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Arkansas Code Title 20. Public Health and Welfare § 20-47-812. Development of crisis intervention protocols

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

(a)(1) A local criminal justice coordinating committee shall actively encourage hospitals, community mental health centers, mental health services providers, and other mental health professionals to develop psychiatric emergency services.

(2) If a collaborative agreement can be negotiated with a hospital, community mental health center, or other healthcare facility that can provide a comprehensive psychiatric emergency service, that hospital, community mental health center, or other healthcare facility shall be given priority when designating the single point of entry.

(b) The local criminal justice coordinating committee shall encourage community mental health center directors to actively work with hospitals, mental health services providers, other mental health professionals, the Department of Human Services, and law enforcement agencies to develop a crisis intervention protocol and associated crisis intervention teams and psychiatric emergency services and shall facilitate the development of those collaborations.

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Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Arkansas Code Title 20. Public Health and Welfare § 20-47-812. Development of crisis intervention protocols - last updated March 28, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ar/title-20-public-health-and-welfare/ar-code-sect-20-47-812/

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