§ 20-78-224. Child Care Fund
(a) There is established on the books of the Treasurer of State, the Auditor of State, and the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, the Child Care Fund, to be administered by the Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education of the Department of Human Services. (b) The division shall certify each month the […]
§ 20-78-225. Child safety alarm devices
(a) All agencies or childcare facilities licensed by the Department of Human Services under this subchapter or the Child Welfare Agency Licensing Act, § 9-28-401 et seq., that transport children shall have approved child safety alarm devices installed on any vehicles designed or used to transport more than seven (7) passengers and one (1) driver. […]
§ 20-78-226. Violation
(a) It shall be unlawful to transport children in a vehicle that is required to have an approved child safety alarm device as provided under § 20-78-225 if the approved child safety alarm device: (1) Has not been installed; (2) Is not in proper working condition; or (3) Has been disconnected. (b) Any person who […]
§ 20-78-103. State or federal funds — Licensing requirements
(a) The Department of Human Services shall not expend any state or federal funds for childcare services to any childcare facility unless that facility is licensed or approved by the Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education of the Department of Human Services, or registered with the department except where care is provided by […]
§ 20-78-104. Child Health and Family Life Institute
(a) (1) The Child Health and Family Life Institute shall be administered under the direction of Arkansas Children’s Hospital. (2) Arkansas Children’s Hospital shall enter into a cooperative agreement or contract with the Department of Pediatrics of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences for services required in delivering the programs of the institute. (3) […]
§ 20-78-105. Children’s advocacy centers — Legislative intent
(a) Currently, sexually abused children often have to describe their sexual abuse several times to different professionals at different locations. Many investigations are conducted with little collaboration between the agencies involved in the cases. Each agency’s child abuse professionals are officed in a different facility, and interface during the investigation and management of cases is […]
§ 20-78-106. Availability of records from children’s advocacy centers during investigation of suspected cases of child abuse or neglect
(a) Reports, correspondence, memoranda, case histories, medical records, or other materials compiled or gathered by a children’s advocacy center shall be confidential and shall not be released or otherwise made available except: (1) To the attorney representing the abused child in a custody or juvenile case with an order of appointment or an order recognizing […]
§ 20-78-107. Criminal background checks for employees of private businesses that provide short-term child care for patrons — Definition
(a) A private business that provides short-term child care for its patrons shall perform a criminal history check with the Department of Arkansas State Police and a Child Maltreatment Central Registry check with the Department of Human Services for every employee that is employed in a capacity that directly or indirectly relates to providing care […]
§ 20-78-108. University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences — Building Effective Services for Trauma — Report
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences shall report quarterly each fiscal year to the Legislative Council on program activities and the expenditure of funds from the Psychiatric Research Institute and Department of Pediatrics appropriation for Building Effective Services for Trauma programs provided to children and adolescents.
§ 20-78-201. Title
This subchapter shall be known and cited as the “Childcare Facility Licensing Act”.