2015 Arkansas Code
Title 20 - Public Health And Welfare
Subtitle 5 - Social Services
Chapter 78 - Child Care
Subchapter 9 - Home Visitation
§ 20-78-907 - Outcomes measurement -- Report.

(a) The State Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board, the Department of Health, the Department of Human Services, and providers of home visiting program services in consultation with one (1) or more research experts shall:

(1) Develop an outcomes measurement plan to monitor outcomes for children and families receiving services through state-funded home visiting programs;

(2) Develop indicators that measure each outcome area under § 20-78-902; and

(3) Create a report that documents the collective impact of home visiting program outcomes across all indicators selected through the process outlined in subdivision (a)(2) of this section, as well as data on cost per family served, number of families served, demographic data on families served, and outcomes.

(b) (1) The Department of Health, the Department of Human Services, and the board shall complete and submit the outcomes measurement plan required under this section by October 1, 2014, to the Legislative Council and the Governor.

(2) The Department of Health, the Department of Human Services, and the board shall update the outcomes measurement plan required under this section at least one (1) time each five (5) years, and the plan may be updated at other times if the board, the Department of Health, and the Department of Human Services collaboratively agree to the need for revisions.

(c) Beginning October 1, 2014, a state-funded home visiting program shall follow the outcomes measurement plan and at least annually submit indicator data to the board, the Department of Health, and the Department of Human Services.

(d) (1) The board, the Department of Health, and the Department of Human Services shall produce collaboratively an outcomes report for the Legislative Council and the Governor following the reporting requirements in subdivision (a)(3) of this section.

(2) The report required under subdivision (d)(1) of this section may be structured to facilitate the use of existing reporting requirements including referencing rather than duplicating reports required for submission to the Legislative Council under an existing statute requiring outcome reporting for home visitation programs.

(e) The board, the Department of Health, and the Department of Human Services shall explore the value of including home visiting outcome data in a health-based, education-based, or child welfare-based statewide longitudinal data system for the purpose of monitoring outcomes over time for families that participate in home visiting and other state programs.

(f) The first home visitation outcomes report shall be completed on or before October 1, 2016, and shall be submitted to the Legislative Council and the Governor on or before October 1 of each even-numbered year.