Arkansas § 9-16-103 Director of the Division of Children and Family Services - Duties

Arkansas Statutes

§ 9-16-103 — Director of the Division of Children and Family Services - Duties

Arkansas § 9-16-103

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Ark. Code Ann. § 9-16-103 (2026).

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The Director of the Division of Children and Family Services of the Department of Human Services shall:

(1)(A) Make family preservation services accessible to all cases in which a child is about to be placed outside his or her home, or in which a child has been placed outside his or her home, and in which the goal is reunification.

(B)The director shall make family preservation services accessible to all cases in which a child is about to be removed or reunification is the goal and the provision of such services is appropriate;

(2)Ensure that statewide availability of family preservation services is accomplished in an orderly fashion, with modification based on analysis of an annual evaluation report; and (3) Continue the implementation of family preservation services by consultation wi

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The Director of the Division of Children and Family Services of the Department of Human Services shall: (1) (A) Make family preservation services accessible to all cases in which a child is about to be placed outside his or her home, or in which a child has been placed outside his or her home, and in which the goal is reunification. (B) The director shall make family preservation services accessible to all cases in which a child is about to be removed or reunification is the goal and the provision of such services is appropriate; (2) Ensure that statewide availability of family preservation services is accomplished in an orderly fashion, with modification based on analysis of an annual evaluation report; and (3) Continue the implementation of family preservation services by consultation with professionals who are nationally recognized in the field.