HB1088 Summary

• Appropriates $262,659,518 for Arkansas Department of Health Operations for fiscal year 2020-2021, including $108,727,982 for regular salaries and $76,753,812 for operating expenses

• Establishes maximum of 2,273 regular employees for Operations division and 18 employees for Trauma System, with additional authorization for 229 part-time/temporary employees in Operations and 2 in Trauma System

• Appropriates $26,076,132 for Trauma System operations from Public Health Fund, including $1,026,911 in regular salaries and $24,237,291 for trauma system expenses

• Appropriates $1,950,000 from State Health Building and Local Grant Trust Fund for health building acquisition, construction, and local health unit grants

• Prohibits Department of Health from using appropriations to advertise or promote enrollment in Arkansas Works or Arkansas Health Insurance Marketplace, with exceptions for direct communications and responding to inquiries