Arkansas DHS Medicaid State Plan Amendment 18-004

This draft state plan amendment was released on April 8, 2018. The Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS) intends to implement a rule limiting Medicaid early intervention services for young children up to age five to those who need at least “one therapy” (physical, occupational, speech). At the same time that the rule goes into effect, DHS will merge its two developmental daycare programs into a single entity called “Early Intervention Day Treatment” (EIDT . . .