§ 25-10-102 - Organization generally. - Arkansas Statutes

25-10-102. Organization generally.

(a) The Department of Human Services shall consist of and be operated under an integrated service system consisting of the following divisions with responsibilities and programs assigned to them as determined by the Director of the Department of Human Services:

(1) (A) A Division of Aging and Adult Services.

(B) The Division of Aging and Adult Services may include the Office of Public Guardian for Adults;

(2) A Division of Medical Services;

(3) A Division of Behavioral Health Services, which shall include community mental health centers, state hospitals, and the Office of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention;

(4) A Division of Developmental Disabilities Services, which shall include both community programs and human development centers;

(5) A Division of County Operations;

(6) A Division of Administrative Services;

(7) A Division of Youth Services, which shall include serious offender and community-based programs and the youth service centers;

(8) A Division of Volunteerism;

(9) A Division of State Services for the Blind;

(10) A Division of Children and Family Services; and

(11) A Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education.

(b) (1) (A) Each division of the department shall be under the direction, control, and supervision of the director.

(B) From time to time, the director may transfer or assign existing duties or new programs or duties of the department to offices, sections, or units as he or she deems necessary for the efficient and necessary operation of the department.

(C) Before implementation of any reorganization, the director shall obtain the advice of the House Committee on State Agencies and Governmental Affairs and the Senate Committee on State Agencies and Governmental Affairs.

(2) (A) However, the state institutions and the operation of state institutional programs under the jurisdiction of the Board of Developmental Disabilities Services and the Department of Human Services State Institutional System Board shall be under the control of their respective boards, as provided by law.

(B) The boards shall perform their respective functions and duties under the general guidelines and standards promulgated by the director.

(3) The Division of State Services for the Blind and the Board of the Division of State Services for the Blind shall continue to function within the department with the powers prescribed in 25-10-201 et seq.