Opinion No.

Mr. Orson Berry Director Arkansas Health Services Agency 4815 West Markham Street Little Rock, Arkansas 72205-3867

Dear Mr. Berry:

This is in response to your request for an opinion regarding Section 9 of Act 593 of 1987. You have asked, specifically, whether the phrase "effective date of this Act," appearing in Section 9 of Act 593 and Section 11 of Act 40 of the First Extraordinary Session of 1987 refers to the effective date of Act 593 or the effective date of Act 40.

Section 9 of Act 593 states in pertinent part as follows:

Two hundred and ten (210) days after the effective date of the Act,…