Title 20 — Public Health and Welfare
63 chapters · 2,838 sections in this title.
Ark. Code Ann. § 20-76-1101 Fight Senior Hunger Community Grant Match Program — Creation — Definitions
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(a) There is created a grant program to be known as the “Fight Senior Hunger Community Grant Match Program” to incentivize Arkansas counties, cities, and nonprofit organizations to help fight senior hunger in their respective communities. (b) The Department of Human Services is a…
Ark. Code Ann. § 20-76-1102 Reporting
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(1) Each Area Agency on Aging shall report on its active programs and expenditures to address senior food insecurity under this subchapter to the:(1) House Committee on Aging, Children and Youth, Legislative and Military Affairs at least one (1) time each year and during a legisl…
Ark. Code Ann. § 20-76-112 Human Services Workers in the Schools Program
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(a) The Human Services Workers in the Schools Program is established as a collaborative effort among the Division of Children and Family Services, the Arkansas Workforce Development Board, the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education, and local school districts. The Human S…
Ark. Code Ann. § 20-76-113 Promoting outcomes for Transitional Employment Assistance Program and Arkansas Work Pays Program
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(a) The administration of the Transitional Employment Assistance Program and the Arkansas Work Pays Program shall focus on promoting the following Transitional Employment Assistance Program outcomes for Transitional Employment Assistance Program recipients and poor families in Ar…
Ark. Code Ann. § 20-76-114 Department of Human Services — Authority limited
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The Department of Human Services shall not seek, apply for, accept, or renew any waiver or demonstration project under 7 U.S.C. § 2015(o) that relaxes or reduces the codified Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program requirement to work.
Ark. Code Ann. § 20-76-115 Resource limits for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — Resource limit waiver
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(a) Unless required by federal law, the Department of Human Services shall not:(1) Apply gross income standards for food assistance higher than the standards specified in 7 U.S.C. § 2014(c); or(2) Grant categorical eligibility that exempts households from the gross income standar…
Ark. Code Ann. § 20-76-116 Targeted incentive and instruction program for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
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(a) To the extent possible, the Department of Human Services shall:(1) Support and participate in viable programs such as the Double Up Food Bucks Incentive Program along with Healthy Active Arkansas partners that offer incentives for healthy food purchases by recipients of Suppl…
Ark. Code Ann. § 20-76-117 Child support — Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
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The Department of Human Services shall require a custodial parent or noncustodial parent to cooperate with the Office of Child Support Enforcement of the Revenue Division of the Department of Finance and Administration as a condition of eligibility for the Supplemental Nutrition …
Ark. Code Ann. § 20-76-118 Veteran disability benefits — Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
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(a) As used in this section, “veteran disability benefits” means disability benefits provided to a veteran who:(1) Is a resident of this state;(2) Has been determined by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs to be a disabled service-connected veteran; and(3) Receives d…
Ark. Code Ann. § 20-76-119 Universal basic income program — Prohibitions — Definitions
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(a) As used in this section:(1) “Local government” means:(A) A county;(B) A city of the first class, a city of the second class, or an incorporated town; or(C) Any other district or political subdivision of the state or an agency, board, or commission of the district or political…
Ark. Code Ann. § 20-76-120 Waiver to enhance nutrition in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
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(a) The Secretary of the Department of Human Services shall request a waiver from the United States Department of Agriculture to exclude candy and soft drinks from the definition of eligible foods under 7 C.F.R. § 271.2, as it existed on January 1, 2025. (b) If a waiver requested…
Ark. Code Ann. § 20-76-201 Department of Human Services — Powers and duties
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(1) The Department of Human Services shall:(1) Administer assigned forms of public assistance, supervise agencies and institutions caring for dependent or aged adults or adults with mental or physical disabilities, and administer other welfare activities or services that may be v…
Ark. Code Ann. § 20-76-202 Department of Human Services — Public assistance — Temporary funding
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(a) (1) It is found and determined that the continued operations of the Department of Human Services, through its appropriate divisions, in accordance with the approved annual operations plan, are from time to time seriously impaired by either administrative oversights and delays…
Ark. Code Ann. § 20-76-203 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 20-76-203Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved
Ark. Code Ann. § 20-76-204 County offices — Powers and duties
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(a) The appropriate division of the Department of Human Services shall have authority to receive, disburse, and account for funds from the division, county, state, or any other source for purposes and plans approved by the division in accordance with the rules established by the …
Ark. Code Ann. § 20-76-205 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 20-76-205Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved
Ark. Code Ann. § 20-76-206 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 20-76-206Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved
Ark. Code Ann. § 20-76-207 Political activity
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(a) (1) No officer or employee of the appropriate division of the Department of Human Services or of a county office shall use his or her official authority to influence or permit the use of the program administered by the division or the county offices for the purpose of interfe…
Ark. Code Ann. § 20-76-208 Legislative finding — Regional offices
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(a) It is hereby found and determined by the Seventy-Seventh General Assembly that regional offices tend to create inefficiency in the operation of the programs and services provided by the Department of Human Services. (b) Therefore, no office of the Department of Human Services…
Ark. Code Ann. § 20-76-209 Payment of certain contributions and withholdings by Department of Human Services generally
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(a) The appropriate division of the Department of Human Services is authorized to pay the employer's portion of contributions and withholdings required by the federal and state income tax laws, the Federal Insurance Contributions Law, the Workers' Compensation Law, § 11-9-101 et …
Ark. Code Ann. § 20-76-210 Payment of certain contributions and withholdings — Certain nursing home care projects
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(a) The appropriate division of the Department of Human Services is authorized to pay the employer's portion of contributions and withholdings required by the federal and state income tax laws, the Federal Insurance Contributions Act, the Workers' Compensation Law, § 11-9-101 et …
Ark. Code Ann. § 20-76-211 Secretary's office of Department of Human Services — Client Specific Emergency Services Revolving Fund Paying Account
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(a) The Secretary's office of the Department of Human Services shall establish and maintain as a cash fund account the Client Specific Emergency Services Revolving Fund Paying Account consisting of federal grants, aids, cash donations, reimbursements, and state general revenue, n…
Ark. Code Ann. § 20-76-212 Reimbursement rate to providers — Arkansas Medicaid Program
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Notwithstanding any other provision in federal law or departmental commitment which may exist to the contrary, the Department of Human Services shall not increase any reimbursement rate to any provider or provider groups supported in whole or in part by funds administered by the …
Ark. Code Ann. § 20-76-213 Electronic benefit transfer system for food stamps
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The Division of Medical Services of the Department of Human Services shall establish a program utilizing an electronic benefit transfer system for the distribution and redemption of food stamps, whereby food stamp recipients will no longer use paper coupons to participate in the …
Ark. Code Ann. § 20-76-214 Payment of certain contributions and withholdings — Transitional employment assistance
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(a) The Department of Human Services is authorized to pay the employer's portion of contributions and withholdings required by the federal and state income tax laws, the Federal Insurance Contributions Act, the Workers' Compensation Law, § 11-9-101 et seq., the Division of Workfo…
Ark. Code Ann. § 20-76-215 Program integrity in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
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(a) Except when prohibited by federal law, the Department of Human Services shall adopt the following procedures to verify eligibility for participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or for receipt of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits:(1) All c…
Ark. Code Ann. § 20-76-301 State Department for Social Security Administration Disability Determination — Creation
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There is created and established at the seat of government of this state a department of state to be designated and known as the “State Department for Social Security Administration Disability Determination”.
Ark. Code Ann. § 20-76-302 State Department for Social Security Administration Disability Determination — Director — Bonds
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(a) The executive head of the State Department for Social Security Administration Disability Determination is designated as the director. (b) The Director of the State Department for Social Security Administration Disability Determination shall be a resident elector of this state…
Ark. Code Ann. § 20-76-303 State Department for Social Security Administration Disability Determination and director — Powers and duties
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(1) It shall be the function, power, and duty of the State Department for Social Security Administration Disability Determination, or the Director of the State Department for Social Security Administration Disability Determination:(1) To enter into agreements with the United Stat…
Ark. Code Ann. § 20-76-304 Validation of contracts between State of Arkansas and United States
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(a) Any executory contract or agreement, or applicable part thereof, entered into by and between this state, or any officer or agency thereof, and the United States, or any officer or agency thereof, in relation to the subject matter of this subchapter is validated, ratified, and…
Ark. Code Ann. § 20-76-305 Federal Disability Determination Fund — Creation
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There is created and established in the State Treasury a fund to be designated and known as the “Federal Disability Determination Fund”, and all moneys received for these purposes shall be deposited into the fund.
Ark. Code Ann. § 20-76-306 Use of subpoenas in hearings on benefit determinations
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(a) The Director of the State Department for Social Security Administration Disability Determination or the counsel for the State Department for Social Security Administration Disability Determination is authorized to require the attendance of witnesses and the production of book…
Ark. Code Ann. § 20-76-307 Extra help restriction
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An extra help employee of the State Department for Social Security Administration Disability Determination shall not be employed for a period of time exceeding one thousand eight hundred (1,800) hours in a fiscal year.
Ark. Code Ann. § 20-76-401 Eligibility generally — Transitional Employment Assistance Program
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(a) (1) The Transitional Employment Assistance Program is created.(2) The Transitional Employment Assistance Program shall be administered by the Department of Human Services. (1) The Transitional Employment Assistance Program is created. (2) The Transitional Employment Assistanc…
Ark. Code Ann. § 20-76-402 Work activities — Definitions
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(a) The Department of Human Services shall develop and describe categories of approved work activities for transitional employment assistance recipients in accordance with this section. The rules shall be subject to review and recommendation by the Arkansas Workforce Development …
Ark. Code Ann. § 20-76-403 Application — Fraud
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(a) The application for assistance shall contain a statement of the amount of both real and personal property in which the applicant has an interest and of all earned and unearned income which he or she may have at the time of the filing of the application and such other informat…
Ark. Code Ann. § 20-76-404 Duration of assistance — Extended support services
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(a) (1) The Department of Human Services shall not provide financial assistance to a family that includes an adult recipient who has received financial assistance for more than twelve (12) months, except as provided in subsection (c) of this section.(2) The number of months need …
Ark. Code Ann. § 20-76-405 Diversion from assistance
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(a) When an applicant applies for employment assistance, the Department of Human Services shall determine whether the applicant is eligible to be diverted from receiving employment assistance. That determination shall be based on an assessment conducted in conformity with rules p…
Ark. Code Ann. § 20-76-406 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 20-76-406Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved
Ark. Code Ann. § 20-76-407 Micro-lending program and individual development accounts
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(a) (1) In accordance with their personal responsibility agreement, low-income entrepreneurs may escrow profits from their business enterprises which are not reinvested into their businesses into an account which will be placed in a micro-lending program and not be counted agains…
Ark. Code Ann. § 20-76-408 Appeal to Department of Human Services
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If an application for assistance is denied in whole or in part, the applicant or recipient may appeal to the Department of Human Services in the manner and form prescribed by the department. The department shall, upon receipt of the appeal, give the applicant or recipient a reaso…
Ark. Code Ann. § 20-76-409 Opt out
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The State of Arkansas opts out of Section 115 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, Pub. L. No. 104-193.
Ark. Code Ann. § 20-76-410 Administrative sanctions — Transitional employment assistance
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(a) A reduction in financial assistance or case closure shall be imposed in the following situations:(1) The individual fails without good cause to cooperate with the Office of Child Support Enforcement of the Revenue Division of the Department of Finance and Administration;(2) T…
Ark. Code Ann. § 20-76-411 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 20-76-411Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved
Ark. Code Ann. § 20-76-412 Abandonment — Duties of Department of Human Services
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Whenever any person makes an application for Transitional Employment Assistance Program benefits from the Department of Human Services and the application reveals that the applicant or child or children was or were put in such needy circumstances as to require public assistance b…
Ark. Code Ann. § 20-76-418 Foster care — Reduction in long-term care
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(a) It shall be the goal of the State of Arkansas to reduce the number of children who will remain in the Foster Care Program of Title IV-E of the Social Security Act under the appropriate division of the Department of Human Services. (b) The maximum number of children that can r…
Ark. Code Ann. § 20-76-419 Blind persons generally
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(a) Assistance grants shall be given under this act to any person who:(1) Has no vision or whose vision with correcting glasses is so defective as to prevent the performance of ordinary activities for which eyesight is essential;(2) Is sixteen (16) years of age or over; and(3) Is…
Ark. Code Ann. § 20-76-420 Blind persons — Choice of eye care
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(a) No state official, employee of the Department of Human Services, or official or employee of any county office engaged directly or indirectly in the administration of this act shall preclude, or assist in precluding, any individual from obtaining services for which payment may…
Ark. Code Ann. § 20-76-421 Aged and blind persons generally
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(a) The appropriate division of the Department of Human Services is authorized to provide assistance grants to needy aged persons, as authorized in § 20-76-424 [repealed], and assistance grants to needy blind persons, as authorized in § 20-76-419, of up to one hundred twenty-five…
Ark. Code Ann. § 20-76-422 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 20-76-422Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved