.
(d) If there is a failure to meet the timelines specified in this section, no adverse decision based on the noncompliant audit shall be enforced against the provider unless the department shows good cause for the failure to meet the timelines.
Structure Arkansas Code
Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare
Chapter 77 - Medical Assistance
Subchapter 17 - Medicaid Fairness Act
§ 20-77-1701. Legislative findings and intent
§ 20-77-1704. Provider administrative appeals allowed
§ 20-77-1705. Explanations for adverse decisions required
§ 20-77-1706. Reimbursement at an alternate level instead of complete denial
§ 20-77-1707. Prior authorizations — Retrospective reviews
§ 20-77-1708. Medical necessity
§ 20-77-1709. Promulgation before enforcement
§ 20-77-1710. Delivery of files
§ 20-77-1711. Copies of records to be supplied to department — Exception
§ 20-77-1716. Promulgation of rules