Stricken language would be deleted from and underlined language would be added to present law.
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State of Arkansas 1
95th General Assembly A Bill 2
Regular Session, 2025 HOUSE BILL 1169 3
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By: Representative L. Johnson 5
By: Senator B. Davis 6
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For An Act To Be Entitled 8
AN ACT TO CLARIFY THE ADMISSION CRITERIA FOR AN 9
INVOLUNTARY COMMITMENT TO INCLUDE A PERSON WHO IS IN 10
A MENTAL CONDITION AS A RESULT OF A MEDICAL 11
CONDITION; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 12
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TO CLARIFY THE ADMISSION CRITERIA FOR AN 16
INVOLUNTARY COMMITMENT TO INCLUDE A 17
PERSON WHO IS IN A MENTAL CONDITION AS A 18
RESULT OF A MEDICAL CONDITION. 19
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 21
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SECTION 1. Arkansas Code § 20 -47-207(c)(1), concerning the admission 23
criteria into a healthcare facility for an involuntary commitment, is amended 24
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(c) Involuntary Admission Criteria. 26
(1) A person shall be eligible for involuntary admission if he 27
or she is in such a mental condition as a result of mental: 28
(A) A mental illness, disease, or disorder that he or she 29
poses a clear and present danger to himself or herself or others ; or 30
(B) A medical condition, including without limitation 31
behavioral health impairment, mental disability, dementia, or other permanent 32
or temporary behavioral health or mental health impairment, that he or she 33
poses a clear and present danger to himself or herself or others . 34
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SECTION 2. Arkansas Code § 20 -47-207(c)(2)(D)(ii), concerning the 36 HB1169
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definition of "a clear and present danger to himself or herself" relating to 1
the admission criteria into a healthcare facility for an involuntary 2
commitment, is amended to read as follows: 3
(ii) The person needs mental health treatment on a 4
continuing basis to prevent a relapse or harmful deterioration of his or her 5
condition mental condition as a result of subdivision (c)(1)(A) or (c)(1)(B) 6
of this section; and 7
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