Provider Manual
The following sections of the Arkansas Medicaid provider manual apply to all provider types. For information specific to your provider type, refer to Section II of that provider manual.
- Section I – General Medicaid Policy
- Section III – Billing Information
- Section IV – Glossary
- Section V – Forms and Contacts
To see the full history of Notices of Rulemaking and Official Notices for all provider types, please download from the manual “Other Policy-Related Notifications for All Provider Types” using the link above.
Aid Categories to Benefit Plans Crosswalks
Aid Categories currently found in Section I [124.000] of your provider manual are now known as “Benefit Plans.” Benefit plans will eventually replace aid categories in Section I. Until these changes have been promulgated and incorporated into Medicaid policy, we offer the following crosswalks to assist you.
- Aid Category to Benefit Plan crosswalk.
- Dental-specific Benefit Plans Crosswalk.
- Vision-specific Benefit Plans Crosswalk.
RA Messages
Date | Subject |
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1/12/23-1/26/23 | COVID Exemptions to Medicaid End-Dated December 31, 22 |
12/29/22-1/12/22 | Physician Visit Benefit Limit Increase From 12 to 16 |
12/15/22-12/29/22 | Copay Changes for Some Adult Medicaid Clients |
11/10/22-11/24/22 | 2022 NCCI Q1 Procedure to Procedure Combination Present on the Same Claim in Production on 01/01/2022 |
8/25/22-9/8/22 | Explanation of Medicare Benefits (EOMB) Attachment Requirement |
7/21/22-8/4/22 | Admit Source 7 – End Dated |
7/7/22-7/21/22 | Magellan Call Center IVR Phone System Upgrade |
6/9/22-7/7/22 | Arkansas Medicaid Refund Submission |
4/28/22-6/2/22 | System Downtime for Scheduled Maintenance |
4/14/22-5/26/22 | EOMB Required for Crossover Claims |
3/10/22-3/24/22 | Change In Process For Refund Checks Coming Soon |
12/23/21-1/13/22 | COVID UPDATE: Updated Laboratory Diagnostic Testing for COVID-19 |
12/16/21-1/13/21 | COVID-19 UPDATE: Booster Dose of Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccination Shot |
12/9/21-1/6/22 | New Process for Adult Maltreatment Registry Background Check Requests |
12/2/21-12/16/21 | Weekend ARIES and COLA updates |
11/25/21-12/23/21 | Procedure Codes For Administration Of Monoclonal Antibodies To Treat COVID-19 |
11/25/21-12/2/21 | Denied Claims for Summit Community Care PASSE Clients on November 23 |
11/25/21-12/16/21 | 2021 Fourth (4th) Quarter Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System Level II (HCPCS) Code and Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) |
Provider Notification Research Log
This Excel spreadsheet is being developed to locate provider notifications using various search criteria. Please note that this is a draft; some functionality may not yet be available.