(a) The Department of Human Services and the Department of Arkansas State Police may petition a circuit court to allow an investigator to access the controlled substance database under the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Act, § 20-7-601 et seq., for a record concerning a person.
(b) The circuit court may grant a petition under this section if the Department of Human Services and the Department of Arkansas State Police demonstrate probable cause that:
(1) The person was or is in possession of one (1) or more prescription drugs;
(2) The person gave birth to a baby; and
(3) The person or the baby tested positive for one (1) or more prescription drugs at the time of the birth of the baby.
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