Arkansas Health Services Commission v. Area Agency on Aging

Dale Price, Justice.

This case concerns an application by the appellee, Area Agency on Aging (AAA), for permits to conduct home health care services in five western Arkansas counties. The application was made to the appellant Arkansas Health Services Agency (Agency). The Agency recommended to the Arkansas Health Services Commission (Commission) that the application be denied. The trial court ruled that, because the Agency failed to submit its recommendation to the Commission within 90 days, as required by Ark. Code Ann. § 20-8-104(d) (Supp. 1989), the application must be automatically…