{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-9-16-103","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 9-16-103","heading":"Director of the Division of Children and Family Services - Duties","body":"The Director of the Division of Children and Family Services of the Department of Human Services shall: (1) (A) Make family preservation services accessible to all cases in which a child is about to be placed outside his or her home, or in which a child has been placed outside his or her home, and in which the goal is reunification. (B) The director shall make family preservation services accessible to all cases in which a child is about to be removed or reunification is the goal and the provision of such services is appropriate; (2) Ensure that statewide availability of family preservation services is accomplished in an orderly fashion, with modification based on analysis of an annual evaluation report; and (3) Continue the implementation of family preservation services by consultation with professionals who are nationally recognized in the field. Acts 1991, No. 1025, § 3; 2001, No. 906, § 3\n\nThe Director of the Division of Children and Family Services of the Department of Human Services shall:\n\n(1) (A) Make family preservation services accessible to all cases in which a child is about to be placed outside his or her home, or in which a child has been placed outside his or her home, and in which the goal is reunification. (B) The director shall make family preservation services accessible to all cases in which a child is about to be removed or reunification is the goal and the provision of such services is appropriate;\n\n(A) Make family preservation services accessible to all cases in which a child is about to be placed outside his or her home, or in which a child has been placed outside his or her home, and in which the goal is reunification.\n\n(B) The director shall make family preservation services accessible to all cases in which a child is about to be removed or reunification is the goal and the provision of such services is appropriate;\n\n(2) Ensure that statewide availability of family preservation services is accomplished in an orderly fashion, with modification based on analysis of an annual evaluation report; and\n\n(3) Continue the implementation of family preservation services by consultation with professionals who are nationally recognized in the field.","path":["AR Code","Title 9","Chapter 16"],"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":"1ddc56e4f7ce649fe25dd5f18c62a7c790c01732f60578626c4d5571650e0bdd","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-9-16-102","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-9-16-104"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}