§ 23-79-1005 — Department of Human Services - Powers and duties

(a) The Department of Human Services shall promulgate rules to implement this subchapter. (b) The Department of Human Services shall administer the Arkansas Safety-net Benefit Program and the Arkansas Safety-net Benefit Fund. (c) The Department of Human Services shall: (1) Prepare and submit to the United States Department of Health and Human Services a request for a demonstration waiver under section 1115 of the Social Security Act, describing one (1) or more statewide health insurance limited safety-net benefit packages that can be funded within existing allotments received by the state under Title XXI of the Social Security Act; (2) Administer the Arkansas Safety-net Benefit Program and the Arkansas Safety-net Benefit Fund in accordance with a federally approved Health Insurance Flexibility and Accountability demonstration initiative waiver; (3) Deposit Arkansas Employer Sponsored Insurance Fund revenues into insured interest-bearing accounts at banking institutions in Arkansas; and (4) Expend Arkansas Safety-net Benefit Fund moneys as state matching funds in accordance with the requirements of federal healthcare programs and the Arkansas Safety-net Benefit Program.

Legislative History

Acts 2003, No. 1044, § 1.