State guide
Arkansas Home Care Compliance
All six compliance areas for Arkansas home care agencies, each cited to official sources.
Last reviewed: July 24, 2026
Arkansas at a glance Arkansas licenses both skilled home health agencies and non-medical Private Care Agencies through the Department of Health; Act 853 of 2025 streamlined the private care framework. Arkansas' minimum wage has been $11.00 since 2021 (no indexing), with no state overtime or paid sick leave law — FLSA overtime rules apply to home care agencies.
Requirements by category
Health Benefits & ACA → Arkansas runs a state-based exchange on the federal platform (enrollment via HealthCare.gov) and expanded Medicaid through the ARHOME… HealthCare.gov (SBE-FP)YesNo Occupational Health → Arkansas requires TB screening of home health agency workers through the State Board of Health's TB control rules, which expressly define… Required3+ employees Caregiver Training → Arkansas is one of the stricter personal-care states: under Ark. Code 20-77-2301 et seq. and the Department of Health's Home Caregiver… 75 (federal)40 (24 class + 16 practical)12 hrs/yr Wage & Hour → Arkansas' minimum wage has been $11.00 since 2021 (no indexing), with no state overtime or paid sick leave law — FLSA overtime rules apply… $11.001.5x >40 (mirrors FLSA)None Licensure & Survey Readiness → Arkansas licenses both skilled home health agencies and non-medical Private Care Agencies through the Department of Health; Act 853 of… AR Dept. of HealthArk. Code Ann. tit. 20, ch. 10;…Home health agency; Private care… Background Checks → Arkansas requires state police criminal record checks, with FBI checks for recent arrivals, for home caregivers under Ark. Code Ann. §… ConditionalAdult/LTC maltreatment registry;…
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