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2017 Arkansas Code
Title 25 - State Government
Chapter 10 - Department of Human Services
Subchapter 1 - General Provisions
§ 25-10-102. Organization generally
Universal Citation: AR Code § 25-10-102 (2017)
- (a) The Department of Human Services shall consist of and be operated under an integrated service system consisting of the following programmatic divisions with responsibilities and programs assigned to them as determined by the Director of the Department of Human Services:
- (1) The Division of Aging, Adult, and Behavioral Health Services;
- (2) The Division of Medical Services;
- (3) The Division of Developmental Disabilities Services;
- (4) The Division of County Operations;
- (5) The Division of Youth Services;
- (6) The Division of State Services for the Blind;
- (7) The Division of Children and Family Services;
- (8) The Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education; and
- (9) The Division of Provider Services and Quality Assurance.
- (b) The Director's Office of the Department of Human Services shall consist of:
- (1) The Director of the Department of Human Services and his or her personal staff; and
- (2) Shared business services operating across the divisions, offices, sections, and units of the department, including without limitation business operations and administrative functions determined necessary by the director.
- (c) (1) (A) Each division of the department shall be under the direction, control, and supervision of the director.
- (B) From time to time, the director may transfer or assign existing duties or new programs or duties of the department to offices, sections, or units as he or she deems necessary for the efficient and necessary operation of the department.
- (C) Before implementation of any reorganization, the director shall obtain the advice of the House Committee on State Agencies and Governmental Affairs and the Senate Committee on State Agencies and Governmental Affairs.
- (2)
- (A) However, the state institutions and the operation of state institutional programs under the jurisdiction of the Board of Developmental Disabilities Services and the Department of Human Services State Institutional System Board shall be under the control of their respective boards, as provided by law.
- (B) The boards shall perform their respective functions and duties under the general guidelines and standards promulgated by the director.
- (3) The Division of State Services for the Blind and the Board of the Division of State Services for the Blind shall continue to function within the department with the powers prescribed in § 25-10-201 et seq.
- (2)
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