Lawmakers press DHS on contract nursing costs and staffing shortfalls at Human Development Centers as federal funding hangs in balance Members pressed Department of Human Services officials about high contract nursing spending, contract projections, and staffing vacancies at Human Development Centers; DHS officials said they are preparing a recruitment and retention plan and said a $4 million federal drawdown is contingent on a board acknowledgment of an interim director.

Lawmakers are sounding the alarm over staggering contract nursing costs and alarming staffing shortages at Arkansas' Human Development Centers, with a potential $145 million bill looming.

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