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12-12-107. Adult abuse and domestic violence reporting — Definitions.
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12-12-107. Adult abuse and domestic violence reporting — Definitions.
(a) As used in this section:
(1) “Adult” means an individual eighteen (18) years of age or older who is not a maltreated adult under the Adult and Long-Term Care Facility Resident Maltreatment Act, § 12-12-1701 et seq.; and
(2) “Health care provider” means a person, corporation, facility, or institution licensed, certified, or otherwise authorized by the law of this state to administer health care in the ordinary course of business or practice of a profession.
(b) A health care provider may report to a law enforcement agency an injury to an adult that the health care provider has reason to believe is the result of a battery or other physically abusive conduct, including physical injuries resulting from domestic violence, if the:
(1) Injured adult agrees; or
(2) Health care provider determines that the report is necessary to prevent serious harm to the injured adult.
(c) A health care provider that makes a report under subdivision (b)(2) of this section shall promptly inform the injured adult that the report has been or will be made.
(d) A report under this section shall state the name of the injured adult and the character and extent of the adult's injuries.
(e) A report under this section shall be made to one (1) or more of the following law enforcement agencies:
(1) The county sheriff;
(2) Within a city of the first class, the municipal law enforcement agency; or
(3) The Department of Arkansas State Police.
(f) A health care provider making or deciding not to make a report in good faith under this section is immune from criminal or civil liability for making or deciding not to make the report.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 12-12-107
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12-12-107. Adult abuse and domestic violence reporting — Definitions.
(a) As used in this section:
(1) “Adult” means an individual eighteen (18) years of age or older who is not a maltreated adult under the Adult and Long-Term Care Facility Resident Maltreatment Act, § 12-12-1701 et seq.; and
(2) “Health care provider” means a person, corporation, facility, or institution licensed, certified, or otherwise authorized by the law of this state to administer health care in the ordinary course of business or practice of a profession.
(b) A health care provider may report to a law enforcement agency an injury to an adult that the health care provider has reason to believe is the result of a battery or other physically abusive conduct, including physical injuries resulting from domestic violence, if the:
(1) Injured adult agrees; or
(2) Health care provider determines that the report is necessary to prevent serious harm to the injured adult.
(c) A health care provider that makes a report under subdivision (b)(2) of this section shall promptly inform the injured adult that the report has been or will be made.
(d) A report under this section shall state the name of the injured adult and the character and extent of the adult's injuries.
(e) A report under this section shall be made to one (1) or more of the following law enforcement agencies:
(1) The county sheriff;
(2) Within a city of the first class, the municipal law enforcement agency; or
(3) The Department of Arkansas State Police.
(f) A health care provider making or deciding not to make a report in good faith under this section is immune from criminal or civil liability for making or deciding not to make the report.
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Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
12-12-1701. Title.
This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Adult and Long-Term Care Facility Resident Maltreatment Act”.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 12-12-1701
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 12-12-1701. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.