Contracts — Qualified treatment providers

Ark. Code Ann. § 16-10-144 — under General Provisions.

Ark. Code Ann. § 16-10-144

(a) The Director of the Administrative Office of the Courts may enter into a professional service contract with a qualified treatment provider to serve as a specialty court team member or to provide behavioral health treatment to specialty court participants.

(b) The fees for contracted services provided by a qualified treatment provider shall be paid from funds appropriated for that purpose to the Administrative Office of the Courts.

(c) Any funds appropriated for the purpose of this section remaining on June 30 shall be retained by the Administrative Office of the Courts and may be distributed after July 1 as supplemental funding for the support and administration of specialty court programs and for restorative and rehabilitative services to specialty court participants.