{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-20-38-113","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 20-38-113","heading":"Automated abuse registry checks","body":"The Department of Human Services shall: (1) (A) Contingent upon the receipt of funding, appropriation, and positions, create and maintain a program that automates the databases of the Child Maltreatment Central Registry created in § 12-18-901 , the Adult and Long-term Care Facility Resident Maltreatment Central Registry created in § 12-12-1716 , and the Certified Nursing Assistant/Employment Clearance Registry maintained by the Office of Long-Term Care under 42 C.F.R. § 483.156 and § 20-10-203 . (B) The program created and maintained under subdivision (1)(A) of this section shall allow an entity or person required to conduct a registry check under a registry listed in subdivision (1)(A) of this section to access all three (3) registries through a single web-based process; (2) Streamline the process of requesting a registry check so that all forms authorizing the release of confidential information under a registry listed in subdivision (1)(A) of this section are consistent; and (3) Adopt rules to implement this section. Amended by Act 2019, No. 389,§ 53, eff. 7/24/2019. Added by Act 2013, No. 748,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2013.\n\nThe Department of Human Services shall:\n\n(1) (A) Contingent upon the receipt of funding, appropriation, and positions, create and maintain a program that automates the databases of the Child Maltreatment Central Registry created in § 12-18-901 , the Adult and Long-term Care Facility Resident Maltreatment Central Registry created in § 12-12-1716 , and the Certified Nursing Assistant/Employment Clearance Registry maintained by the Office of Long-Term Care under 42 C.F.R. § 483.156 and § 20-10-203 . (B) The program created and maintained under subdivision (1)(A) of this section shall allow an entity or person required to conduct a registry check under a registry listed in subdivision (1)(A) of this section to access all three (3) registries through a single web-based process;\n\n(A) Contingent upon the receipt of funding, appropriation, and positions, create and maintain a program that automates the databases of the Child Maltreatment Central Registry created in § 12-18-901 , the Adult and Long-term Care Facility Resident Maltreatment Central Registry created in § 12-12-1716 , and the Certified Nursing Assistant/Employment Clearance Registry maintained by the Office of Long-Term Care under 42 C.F.R. § 483.156 and § 20-10-203 .\n\n(B) The program created and maintained under subdivision (1)(A) of this section shall allow an entity or person required to conduct a registry check under a registry listed in subdivision (1)(A) of this section to access all three (3) registries through a single web-based process;\n\n(2) Streamline the process of requesting a registry check so that all forms authorizing the release of confidential information under a registry listed in subdivision (1)(A) of this section are consistent; and\n\n(3) Adopt rules to implement this section.","path":["AR Code","Title 20","Chapter 38"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_ar_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:41Z","sha256":"23e48acc81486e9280ccf52ed8432acef79f09a176373e4b589098a1d5d1d9db","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-20-38-112","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-20-3-101"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}