Arkansas Proposes $17 Million Expansion Of Supportive Living Services

On September 15, 2026, Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders and the Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS) announced a proposed $17 million expansion of supportive living services for eligible people on the Community and Employment Support (CES) Waiver waitlist. The change would give people with intellectual/developmental disabilities (I/DD) waiting for full waiver enrollment access to in-home support that is currently unavailable to them. Provider-Led Arkansas Shared Savings Entities (PASSEs) are expected to begin making the services available by January 2027 at the latest, although the proposed funding has not yet been approved by the Arkansas General . . .