1. (a)

   1. (1) All proposals shall provide the following demographic information for the market area:

      1. (A) Population trends:

2. (i) Total population;

   1. (ii) Population by age group;

      1. (iii) Number of senior and non-senior (senior developments only); and

         1. (iv) Other special needs population by age group;

      2. (B) Household trends:

         1. (i) Total number of households;
         2. (ii)
3. (a) (a) Households by tenure.

4. (b) (b) That is, the number of owner and renter households;

   1. (iii) For senior developments, separately designate senior households by tenure and senior type, i.e., fifty-five-plus years, sixty-two (62) years, United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development, United States Department of Housing and Urban Development;

      1. (iv) For assisted living developments, separately designate households by tenure and type;

         1. (v) Other special needs households, e.g., disabled, separately designate households by tenure and type; and
         2. (vi) Average household size by tenure; and

      2. (C) Income trends:

         1. (i) Estimate of household incomes in increments of ten thousand dollars ($10,000), by household size and tenure;
         2. (ii) For senior developments, separately designate senior household incomes by tenure and senior type, i.e., fifty-five-plus years, sixty-two (62) years, United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development, or United States Department of Housing and Urban Development;
         3. (iii) For assisted living developments, separately designate household incomes by tenure and type; and
         4. (iv) Other special needs households, e.g., disabled, separately designate household incomes by tenure and type.

   2. (2) The information must be provided for the:

      1. (A) Most recent census year (use as baseline data);
      2. (B) Fifth year following the baseline year;
      3. (C) Calendar year of the application; and
      4. (D) Expected calendar year of market entry for such development.
   3. (3) The market study must reference by footnote and appendix the national proprietary data provider that has supplied the demographic data and projections used by the market analyst.
   4. (4) A copy of the page or pages from the source data provider must be included in the appendix to the market study.

5. (b) Independent senior housing proposals. The data for independent senior housing must be based upon the type of senior housing proposed, i.e., fifty-five-plus years, sixty-two (62) years, United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development, or United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.

   1. (c) Assisted living housing proposals.
   2. (1) The data must be based upon households, a member of which meets the medical criteria set forth in Section 26205II. of the Medical Services Policy Manual for the Department of Human Services.

   3. (2) Households, a member of which is at least seventy-five (75) years old, will be assumed to have a member that meets the medical criteria set forth in Section 26205II. of the Medical Services Policy Manual for the Department of Human Services.

      1. (d) Supportive housing for disabled persons proposals.
   4. (1) The data must be based upon those households, a member of which is disabled as defined by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, that are intended to be served by the development.
   5. (2) The market analyst must identify the disabled population the development intends to serve directly, taking into account and identifying the design and construction of the development and the supportive services to be offered by the development that meet the needs of the disabled population to be served.

Codification Notes: This section as promulgated prior to codification into the Code of Arkansas Rules contained the following footnote after subdivision (c)(1): "1 The following links to Section 26205II. of the Medical Services Policy Manual for the Arkansas Department of Human Services: http://www.arkansas.gov/dhs/webpolicy/Medical%20Services/MS%2026000.htm#MS%2026205"