(a) The agency responsible for licensure and certification of long-term care facilities shall promulgate appropriate rules and regulations prescribing minimum staffing requirements for all long-term care facilities in the state. The agency shall conform to the requirements of the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, § 25-15-201 et seq., and other appropriate state laws in promulgating and placing rules and regulations into effect.
(b) Failure to comply with the rules and regulations promulgated by the appropriate agency pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall be cause for revocation or suspension of the license or certification of any long-term care facility.
(c)
(1) This section shall apply only to licensed nursing homes.
(2) This section shall not be applicable to any facility of the Division of Developmental Disabilities Services of the Department of Human Services or to any other facility operated by the State of Arkansas or any agency of the state.
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