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20-46-601. Tracking and treatment of persons suffering from mental illness and substance abuse — Definition.
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20-46-601. Tracking and treatment of persons suffering from mental illness and substance abuse — Definition.
(a) The General Assembly finds that:
(1) Persons who suffer from mental illness and who abuse various chemical substances contribute disproportionately to the problem of violence in our society; and
(2) It is the purpose of this section to establish a utilization review and treatment program to reduce violence among persons who suffer from mental illness and who abuse chemical substances without a costly expansion of the Arkansas State Hospital.
(b) For purposes of this section, “client” means a person diagnosed to be addicted to drugs or alcohol who has been committed to the custody of the Secretary of the Department of Human Services pursuant to § 5-2-314 as a result of acquittal, on the ground of mental disease or defect, of an offense involving bodily injury to another person or serious risk of such injury.
(c) The Department of Human Services shall establish a system to:
(1) Provide case management of clients;
(2) Provide one (1) or more secure residential treatment facility or facilities designed to treat clients;
(3) Provide community crisis stabilization beds for clients;
(4) Provide client assessment and admission to treatment programs as necessary; and
(5) Review treatment utilization and track clients.
(d) The department is authorized to enter into contracts with any public or private nonprofit entity for the purpose of implementing this section.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 20-46-601
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20-46-601. Tracking and treatment of persons suffering from mental illness and substance abuse — Definition.
(a) The General Assembly finds that:
(1) Persons who suffer from mental illness and who abuse various chemical substances contribute disproportionately to the problem of violence in our society; and
(2) It is the purpose of this section to establish a utilization review and treatment program to reduce violence among persons who suffer from mental illness and who abuse chemical substances without a costly expansion of the Arkansas State Hospital.
(b) For purposes of this section, “client” means a person diagnosed to be addicted to drugs or alcohol who has been committed to the custody of the Secretary of the Department of Human Services pursuant to § 5-2-314 as a result of acquittal, on the ground of mental disease or defect, of an offense involving bodily injury to another person or serious risk of such injury.
(c) The Department of Human Services shall establish a system to:
(1) Provide case management of clients;
(2) Provide one (1) or more secure residential treatment facility or facilities designed to treat clients;
(3) Provide community crisis stabilization beds for clients;
(4) Provide client assessment and admission to treatment programs as necessary; and
(5) Review treatment utilization and track clients.
(d) The department is authorized to enter into contracts with any public or private nonprofit entity for the purpose of implementing this section.
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5-2-314. Acquittal — Examination of defendant — Hearing.
(a) When a defendant is acquitted due to the defendant's lack of criminal responsibility, a circuit court is required to determine, and to include the determination in the order of acquittal, one (1) of the following:
(1) The offense involved bodily injury to another person or serious damage to the property of another person or involved a substantial risk of bodily injury to another person or serious damage to the property of another person, and that the defendant remains affected by mental disease or defect;
(2) The offense involved bodily injury to another person or serious damage to the property of another person or involved a substantial risk of bodily injury to another person or serious damage to the property of another person, and that the defendant is no longer affected by mental disease or defect;
(3) The offense did not involve bodily injury to another person or serious damage to the property of another person nor did it involve substantial risk of bodily injury to another person or serious damage to the property of another person, and that the defendant remains affected by mental disease or defect; or
(4) The offense did not involve bodily injury to another person or serious damage to the property of another person nor did it involve a substantial risk of bodily injury to another person or serious damage to the property of another person, and that the defendant is no longer affected by mental disease or defect.
(b)(1) If the circuit court enters a determination based on subdivision (a)(1) or subdivision (a)(3) of this section, the circuit court shall order the defendant committed to the custody of the Department of Human Services for an examination by a psychiatrist or a licensed psychologist
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 5-2-314
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 5-2-314. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.