# Arkansas — Certificate of need programs by US state

For Arkansas, has con program is yes; statute citation is Ark. Stat. Ann. § 20-8-109 et seq, recorded from its source on 2026-08-19; source re-checked 2026-09-01.

- **State:** Arkansas _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Has CON program:** yes _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Facilities covered:** Nursing home facilities. Residential care facilities. Assisted living facilities. Post-acute head injury retraining facilities. Residential care facilities. Other long-term medical care or personal care facilities. Home health care services agencies.
- **Moratorium:** Constructing a new residential care facility. Replacing a residential care facility with 16 beds or more. Adding new beds or expanding existing bed capacity for residential care facilities.
- **Statute citation:** Ark. Stat. Ann. § 20-8-109 et seq.

## What the source says

> Arkansas Health Care Facility Licensing/Certification Agency | <https://ahspa.arkansas.gov/> Arkansas Health Services Permit Agency | Certificate of Need Law | <https://advance.lexis.com/documentpage/?pdmfid=1000516&crid=ccc8ac90-61ce-4fa9-a0d1-2e20ed919ea5&config=00JAA2ZjZiM2VhNS0wNTVlLTQ3NzUtYjQzYy0yYWZmODJiODRmMDYKAFBvZENhdGFsb2fXiYCnsel0plIgqpYkw9PK&pddocfullpath=%2Fshared%2Fdocument%2Fstatutes-legislation%2Furn%3AcontentItem%3A5W3V-T4M0-R03N-52YR-00008-00&pdcontentcomponentid=234170&pdteaserkey=sr9&pditab=allpods&ecomp=bs65kkk&earg=sr9&prid=cdaba0df-d35f-46a4-b5fe-f841b34a902e" \t "_blank> Ark. Stat. Ann. § 20-8-109 et seq. |

## Source

- https://www.ncsl.org/health/certificate-of-need-state-laws

Last verified: 2026-09-01. Review by: 2027-02-15.
Part of [Certificate of need programs by US state](https://referencesource.org/state-certificate-of-need-programs/).