Eligibility

Ark. Code Ann. § 20-13-2102 — under Emergency Medical Services.

Ark. Code Ann. § 20-13-2102

(a) To be eligible for funding under this subchapter, an emergency medical services agency shall:(1) Be actively licensed and in good standing in the state for no less than three (3) years from the date of the application for funding;(2) Be the provider of record for a county or municipality for a minimum of twelve (12) months unless the provider of record has been selected by the county or municipality through a competitive bid process; and(3) Offer emergency ground ambulance services at the:(A) Advanced life support level; or(B) Basic life support level if the funds will be used to license and operate an ambulance at the advanced live support level within one (1) year of receiving funding.

(1) Be actively licensed and in good standing in the state for no less than three (3) years from the date of the application for funding;

(2) Be the provider of record for a county or municipality for a minimum of twelve (12) months unless the provider of record has been selected by the county or municipality through a competitive bid process; and

(3) Offer emergency ground ambulance services at the:(A) Advanced life support level; or(B) Basic life support level if the funds will be used to license and operate an ambulance at the advanced live support level within one (1) year of receiving funding.

(A) Advanced life support level; or

(B) Basic life support level if the funds will be used to license and operate an ambulance at the advanced live support level within one (1) year of receiving funding.

(b) An emergency medical services agency is not eligible to apply for funding under this subchapter if the emergency medical services agency:(1) Is currently under a state sanction or disciplinary action;(2) Is currently under a Corporate Integrity Agreement with the United States Office of the Inspector General;(3) Provides non-emergency transport;(4) Is licensed as a volunteer emergency medical services provider; or(5) Is a first responder agency that does not provide ambulance operations at the advanced life support level twenty-four (24) hours a day.

(1) Is currently under a state sanction or disciplinary action;

(2) Is currently under a Corporate Integrity Agreement with the United States Office of the Inspector General;

(3) Provides non-emergency transport;

(4) Is licensed as a volunteer emergency medical services provider; or

(5) Is a first responder agency that does not provide ambulance operations at the advanced life support level twenty-four (24) hours a day.