§ 20-9-204 - Administration by Division of Health Facilities Services. - Arkansas Statutes

20-9-204. Administration by Division of Health Facilities Services.

(a) There is established in the State Board of Health a Division of Health Facilities Services, which shall be administered by a full-time salaried administrator under the supervision and direction of the Director of the Division of Health of the Department of Health and Human Services.

(b) The Division of Health of the Department of Health and Human Services, through the Division of Health Facilities Services, is the sole agency of the state for the purpose of:

(1) Making an inventory of existing hospitals and medical facilities, surveying the need for construction of hospitals and medical facilities, and developing a program of construction as provided in this subchapter;

(2) Developing and administering a state plan for the construction of public and other nonprofit hospitals and medical facilities as provided; and

(3) Inspecting, regulating, and licensing hospitals and institutions.