Input requested by Health Facility Services

TO: Interested Parties

FROM: Connie Melton, MBA, FACHE
Section Chief, Health Facility Services

SUBJECT: Proposed revisions to the Rules and Regulations for Perfusionists in Arkansas

DATE: July 28, 2011

The Arkansas Department of Health will hold a public hearing on Thursday, September 22, 2011 at 9:30 a.m. in the Freeway Medical Tower, 5800 W. 10th St., Room 801, Little Rock, Arkansas, to allow interested persons to comment on the proposed revisions to the Rules.

The proposed revisions: (1) specify that Arkansas license qualification is ABCP certification; (2) specify the number of continuing education units (“CEUs”) and clinical activities required for license renewal; (3) eliminate full text of statutes from the regulations; (4) standardize formatting into separately paged sections; (5) update citations of authority; (6) add “Authority” and “Purpose” sections; (7) specify fees for provisional license; reciprocity; extension; and replacement license; and (8) add “certified mail” as an option for hearing notice procedure.

Copies of the proposed revisions are available for public inspection and copying at the Arkansas Department of Health, Section of Health Facilities Services, Freeway Medical Tower, 5800 W. 10th St., Ste. 400, Little Rock, Arkansas. The proposed revisions are also available for inspection online through the Department of Health website at www.healthy.arkansas.gov “ Rules and Regs” link, as well as the Secretary of State website at www.sos.arkansas.gov “Administrative Rules” link.

The public may submit written comments regarding the proposed revisions to Connie Melton, Section Chief, Health Facilities Services, Freeway Medical Tower, 5800 W. 10th St., Ste. 400, Little Rock, Arkansas, 72204-1704, or in person at the same address, no later than 11:00 a.m. on September 22, 2011.