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State officials report testing results at long‑term care centers and outline CARES Act payouts
Summary
DHS and state health officials updated the Senate committee on long‑term care facility testing (Arkansas Health Center: 747 tested, no positives that round; some HDC sites reported active cases) and summarized CARES Act payouts to hospitals, long‑term care workers and pending reimbursements for emergency response costs.
Mark White (DHS), Jay Hill (director, aging adult and behavioral health services) and Melissa Stone (division director, developmental disability services) updated the committee on testing at state facilities and the use of CARES Act funds.
Hill said the Arkansas Health Center tested 747 people across two days (239 patients and 508 employees); all results from that round were negative. He described strict procedures for staff…
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