State addendum · first edition, October 2026 Ready

Employment Services in Arkansas

In Arkansas, waiver employment runs through managed care, and the vocational rehabilitation agency pays by milestone before the waiver takes over.

Arkansas at a glance

Agency for employment services	Division of Developmental Disabilities Services (DDS), Department of Human Services
How employment is funded	CES Waiver, delivered through PASSE managed care
Vocational rehabilitation	Arkansas Rehabilitation Services; Division of Services for the Blind
Medicaid agency	DHS Division of Medical Services
Minimum wage	$11.00

The three biggest differences

Managed care plans run the waiver. A PASSE care coordinator writes the plan, authorizes services and pays claims.
Milestones, then 15-minute units. ARS pays referral, placement, stabilization and closure; the waiver funds what follows.
Tighter workforce checks. Registry checks every 2 years, criminal checks every 5, and a drug screen before hire.

What the full addendum gives you

Twelve sections, filed directly behind Volume 0 and adopted by a single change request. Every rule cites its official source; anything not yet confirmed is marked for verification, never guessed.

How to use the addendum, and the three biggest differences
At a glance: every Maryland role and its local equivalent
Crosswalk: each Maryland reference, its replacement, and where it is amended
Waiver (or local) employment services: codes, units, rates, limits
Vocational rehabilitation: becoming a vendor, fees, invoicing, fading
Provider certification and staffing
Incident reporting and protection from harm
Billing, records and retention
Local law that changes the package: wages, recording, false claims, safety, breach
State-use purchasing and contract sites
Volume-by-volume amendments, 0 to 15
Open items to verify, and the official sources

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