Arkansas Healthcare Transparency Initiative, Revised Data Submission Guide Release

Michael Preston SECRETARY OF COMMERCE AID * * DECEMBER 1, 2021 BULLETIN NO.: 14A-2021 Alan McClain INSURANCE COMMISSIONER, ARKANSAS INSURANCE DEPARTMENT TO: ALL ACCIDENT AND HEALTH INSURERS, HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS, MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS, HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL SERVICE CORPORATIONS & OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES FROM: ARKANSAS INSURANCE DEPARTMENT SUBJECT: ARKANSAS HEALTHCARE TRANSPARENCY INITIATIVE, REVISED DATA SUBMISSION GUIDE RELEASE On October 20, 2021, via Bulletin 14-2021, the Arkansas Insurance Department published for public comment a revised version of the Data Submission Guide ("DSG") for the Arkansas Healthcare Transparency Initiative ("Transparency Initiative"). The comment period concluded on November 19, 2021. Please find available via electronic publication by the Arkansas Insurance Department ("AID"), a revised version of the Data Submission Guide ("DSG") for the Arkansas Healthcare Transparency Initiative ("Transparency Initiative") at https://www.arkansasapcd.net/Resources/DataSubmissionGuideResources/ Revisions to the DSG include: • Aligning with Common Data Layout; • Including institutional values to inpatient-only fields; • Adding ZIP4; • Adding a point of origin appendix; • Aligning and clarifying definitions; • Making certain optional fields required; • Changing the language and ethnicity code references; • Adding Arkansas Medicaid aid category codes; • Adding placeholder fields; and • Other technical updates. Arkansas Department of Commerce Arkansas Insurance Department 1 Commerce Way, Suite 102 • Little Rock, AR 72202 INSURANCE.ARKANSAS.GOV Material revisions of the DSG are governed by AID Rule 100, promulgated pursuant to the authority granted in Ark. Code Ann. § 23-61-901, et seq. and other applicable laws or rules. The revised version submitted for public comment had been approved by the Arkansas Healthcare Transparency Initiative Board at their Quarterly Meeting on October 12, 2021, with no recommended changes. No comments were received during the comment period, and the final revised version of the DSG is hereby approved by the Commissioner. ALAN McCLAIN INSURANCE COMMISSIONER STATE OF ARKANSAS DATE