1) Identification - Responsible for the identification of acts of welfare fraud/overpayments from information obtained through IEVS, agency referrals, citizen complaints and other sources.

2) Audit/Investigation - Responsible for the Audit/Investigation of alleged acts of welfare fraud.

3) Referral for Prosecution/Overpayments - Responsible for the preparation of Referral for Prosecution for felony indictment to the Office of the Attorney General; referral of a case directly to a court of competent jurisdiction; or, preparation of an administrative overpayment.

4) Accounting - ARMS is the fiscal agent for the Department, with full responsibility for functional activity such as: establishing repayment agreements with indebted individuals, tracking overpayments and notifying DSS when overpayments are paid in full.

5) Collection Enforcement - Enforce recovery methods of debts through a variety of collection methods.