Ark. Code Ann. § 12-18-308
Reports of injury to a child's intellectual, emotional, or psychological development
Year: 2026Length: 172 words
The Child Abuse Hotline shall accept a report of injury to a child's intellectual, emotional, or psychological development as evidenced by observable and substantial impairment of the child's ability to function within the child's normal range of performance and behavior only if the reporter is: (1) A medical or mental health professional; (2) A school counselor, if the child did not disclose to the teacher; (3) A teacher; or (4) A day care center worker. Acts 2009, No. 749, § 1; 2011, No. 784, § 1.
The Child Abuse Hotline shall accept a report of injury to a child's intellectual, emotional, or psychological development as evidenced by observable and substantial impairment of the child's ability to function within the child's normal range of performance and behavior only if the reporter is:
(1) A medical or mental health professional;
(2) A school counselor, if the child did not disclose to the teacher;
(3) A teacher; or
(4) A day care center worker.
Acts 2009, No. 749, § 1; 2011, No. 784, § 1.