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Arkansas Code Title 20. Public Health and Welfare § 20-47-806. Crisis intervention protocol--Collaborative agreements

Current as of March 28, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) A proposed crisis intervention protocol and crisis intervention team shall include necessary collaborative agreements among the participating hospitals, community health centers, mental health service providers, participating law enforcement agencies, and the facility that is designated as the crisis stabilization unit for the crisis stabilization unit catchment area.

(b)(1) A collaborative agreement under subsection (a) of this section shall specify that the facility designated under the collaborative agreement as the crisis stabilization unit is required to accept for screening and triage an individual who is in the custody of or detained by a law enforcement agency if:

(A) The law enforcement agency employs:

(i) A crisis intervention team officer operating within the crisis stabilization unit catchment area, whether in the field or at a local detention facility; or

(ii) A crisis intervention team officer operating within the crisis stabilization unit catchment area and has entered into an agreement with another law enforcement agency to transport an individual to a crisis stabilization unit; and

(B) The individual has been taken into custody or is detained because the individual demonstrates the substantial likelihood of committing bodily harm against himself or herself or against another person.

(2) A participating partner that is not a law enforcement agency as part of a collaborative agreement under this section shall indemnify a participating law enforcement agency against all acts of negligence that may occur in the course of and scope of the application of a crisis intervention protocol toward another person.

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Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Arkansas Code Title 20. Public Health and Welfare § 20-47-806. Crisis intervention protocol--Collaborative agreements - last updated March 28, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ar/title-20-public-health-and-welfare/ar-code-sect-20-47-806/

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