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Home » US Law » 2020 Arkansas Code » Title 9 - Family Law » Subtitle 2 - Domestic Relations » Chapter 20 - Adult Maltreatment Custody Act

§ 9-20-121. Availability of custody and protective services records

(a) Reports, correspondence, memoranda, case histories, medical records, or other materials, including protected health information, compiled or gathered by the Department of Human Services regarding a maltreated adult in the custody of the department or receiving protective services from the department shall be confidential and shall not be released or otherwise made available except: (1) […]

§ 9-20-122. Evaluation of prospective guardians

(a) Regarding an individual listed in subsection (b) of this section, the Department of Human Services may: (1) Request a fingerprint-based criminal background check performed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation in compliance with federal law and regulations for convictions regarding violations under this subchapter; (2) Perform a criminal records check with the Identification Bureau […]

§ 9-20-123. Rights of relatives

(a) (1) If a relative has reason to believe coupled with facts to substantiate his or her belief that the Department of Human Services is unreasonably interfering with or denying visitation between the relative and an endangered adult or an impaired adult as defined in § 9-20-103(6) and (10) respectively, the relative may file a […]

§ 9-20-124. Consideration of issues requiring court approval

(a) The Department of Human Services shall: (1) Request court approval in accordance with § 9-20-120(b) by filing a written motion requesting court approval by the court; (2) (A) Include an affidavit from the attending physician of the respondent when the request for court approval relates to a decision described in § 9-20-120(b)(1)-(3), (9), and […]