§ 9-28-402. Definitions
As used in this subchapter: (1) “Adoptive home” means a household of one (1) or more persons that has been approved by a licensed child placement agency to accept a child for adoption; (2) “Adverse action” means any petition by the Department of Human Services before the Child Welfare Agency Review Board to take any […]
§ 9-28-704. Contracts with community-based providers
(a) Each new professional or consultant service contract over twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) of the Division of Youth Services of the Department of Human Services with a community-based provider shall be filed for review with the Legislative Council or the Joint Budget Committee if the General Assembly is in session at least thirty (30) days […]
§ 9-28-403. Child Welfare Agency Review Board — Creation — Authority
(a) (1) There is created the Child Welfare Agency Review Board to serve as the administrative body to carry out the provisions of this subchapter. (2) The board shall have the authority to promulgate rules to enforce the provisions of this subchapter. (b) The board may also identify and implement alternative methods of regulation and […]
§ 9-28-404. Child Welfare Agency Review Board — Composition
(a) The Child Welfare Agency Review Board shall consist of Arkansas residents who shall be qualified as follows: (1) The director of the division within the Department of Human Services designated by the Secretary of the Department of Human Services to administer this subchapter or his or her designee; (2) One (1) representative from a […]
§ 9-28-405. Child Welfare Agency Review Board — Duties
(a) (1) The Child Welfare Agency Review Board shall promulgate and publish rules setting minimum standards governing the granting, revocation, refusal, conversion, and suspension of licenses for a child welfare agency and the operation of a child welfare agency. (2) The board may consult with such other agencies, organizations, or individuals as it shall deem […]
§ 9-28-406. Department enforcement duties
(a) (1) The Department of Human Services shall advise the Child Welfare Agency Review Board regarding proposed rules. (2) The department shall obtain comments from the board prior to initiating the rule promulgation process. (b) (1) The board is authorized to make an inspection and investigation of any proposed or operating child welfare agency and […]
§ 9-28-407. Licenses required and issued
(a) (1) It shall be unlawful for any person, partnership, group, corporation, association, or other entity or identifiable group of entities having a coordinated ownership of controlling interest to operate or assist in the operation of a child welfare agency that has not been licensed by the Child Welfare Agency Review Board from licensing pursuant […]
§ 9-28-408. Church-related exemption — Definition
(a) (1) Any church or group of churches exempt from the state income tax levied by the Income Tax Act of 1929, § 26-51-101 et seq., when operating a child welfare agency shall be exempt from obtaining a license to operate the facility by the receipt by the Child Welfare Agency Review Board of written […]
§ 9-28-409. Criminal record and child maltreatment checks
(a) (1) Each of the following persons in a child welfare agency shall be checked with the Child Maltreatment Central Registry in his or her state of residence and any state of residence in which the person has lived for the past five (5) years and in the person’s state of employment, if different, for […]
§ 9-28-410. Voluntary respite care agreement — Exemption and penalties
(a) (1) (A) A voluntary respite care provider is exempt from obtaining a license under § 9-28-407 if approved by a qualified nonprofit organization under this section. (B) A voluntary respite care provider shall be approved by a qualified nonprofit organization before it is eligible to enter into a voluntary respite care agreement with a […]