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§ 12-12-1701. Title - This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as...
§ 12-12-1702. Purpose - The purpose of this subchapter is to: (1) Provide a...
§ 12-12-1703. Definitions - As used in this subchapter: (1) (A) “Abuse” means with...
§ 12-12-1704. Spiritual treatment alone not abusive - Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to mean that...
§ 12-12-1705. Privilege not grounds for exclusion of evidence - Any privilege between husband and wife or between any professional...
§ 12-12-1706. Civil penalties - (a) (1) The State of Arkansas and the Attorney General...
§ 12-12-1707. Adult and long-term care facility resident maltreatment hotline - (a) The Department of Human Services shall maintain a single...
§ 12-12-1708. Persons required to report adult or long-term care facility resident maltreatment - (a) (1) Whenever any of the following persons has observed...
§ 12-12-1709. Report of death caused by maltreatment - (a) (1) Any person or official who is required to...
§ 12-12-1710. Investigation by Department of Human Services - (a) The Department of Human Services shall have jurisdiction to...
§ 12-12-1711. Procedures for investigation by the Department of Human Services - (a) The Department of Human Services shall conduct a thorough...
§ 12-12-1712. Photographs and X-rays - (a) Any person who is required to report a case...
§ 12-12-1713. Immunity for investigation participants - (a) Any person, official, or institution acting in good faith...
§ 12-12-1714. Investigative powers of the Department of Human Services - (a) If admission cannot be obtained to a home, an...
§ 12-12-1715. Rights of subject of report — Investigative determination of the Department of Human Services — Notice of finding — Appeal - (a) Upon completion of an investigation, the Department of Human...
§ 12-12-1716. Adult and Long-term Care Facility Resident Maltreatment Central Registry - (a) (1) There is established within the Department of Human...
§ 12-12-1717. Availability of founded reports of adult or long-term care facility resident maltreatment - (a) A report made under this subchapter that is determined...
§ 12-12-1718. Availability of screened-out, pending, and unfounded reports - (a) A record of a screened-out report of adult maltreatment...
§ 12-12-1719. Delegation of authority - The Secretary of the Department of Human Services may assign...
§ 12-12-1720. Penalties - (a) (1) A person commits the offense of failure to...
§ 12-12-1721. Reports as evidence - (a) A written report from a person or official required...
§ 12-12-1722. Services available on investigative finding of founded or unfounded - (a) If an investigation under this subchapter is determined to...
§ 12-12-1723. Rules - The Secretary of the Department of Human Services may adopt...