Arkansas Department of Human Services, Division of Medical Services v. Northwest Arkansas Hospital, Springdale

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2022 Ark. App. 312

ARKANSAS COURT OF APPEALS DIVISION III No. CV-21-344 ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF Opinion Delivered September 7, 2022 HUMAN SERVICES, DIVISION OF MEDICAL SERVICES APPEAL FROM THE PULASKI APPELLANT COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT, SIXTH DIVISION [NO. 60CV-20-6752] V. HONORABLE TIMOTHY DAVIS FOX, NORTHWEST ARKANSAS HOSPITAL, JUDGE SPRINGDALE APPELLEE AFFIRMED N. MARK KLAPPENBACH, Judge The dispute in this case concerns whether a one-week inpatient hospitalization was medically necessary for a mentally ill patient. The Arkansas Department of Health, Office of Medicaid Provider Appeals…