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Helpful Information for Providers

Helpful Information for Providers

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What’s New for Arkansas Medicaid Providers

Content Updated June 5, 2026

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  1. CMS Moratorium on Newly Enrolling Home Health and Hospice Provider Types
  2. Current Provider Enrollment Forms
  3. NET Providers Using Vendor Systems
  4. New Official Notices
  5. New RA Messages

CMS Moratorium on Newly Enrolling Home Health and Hospice Provider Types

Added 6/1/26
Arkansas Medicaid Provider Enrollment strongly urges all providers to stay current with all Medicare and Medicaid revalidation requests and monitor all notices closely.

Effective May 13, 2026, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) established a six-month nationwide moratorium on new Medicare enrollments for specified Home Health and Hospice provider types. This initiative aims to mitigate fraud, waste, and abuse, and CMS retains the authority to extend the restriction in six-month increments.

While this moratorium does not impact currently enrolled agencies, providers must maintain compliant status. Failure to successfully complete Medicare or Medicaid revalidation will result in the termination of Arkansas Medicaid provider agreements, with no option to re-enroll for the duration of the moratorium.

Comprehensive details and regulatory guidance are available in the official CMS FAQ Document:
https://www.cms.gov/files/document/hh-hospice-moratorium-faqs.pdf

Current Provider Enrollment Forms

Added 5/26/26
Providers must use the current versions of all required enrollment forms, as forms are updated periodically to reflect policy changes, new provider types, and newly required information. Using outdated forms may delay processing or result in returned submissions.

Where to Find Current Forms

Health Care Provider Portal Requirement 

Use the Health Care Provider Portal whenever possible. Information entered directly by providers or authorized staff allows for faster and more accurate processing.

  • When completing an application in the Portal, upload only the required documents and enter all requested information directly into the Portal when prompted.
  • Only upload required documentation. See the Required Document Finder to learn exactly what is needed with your application.
  • Forms that are outdated or can be entered through Portal self-service will be returned.

Submitting Fillable PDF Forms (When Portal Submission Is Not Available)

  1. Download and save the required form before opening it in Acrobat Reader.
  2. Complete all required fields, sign, and save the finalized document.
  3. Upload the document following the instructions in the “How to Upload Documents” job aid.

Using current forms and the Portal whenever possible ensures the most efficient enrollment processing and reduces the risk of returned submissions.

NET Providers Using Vendor Systems

Added 5/4/26
NET providers who utilize a vendor system must now use the following process when billing transportation to and from an ADDT/EIDT:
Loop 2300 – Claim Information, NTE (Claim Information)
NTE02: Enter ADDT/EIDT in the Description data element.

For additional details, please refer to the 837P_Companion_Guide.doc

For assistance, contact Gainwell Electronic Data Interchange:
1-800-457-4454 (toll-free) or 501-376-2211
Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

New Official Notices

View the latest official notices.

New RA Messages

Added 6/5/26
Arkansas Medicaid released a remittance advice message to Dental and Oral Surgeon providers. View the message regarding Dental Screening Eligibility Date Now Reflects Accurate Interval.

Arkansas Medicaid released a remittance advice message to Home Health and Hospice providers. View the message regarding CMS Moratorium on Newly Enrolling Home Health and Hospice Provider Types.

Arkansas Medicaid released a remittance advice message to Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) providers. View the message regarding Prior Approval Required for Skin Substitute Procedures – ASC.

Arkansas Medicaid released a remittance advice message to Prosthetics and Private Duty Nursing providers. View the message regarding CGM ON HOLD – Updates Will be Forthcoming.

Added 5/29/26
Arkansas Medicaid released a remittance advice message to all providers. View the message regarding Current Provider Enrollment Forms.

Added 5/22/26
Arkansas Medicaid released a remittance advice message to Arkansas Department of Health (ADH), Certified Nurse-Midwife (CNM), Hospital, Nurse Practitioner, Pharmacy, and Physician providers. View the message regarding Age Coverage for 90678 Expanded.

Arkansas Medicaid released a remittance advice message to Physician providers. View the message regarding Coverage update for 0338T and 0339T.

Added 5/15/26
Arkansas Medicaid released a remittance advice message to Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, and Speech-Language Pathology Services providers. View the message regarding Physical Therapist Coverage for Nerve Conduction Study (NCS).

Arkansas Medicaid released a remittance advice message to Pharmacy providers. View the message regarding Prime Therapeutics Pharmacy Point of Sale System Will Be Down.

Added 5/8/26
Arkansas Medicaid released a remittance advice message to Transportation providers. View the message regarding NET Providers Using Vendor Systems.

Arkansas Medicaid released a remittance advice message to Hospital and Physician providers. View the message regarding Units Per Day (UPD) Updated for J1628.