# Ark. Code Ann. § 20-9-208: Construction program - State plan > Arkansas · Statutes · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T20_C9_S2_S20-9-208 ## Section - **Citation:** Ark. Code Ann. § 20-9-208 - **Heading:** Construction program - State plan - **Jurisdiction:** Arkansas - **Kind:** Statutes - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** AR Code / Title 20 / Chapter 9 / Subchapter 2 / Section 20-9-208 ## Text (a) (1) The State Board of Health shall prepare and submit to the United States Surgeon General a state plan which shall include the hospital and medical facilities construction program developed as provided in this subchapter. The plan shall provide for the establishment, administration, and operation of hospital and medical facilities construction activities in accordance with the requirements of the federal act and regulations thereunder. (2) The state plan shall also set forth the relative need for the several projects included in the construction program determined in accordance with regulations prescribed by the federal act and provide for the construction, insofar as financial resources available for construction and for maintenance and operation permit, in the order of relative need. (b) Before the submission of the plan to the United States Surgeon General, the Department of Health shall give adequate publicity to a general description of all the provisions proposed to be included therein and hold a public hearing at which all persons or organizations with a legitimate interest in the plan may be given an opportunity to express their views. (c) After approval of the plan by the United States Surgeon General, the department shall cause to be published a general description of the provisions thereof in at least one (1) newspaper having general circulation in each county in the state and shall make the plan, or a copy thereof, available upon request to all interested persons or organizations. (d) The department shall from time to time review the construction program, submit to the United States Surgeon General any modifications of the program which it may find necessary, and may submit to the United States Surgeon General modifications of the state plan not inconsistent with the requirements of the federal act. Acts 1961, No. 414, §§ 12, 14; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 82-338, 82-340. (a) (1) The State Board of Health shall prepare and submit to the United States Surgeon General a state plan which shall include the hospital and medical facilities construction program developed as provided in this subchapter. The plan shall provide for the establishment, administration, and operation of hospital and medical facilities construction activities in accordance with the requirements of the federal act and regulations thereunder. (2) The state plan shall also set forth the relative need for the several projects included in the construction program determined in accordance with regulations prescribed by the federal act and provide for the construction, insofar as financial resources available for construction and for maintenance and operation permit, in the order of relative need. (1) The State Board of Health shall prepare and submit to the United States Surgeon General a state plan which shall include the hospital and medical facilities construction program developed as provided in this subchapter. The plan shall provide for the establishment, administration, and operation of hospital and medical facilities construction activities in accordance with the requirements of the federal act and regulations thereunder. (2) The state plan shall also set forth the relative need for the several projects included in the construction program determined in accordance with regulations prescribed by the federal act and provide for the construction, insofar as financial resources available for construction and for maintenance and operation permit, in the order of relative need. (b) Before the submission of the plan to the United States Surgeon General, the Department of Health shall give adequate publicity to a general description of all the provisions proposed to be included therein and hold a public hearing at which all persons or organizations with a legitimate interest in the plan may be given an opportunity to express their views. it, in the order of relative need. (b) Before the submission of the plan to the United States Surgeon General, the Department of Health shall give adequate publicity to a general description of all the provisions proposed to be included therein and hold a public hearing at which all persons or organizations with a legitimate interest in the plan may be given an opportunity to express their views. (c) After approval of the plan by the United States Surgeon General, the department shall cause to be published a general description of the provisions thereof in at least one (1) newspaper having general circulation in each county in the state and shall make the plan, or a copy thereof, available upon request to all interested persons or organizations. (d) The department shall from time to time review the construction program, submit to the United States Surgeon General any modifications of the program which it may find necessary, and may submit to the United States Surgeon General modifications of the state plan not inconsistent with the requirements of the federal act. Acts 1961, No. 414, §§ 12, 14; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 82-338, 82-340. ## Nearby sections - [Ark. Code Ann. § 20-9-201 Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T20_C9_S2_S20-9-201.md) - [Ark. Code Ann. § 20-9-202 Penalties](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T20_C9_S2_S20-9-202.md) - [Ark. Code Ann. § 20-9-203 Injunction](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T20_C9_S2_S20-9-203.md) - [Ark. Code Ann. § 20-9-204 Administration by Division of Health Facilities Services](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T20_C9_S2_S20-9-204.md) - [Ark. 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