{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-23-79-1003","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 23-79-1003","heading":"Arkansas Safety-net Benefit Program","body":"(a) (1) There is created the Arkansas Safety-net Benefit Program. (2) Employer participation in the program shall be voluntary. (b) Employers electing to participate shall comply with all program requirements, including, but not limited to: (1) Establishing that all employees have health insurance coverage; and (2) Making payments to the program at times and in amounts as determined by the Department of Human Services to be necessary for the operation of the program for: (A) All covered employees and covered spouses; and (B) All other employees, regardless of income, except employees exempted by rule of the department. Acts 2003, No. 1044, § 1.\n\n(a) (1) There is created the Arkansas Safety-net Benefit Program. (2) Employer participation in the program shall be voluntary.\n\n(1) There is created the Arkansas Safety-net Benefit Program.\n\n(2) Employer participation in the program shall be voluntary.\n\n(b) Employers electing to participate shall comply with all program requirements, including, but not limited to: (1) Establishing that all employees have health insurance coverage; and (2) Making payments to the program at times and in amounts as determined by the Department of Human Services to be necessary for the operation of the program for: (A) All covered employees and covered spouses; and (B) All other employees, regardless of income, except employees exempted by rule of the department.\n\n(1) Establishing that all employees have health insurance coverage; and\n\n(2) Making payments to the program at times and in amounts as determined by the Department of Human Services to be necessary for the operation of the program for: (A) All covered employees and covered spouses; and (B) All other employees, regardless of income, except employees exempted by rule of the department.\n\n(A) All covered employees and covered spouses; and\n\n(B) All other employees, regardless of income, except employees exempted by rule of the department.","path":["AR Code","Title 23","Chapter 79","Subchapter 10"],"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":"1faf405953a58f2cbe7a0b6faa6310c7b29b1ec7a6c1b43ff424e99b83c05b0b","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-23-79-1002","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-23-79-1004"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}