Walk-in clinic and emergent care clinic — Medicaid reimbursement — Definitions.
Ark. Code Ann. § 20-77-133
in effect(a) As used in this section:
(1) “Emergent care clinic” means a walk-in clinic focused on the delivery of ambulatory care in a facility outside of traditional emergency care; and
(2) “Walk-in clinic” means a medical clinic that accepts patients on a walk-in basis and without an appointment.
(b) When a Medicaid beneficiary who does not have an assigned primary care provider utilizes or attempts to utilize a walk-in clinic or emergent care clinic, the walk-in clinic or emergent care clinic shall not decline to treat the patient due to his or her lack of a primary care provider.
(c) The Arkansas Medicaid Program shall reimburse for up to four (4) healthcare visits per year at a walk-in clinic or emergent care clinic when the Medicaid beneficiary does not have a primary care provider assigned if the walk-in clinic or emergent care clinic is associated with a hospital.
Source: Public.Resource.Org / UniCourt, Official Code of Arkansas Annotated, Release 78 (2020) (unicourt.github.io/cic-code-ar)URL: https://unicourt.github.io/cic-code-ar/transforms/ar/ocar/r78/gov.ar.code.title.20.htmlFetched: 11/8/2026