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Ark. Code Ann. § 20-47-807

Crisis stabilization units — Operations

Acts 2017, No. 423, § 36.

(1) The internal operation of a crisis stabilization unit shall be governed by the administration of a facility designated as the crisis stabilization unit and regulated by the Department of Human Services or a division of the department.

(2) All collaborative agreements under § 20-47-806(a) shall be in compliance with the regulatory authorities under subdivision (a)(1) of this section.

(3) A facility operating as a crisis stabilization unit under a crisis intervention protocol shall appoint a unit director to oversee the operation of the facility-based service.

(4) The unit director shall assure that the services provided are within the guidelines established by the collaborative agreements under § 20-47-806(a).

(5) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, this subchapter does not create an entitlement for any individual to receive psychiatric emergency services at a crisis stabilization unit.

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.