HB1499 Summary

• Removes the Office of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention from the Arkansas Code by repealing § 20-64-601 establishing the separate office

• Transfers all functions, powers, and duties of the Office of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention to the Division of Behavioral Health Services within the Department of Human Services

• Updates 47 sections of Arkansas Code throughout multiple titles to replace references to "Office of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention" with "Division of Behavioral Health Services"

• Maintains all existing programs, services, and regulatory functions for alcohol and drug abuse prevention, treatment, and education without substantive changes to operations

• Directs the Arkansas Code Revision Commission to make appropriate name changes throughout the code to implement the organizational restructuring