§ 20-45-301. Findings and intent
(a) The General Assembly finds that: (1) Five hundred sixteen (516) Arkansans died by suicide in 2013, making suicide the leading cause of injury death in Arkansas, and suicide is an urgent and serious public health and welfare problem in the state; (2) Arkansas needs a comprehensive and coordinated approach to prevent suicide across all […]
§ 20-45-302. Creation and purpose
(a) There is established the “Arkansas Suicide Prevention Council”. (b) The purpose of the council is to serve as a central body on suicide prevention efforts across the state, including without limitation: (1) Setting priorities for statewide, data-driven, evidence-based, and clinically informed suicide prevention in Arkansas; (2) Providing a public forum to examine the current […]
§ 20-45-303. Suicide Prevention Hotline
(a) (1) The Department of Health shall establish and maintain to the extent that funding is available the Suicide Prevention Hotline for the purpose of helping to prevent suicide in the state. (2) The department may contract with vendors to maintain the Suicide Prevention Hotline. (b) (1) The Suicide Prevention Hotline shall be staffed twenty-four […]
§ 20-45-101. County representation on certain boards required
(a) The membership of the governing board of any nonprofit organization which receives mental health funds from the State of Arkansas on a per-capita basis shall include at least one (1) member from each of the various counties for which funds are received by the organization. (b) However, no county shall have more than a […]
§ 20-45-102. County representation on certain boards — Failure to provide
No nonprofit organization receiving mental health funds from the State of Arkansas on a per-capita basis shall be eligible to receive state mental health funds on a per-capita basis unless the governing board of the organization is apportioned among the counties for which funds are received in the manner required in § 20-45-101.
§ 20-45-201. Definitions
As used in this subchapter: (1) “Licensed certified social worker” means a licensed certified social worker licensed by the Arkansas Social Work Licensing Board under § 17-103-306(c) who provides mental health services; (2) “Licensed marriage and family therapist” means a licensed marriage and family therapist licensed by the Arkansas Board of Examiners in Counseling under […]
§ 20-45-202. Duty of mental health services provider to take precautions against threatened patient violence — Duty to warn
(a) A mental health services provider, hospital, facility, community mental health center, or clinic is not subject to liability, suit, or a claim under § 19-10-204 on grounds that a mental health services provider did not prevent harm to an individual or to property caused by a patient if: (1) The patient communicates to the […]