{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-23-79-1005","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 23-79-1005","heading":"Department of Human Services - Powers and duties","body":"(a) The Department of Human Services shall promulgate rules to implement this subchapter. (b) The Department of Human Services shall administer the Arkansas Safety-net Benefit Program and the Arkansas Safety-net Benefit Fund. (c) The Department of Human Services shall: (1) Prepare and submit to the United States Department of Health and Human Services a request for a demonstration waiver under section 1115 of the Social Security Act, describing one (1) or more statewide health insurance limited safety-net benefit packages that can be funded within existing allotments received by the state under Title XXI of the Social Security Act; (2) Administer the Arkansas Safety-net Benefit Program and the Arkansas Safety-net Benefit Fund in accordance with a federally approved Health Insurance Flexibility and Accountability demonstration initiative waiver; (3) Deposit Arkansas Employer Sponsored Insurance Fund revenues into insured interest-bearing accounts at banking institutions in Arkansas; and (4) Expend Arkansas Safety-net Benefit Fund moneys as state matching funds in accordance with the requirements of federal healthcare programs and the Arkansas Safety-net Benefit Program. Acts 2003, No. 1044, § 1.\n\n(a) The Department of Human Services shall promulgate rules to implement this subchapter.\n\n(b) The Department of Human Services shall administer the Arkansas Safety-net Benefit Program and the Arkansas Safety-net Benefit Fund.\n\n(c) The Department of Human Services shall: (1) Prepare and submit to the United States Department of Health and Human Services a request for a demonstration waiver under section 1115 of the Social Security Act, describing one (1) or more statewide health insurance limited safety-net benefit packages that can be funded within existing allotments received by the state under Title XXI of the Social Security Act; (2) Administer the Arkansas Safety-net Benefit Program and the Arkansas Safety-net Benefit Fund in accordance with a federally approved Health Insurance Flexibility and Accountability demonstration initiative waiver; (3) Deposit Arkansas Employer Sponsored Insurance Fund revenues into insured interest-bearing accounts at banking institutions in Arkansas; and (4) Expend Arkansas Safety-net Benefit Fund moneys as state matching funds in accordance with the requirements of federal healthcare programs and the Arkansas Safety-net Benefit Program.\n\n(1) Prepare and submit to the United States Department of Health and Human Services a request for a demonstration waiver under section 1115 of the Social Security Act, describing one (1) or more statewide health insurance limited safety-net benefit packages that can be funded within existing allotments received by the state under Title XXI of the Social Security Act;\n\n(2) Administer the Arkansas Safety-net Benefit Program and the Arkansas Safety-net Benefit Fund in accordance with a federally approved Health Insurance Flexibility and Accountability demonstration initiative waiver;\n\n(3) Deposit Arkansas Employer Sponsored Insurance Fund revenues into insured interest-bearing accounts at banking institutions in Arkansas; and\n\n(4) Expend Arkansas Safety-net Benefit Fund moneys as state matching funds in accordance with the requirements of federal healthcare programs and the Arkansas Safety-net Benefit Program.","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":"6b1af71e74c6b312c85329cc0b7d6d61d541ff6105bb2bda9ce01b5c723433df","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-23-79-1004","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-23-79-1101"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}