Arkansas Code § 9-16-105 - Provision of Services by Contract

(a) The Division of Children and Family Services of the Department of Human Services may provide family preservation services directly or may contract with a private, nonprofit social service agency or qualified individual to provide such services.

(b) In the event a nonprofit social service agency or qualified individual is contracted by the Department of Human Services, to provide family preservation services, the contract shall include requirements for:

(1) Provider acceptance of any client referred by the department for family preservation services;

(2) Limitation of caseload;

(3) Availability of twenty-four-hour crises intervention services to families served by the program;

(4) Completion of the required training curriculum for family preservation services; and

(5) Provision of and conduct of an internal program evaluation and cooperation with an external evaluation as directed by the division.

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