- (a) Pursuant to Acts 2021, No. 725, an applicant may receive a waiver of the initial licensure fee, if eligible.
(b) Eligible applicants are applicants who:
(1) Are receiving assistance through the:
- (A) Arkansas, or current state of residence equivalent, Medicaid Program;
- (B) Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP);
- (C) Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC);
- (D) Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (TEA); or
- (E) Lifeline Assistance Program (LAP);
- (2) Were approved for unemployment within the last twelve (12) months; or
- (3) Have an income that does not exceed two hundred percent (200%) of the federal poverty income guidelines.
(c)
- (1) Applicants shall provide documentation showing their receipt of benefits from the appropriate state agency.
- (2) For Medicaid, SNAP, WIC, TEA, or LAP, documentation from the Department of Human Services or current state of residence equivalent agency.
- (3) For unemployment benefits approval in the last twelve (12) months, the Division of Workforce Services or current state of residence equivalent agency.
- (4) For proof of income, copies of all Internal Revenue Service forms indicating applicant’s total personal income for the most recent tax year, e.g., W-2, 1099, etc.
- (d) Applicants shall attest that the documentation provided is a true and correct copy and fraudulent or fraudulently obtained documentation shall be grounds for denial or revocation of license.