20-47-222. Transfer and admission of residents who become ill in another state.

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20-47-222. Transfer and admission of residents who become ill in another state.

20-47-222. Transfer and admission of residents who become ill in another state. The Director of the Division of Aging, Adult, and Behavioral Health Services of the Department of Human Services or his or her designee shall have authority to authorize the transfer and admission to a receiving facility or program of any person who is a legal resident of the state and who may become mentally ill while a transient in another state, under the Interstate Compact on Mental Health, § 20-50-101 et seq.

Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 20-47-222

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20-50-101. Enactment of compact.

20-50-101. Enactment of compact. The Interstate Compact on Mental Health is enacted into law and entered into by this state with all other states legally joining therein in the form substantially as follows: ARTICLE I The party states find that the proper and expeditious treatment of the mentally ill and mentally deficient can be facilitated by cooperative action, to the benefit of the patients, their families, and society as a whole. Further, the party states find that the necessity of and desirability for furnishing such care and treatment bears no primary relation to the residence or citizenship of the patient but that, on the contrary, the controlling factors of community safety and humanitarianism require that facilities and services be made available for all who are in need of them. Consequently, it is the purpose of this compact and of the party states to provide the necessary legal basis for the institutionalization or other appropriate care and treatment of the mentally ill and mentally deficient under a system that recognizes the paramount importance of patient welfare and to establish the responsibilities of the party states in terms of such welfare. ARTICLE II (a) “Sending state” shall mean a party state from which a patient is transported pursuant to the provisions of the compact or from which it is contemplated that a patient may be so sent. (b) “Receiving state” shall mean a party state to which a patient is transported pursuant to the provisions of the compact or to which it is contemplated that a patient may be so sent. (c) “Institution” shall mean any hospital or other facility maintained by a party state or political subdivision thereof for the care and treatment of mental illness or mental deficiency. (d) “Patient” shall mean any person s

Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 20-50-101

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