(a) Notwithstanding an investigative determination finding of true but exempted, the Department of Human Services may pursue:
(1) Any legal remedies, including the authority to initiate legal proceedings in a court of competent jurisdiction; and
(2) Medical care or treatment for a child when such care or treatment is necessary to prevent or remedy serious harm to the child or to prevent the withholding of medically indicated treatment from a child with life-threatening conditions.
(b) Except with respect to the withholding of medically indicated treatments from a disabled infant with life-threatening conditions, case-by-case determinations concerning the exercise of authority in this section shall be within the sole discretion of the department.
Structure Arkansas Code
Title 12 - Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs
Subtitle 2 - Law Enforcement Agencies and Programs
Chapter 18 - Child Maltreatment Act
Subchapter 6 - Investigative Proceedings
§ 12-18-601. Assignment to investigative agency
§ 12-18-602. Initiation of the investigation
§ 12-18-603. Accompaniment by law enforcement
§ 12-18-604. Services during the investigation
§ 12-18-605. Investigative interviews
§ 12-18-609. Right to enter for the purposes of the investigation
§ 12-18-610. Access to the child's school records
§ 12-18-611. Inspection of personnel and volunteer records
§ 12-18-612. Criminal background check
§ 12-18-613. Access to miscellaneous records
§ 12-18-614. Submission to a physical exam or other testing
§ 12-18-615. Radiology procedures, photographs, electronic media, and medical records
§ 12-18-617. Authority to pursue other remedies
§ 12-18-618. Religious bias prohibited
§ 12-18-619. Closing investigations
§ 12-18-620. Release of information on pending investigation
§ 12-18-621. Right to obtain records during course of the investigation