AR SB763

Appropriates $1,000,000 from the General Improvement Fund to the Department of Human Services for Medicaid personal services and operating expenses.

Authorizes the department to adopt new rules and regulations to implement the appropriation without restriction by existing program requirements.

Permits the department to supplement the appropriation with grants, donations, federal funds, and unobligated cash income to finance project costs.

Requires strict compliance with state purchasing, accounting, budgetary, and fiscal control laws when disbursing funds, unless otherwise specified by law.

Takes effect July 1, 2013 as an emergency measure necessary for the agency's operation and provision of essential governmental programs.