1. (a) Before a youth is placed in an out-of-state treatment facility due to an emotional disturbance, the Office of Chief Counsel will make and document the following determinations as required by Arkansas Code § 20-46-106 via CFS-303: Out of State Placement Request, which will then be reviewed with the SPU Manager.
2. (b) If a youth in Department of Human Service custody is placed in an out-of-state placement without proper documentation or CCRC authorization as outlined above, Medicaid will not approve a certification of need (CON) and authorization to pay the provider/facility for services will be refused.
3. (c) The information collected by the above determinations shall be included in the youth’s case file.
4. (d) The information shall be reviewed and considered by the juvenile judge.

Codification Notes: This section as promulgated prior to codification into the Code of Arkansas Rules provided as follows: "01/2014"