§ 12-18-1005 - Location. - Arkansas Statutes

12-18-1005. Location.

(a) A school, residential facility, hospital, or similar institution where a child may be located shall not require a written order for the Department of Human Services to take a seventy-two-hour hold under this section or 9-27-313.

(b) Upon notice by the department that a hold has been taken on a child, a school, residential facility, hospital, or similar institution where the child is located shall:

(1) Retain the child until the department takes a hold on the child;

(2) Not notify the parent until the child has been removed by the department; and

(3) Provide the parent or guardian with the name and contact information of the department employee regarding the hold on the child.