{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-20-77-2301","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 20-77-2301","heading":"Findings - Intent","body":"(a) The General Assembly finds that: (1) Although a direct-care worker in the State of Arkansas who serves a Medicaid-reimbursable client must undergo a forty-hour training program, a direct-care worker who serves a client in his or her home and who is not Medicaid-reimbursable has no training requirement; and (2) Beginning January 1, 2012, and continuing until January 1, 2027, approximately ten thousand (10,000) persons a day turn sixty-five (65) years of age in the United States. (b) This subchapter is intended to: (1) Assure disabled citizens and the constantly expanding population of senior citizens in Arkansas that a direct-care worker is properly trained in core competencies; and (2) Acknowledge the necessity of proper training for all direct-care workers that, in turn, will contribute to a reduction in per capita healthcare costs for Arkansans. Added by Act 2013, No. 1410,§ 1, eff. 4/1/2014.\n\n(a) The General Assembly finds that: (1) Although a direct-care worker in the State of Arkansas who serves a Medicaid-reimbursable client must undergo a forty-hour training program, a direct-care worker who serves a client in his or her home and who is not Medicaid-reimbursable has no training requirement; and (2) Beginning January 1, 2012, and continuing until January 1, 2027, approximately ten thousand (10,000) persons a day turn sixty-five (65) years of age in the United States.\n\n(1) Although a direct-care worker in the State of Arkansas who serves a Medicaid-reimbursable client must undergo a forty-hour training program, a direct-care worker who serves a client in his or her home and who is not Medicaid-reimbursable has no training requirement; and\n\n(2) Beginning January 1, 2012, and continuing until January 1, 2027, approximately ten thousand (10,000) persons a day turn sixty-five (65) years of age in the United States.\n\n(b) This subchapter is intended to: (1) Assure disabled citizens and the constantly expanding population of senior citizens in Arkansas that a direct-care worker is properly trained in core competencies; and (2) Acknowledge the necessity of proper training for all direct-care workers that, in turn, will contribute to a reduction in per capita healthcare costs for Arkansans.\n\n(1) Assure disabled citizens and the constantly expanding population of senior citizens in Arkansas that a direct-care worker is properly trained in core competencies; and\n\n(2) Acknowledge the necessity of proper training for all direct-care workers that, in turn, will contribute to a reduction in per capita healthcare costs for Arkansans.","path":["AR Code","Title 20","Chapter 77","Subchapter 23"],"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":"6975c057bfa25d1f6f3eca413f4c94cec77ec2c7931e9f068fc6f0fd5248621e","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-20-77-2207","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-20-77-2302"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}