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9-20-113. Evaluations.
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9-20-113. Evaluations.
(a) The Department of Human Services may petition the circuit court for an order of temporary custody for the purpose of having an adult evaluated if during the course of an investigation under the Adult and Long-Term Care Facility Resident Maltreatment Act, § 12-12-1701 et seq., the department determines that:
(1) Immediate removal is necessary to protect the adult from imminent danger to his or her health or safety;
(2) Available protective services have been offered to alleviate the danger and have been refused; and
(3) An adequate assessment of the following cannot be made in the adult's place of residence:
(A) The adult's capacity to comprehend the nature and consequences of remaining in the situation or condition; or
(B) The adult's mental or physical impairment and ability to protect himself or herself from adult maltreatment.
(b) Upon good cause being shown, the court may issue an order for temporary custody for the purpose of having the adult evaluated.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 9-20-113
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9-20-113. Evaluations.
(a) The Department of Human Services may petition the circuit court for an order of temporary custody for the purpose of having an adult evaluated if during the course of an investigation under the Adult and Long-Term Care Facility Resident Maltreatment Act, § 12-12-1701 et seq., the department determines that:
(1) Immediate removal is necessary to protect the adult from imminent danger to his or her health or safety;
(2) Available protective services have been offered to alleviate the danger and have been refused; and
(3) An adequate assessment of the following cannot be made in the adult's place of residence:
(A) The adult's capacity to comprehend the nature and consequences of remaining in the situation or condition; or
(B) The adult's mental or physical impairment and ability to protect himself or herself from adult maltreatment.
(b) Upon good cause being shown, the court may issue an order for temporary custody for the purpose of having the adult evaluated.
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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.