Arkansas Code Title 25. State Government § 25-10-129. Federal funding--Compliance with federal statutes, rules, and regulations

(a)(1) It is the intent of the General Assembly that the State of Arkansas utilize federal funding to the fullest extent possible to provide care to persons eligible for assistance or benefits under programs wholly or partially federally funded or fundable.

(2) The General Assembly recognizes that the Department of Human Services is presently charged with, among other things, all welfare activity in the state, including:

(3) The General Assembly further recognizes that federal laws and regulations affecting such programs are the supreme law of the land and change frequently, sometimes with little or no advance notice to the state, such that it is impractical to prescribe the operations of such programs by statute.

(4) It is therefore the intent of the General Assembly to clarify and consolidate the authority of the department to assure conformity with all applicable federal dictates by empowering the department and its divisions to, by rule, adopt or implement all federal statutes, rules, and regulations as may be currently in force, or as may be adopted or amended in the future, when such rule is necessary to conform to federal statutes, rules, and regulations affecting programs administered or funded by or through the department.