Application for a local provider program, entity, or organization
Effective Sep 5, 2025Ark. R. 2025-14 (eff. September 5, 2025)Arkansas Code § 20-14-503; Arkansas Code § 6-87-101
- (a) To apply to become an early intervention provider program, a completed application must be submitted to First Connections during periods of open enrollment.
(b) A complete application includes without limitation:
- (1) Documentation demonstrating the applicant’s entire ownership, including without limitation all information on the applicant’s governing body as well as financial and business interests;
- (2) Documentation of the applicant’s management, including without limitation the management structure and members of the management team;
- (3) Documentation of the applicant’s current contractors and the contractors that the applicant intends to use as part of providing early intervention services;
- (4) Documentation of all required state and national criminal background checks for all employees and contractors;
- (5) Documentation of all required drug screens, registry checks, and searches for employees and contractors;
- (6) Documentation of active Medicaid provider number, if providing developmental therapy (provider type 78) Medicaid developmental rehabilitation services (DRS) required in order to bill Medicaid for developmental therapy services;
- (7) Secretary of State registration, if using a doing business as (dba) name;
- (8) IRS SS4 approval letter, (501C3 if the facility is nonprofit);
- (9) Fiscal year end date (if not provided, it will default to December);
- (10) Disclosure of Significant Business Transactions form DMS 689;
- (11) Ownership and Conviction Disclosure form DMS 675; and
- (12) All other documentation or other information requested by the Department of Education.