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12-18-1010. When a child maltreatment investigation is determined to be true or true but exempted.
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12-18-1010. When a child maltreatment investigation is determined to be true or true but exempted.
(a) If an investigation under this chapter is determined to be true or true but exempted under § 12-18-702(2)(C), the Department of Human Services may open a protective services case.
(b)(1) If the department opens a protective services case, it shall provide services to the family in an effort to prevent additional maltreatment to the child or the removal of the child from the home.
(2) The services shall be relevant to the needs of the family.
(c) If at any time during the protective services case the department determines that the child cannot safely remain at home, it shall take steps to remove the child under custody as outlined in this chapter or under the Arkansas Juvenile Code of 1989, § 9-27-301 et seq.
(d) Upon request, the department shall be provided at no cost a copy of the child's public and private school records if the department has an open protective services case.
(e) Upon request, the department shall be provided a copy of the results of radiology procedures, videotapes, photographs, or medical records on a child if the department has an open protective services case.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 12-18-1010
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12-18-1010. When a child maltreatment investigation is determined to be true or true but exempted.
(a) If an investigation under this chapter is determined to be true or true but exempted under § 12-18-702(2)(C), the Department of Human Services may open a protective services case.
(b)(1) If the department opens a protective services case, it shall provide services to the family in an effort to prevent additional maltreatment to the child or the removal of the child from the home.
(2) The services shall be relevant to the needs of the family.
(c) If at any time during the protective services case the department determines that the child cannot safely remain at home, it shall take steps to remove the child under custody as outlined in this chapter or under the Arkansas Juvenile Code of 1989, § 9-27-301 et seq.
(d) Upon request, the department shall be provided at no cost a copy of the child's public and private school records if the department has an open protective services case.
(e) Upon request, the department shall be provided a copy of the results of radiology procedures, videotapes, photographs, or medical records on a child if the department has an open protective services case.
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Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
12-18-702. Investigative determination.
(a) Upon completion of an investigation under this chapter, the Department of Human Services and the Division of Arkansas State Police shall determine whether the allegations of child maltreatment are:
(1)(A) Unsubstantiated.
(B) An unsubstantiated determination shall be entered when the allegation is not supported by a preponderance of the evidence;
(2)(A) True.
(B) A true determination shall be entered when the allegation is supported by a preponderance of the evidence;
(3)(A) True but exempted.
(B) A determination of true but exempted is a true determination where the offender's name shall not be placed in the Child Maltreatment Central Registry, shall be entered if:
(i) A parent practicing his or her religious beliefs does not, for that reason alone, provide medical treatment for a child, but in lieu of treatment the child is being furnished with treatment by spiritual means alone, through prayer, in accordance with a recognized religious method of healing by an accredited practitioner;
(ii) The offender is an underaged juvenile offender;
(iii) The report was true for neglect as defined under § 12-18-103(14)(B); or
(iv) The offender is a juvenile less than fourteen (14) years of age at the time of the offense; or
(4)(A) Inactive.
(B) If the investigation cannot be completed, the investigation shall be determined incomplete and placed in inactive status.
(b) An investigation of a report of child maltreatment that is closed under § 12-18-601 shall be documented as administratively closed without a determination of whether the allegation is unsubstantiated, true, true but exempt, or inactive.
(c)(1) If the Department of Human Services or the Division of Arkansas State Police determines that a report
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 12-18-702
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9-27-301. Title.
This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Arkansas Juvenile Code of 1989”.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 9-27-301
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