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Arkansas patient trust funds bonds.
From $100.
The surety an Arkansas nursing facility posts to protect the resident funds it holds in trust — a condition of participating as a Medicaid provider. The amount tracks your residents’ trust balance; premiums start at $100, with your exact price shown at the application. The application collects no credit information.
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Three steps. One sitting.
No underwriting queue for the standard trust-funds bond — enter your amount, pay, and file. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your facility details, the bond amount your trust balance requires, and the effective date — that is the entire application.
Issued on the spot
No credit step and no waiting — the executed bond is generated as soon as you pay. Larger amounts may get a quick review.
File with your Medicaid enrollment
Submit the executed bond as your survey or Medicaid enrollment requires. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever you need them.
What it is and who needs it.
What the trust-funds bond actually covers
When a nursing facility manages money on behalf of its residents — a resident or patient trust fund — federal nursing-facility requirements (42 C.F.R. 483.10) call for the facility to purchase a surety bond or equivalent assurance to protect those funds. Arkansas enforces this through its Medicaid program.
The Arkansas Department of Human Services requires a facility that holds resident funds in trust to maintain this bond as a condition of enrolling and remaining as a Medicaid provider. The bond is sized to the balance of the resident trust funds you hold, which is why facilities update it as that balance changes — many carry $50,000.
If a facility mismanages or fails to account for residents’ money, the bond is a source of recovery for the harmed residents. It is not insurance for the facility — if the surety pays a claim, the facility repays the surety. Premiums start at $100, and your exact price appears at the application. The application collects no credit information.
You need this bond if you are
One application, issued on the spot.
Submit the application with your required bond amount — the executed trust-funds bond is generated instantly, ready to file.
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Premiums from $100. Enter your trust balance and file the same day.