An individual taking a child into custody may give effective consent for medical, dental, health, and hospital services during protective custody.
Ark. Code Ann. § 12-18-1003
Consent for health care and services
Known as the Child Maltreatment Act
The act spans §§ 12-18-1001 to 12-18-911 (121 sections).
Acts 2009, No. 749, § 1.
Current official text: Arkansas General Assembly. Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Arkansas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.