(1) Upon completion of an investigation under this chapter, the Department of Human Services and the Division of Arkansas State Police shall determine whether the allegations of child maltreatment are: Unsubstantiated.
(2) An unsubstantiated determination shall be entered when the allegation is not supported by a preponderance of the evidence;
(3) True.
(4) A true determination shall be entered when the allegation is supported by a preponderance of the evidence;
(5) True but exempted.
(6) A determination of true but exempted is a true determination where the offender's name shall not be placed in the Child Maltreatment Central Registry, shall be entered if: A parent practicing his or her religious beliefs does not, for that reason alone, provide medical treatment for a child, but in lieu of treatment the child is being furnished with treatment by spiritual means alone, through prayer, in accordance with a recognized religious method of healing by an accredited practitioner;
(7) The offender is an underaged juvenile offender;
(8) The report was true for neglect as defined under § 12-18-103(14)(B); or
(9) The offender is a juvenile less than fourteen (14) years of age at the time of the offense; or
(10) Inactive.
(11) If the investigation cannot be completed, the investigation shall be determined incomplete and placed in inactive status.
(12) An investigation of a report of child maltreatment that is closed under § 12-18-601 shall be documented as administratively closed without a determination of whether the allegation is unsubstantiated, true, true but exempt, or inactive.
(13) If the Department of Human Services or the Division of Arkansas State Police determines that a report of child maltreatment is true, the Department of Human Services shall determine whether the offender may pose a risk of maltreatment to a vulnerable population, including without limitation children, the elderly, persons with a disability, and persons with a mental health illness.
(14) The Department of Human Services shall establish procedures to determine the risk level of the offender and any vulnerable population to which the offender may pose a risk of maltreatment.
(15) The procedures of the Department of Human Services shall require the following factors to be considered in the determination of whether an offender may pose a risk of maltreatment to a vulnerable population: The severity of the child maltreatment;
(16) The nature and severity of an injury or other adverse impact caused by the child maltreatment;
(17) The access the offender has to a vulnerable population;
(18) Any previous substantiated child maltreatment findings against the offender;
(19) A subsequent report of child maltreatment alleged against the offender; and
(20) The criminal history of the offender.