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HCBS Rate Report

HCBS Rate Report

DHS HCBS Rate Report

The Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS) has developed a rate report in accordance with Act 1023 of 2025. This report focuses on intellectual and developmental disability (I/DD) and behavioral health services included in the home and community-based services manual and delivered via managed care by Provider-Led Arkansas Shared Savings Entities (PASSEs).

Below are links to this report and the companion summary. Please send any feedback on this report to [email protected] by November 5, 2025.

Rate Report
Rate Report Companion Summary

Scope of Rate Report: Services included in the rate report include:

  • Supportive Living
  • Respite
  • Supported Employment / Supportive Employment
  • Consultation Services
  • Adult Rehabilitation Services (RDS)
  • Behavioral Assistance
  • Child and Youth Support Services
  • Crisis Stabilization Intervention
  • Peer Support
  • Adult Life Skills Development / Supportive Life Skills (Adult/Youth)
  • Pharmacologic Counseling by a Registered Nurse
  • Supportive Housing
  • Residential Community Reintegration Program
  • Therapeutic Communities (Level 1, Level 2, new Level 3)


Opportunities for Input: Development of this report has included multiple opportunities to provide feedback:

Kickoff All-Stakeholder Virtual Meeting

Provider Cost and Wage Survey – Closed in June 2025
All providers that deliver the services under review had the opportunity to respond to a special survey designed to further understand service delivery costs.

Provider Technical Workgroup
This workgroup provided subject matter expertise on the costs of services under review, input on the provider survey, and feedback on draft rates and related payment rate assumptions. Workgroup members reflected the wide range of providers and service types included in the rate report.

Dedicated project email
Questions and comments are accepted at any point by emailing [email protected].