Ark. Code Ann. § 20-47-405: Treatment for tuberculosis - Transfer

(a) Any person who is committed to the Arkansas State Hospital for treatment of a mental disease and who has or who develops tuberculosis may be transferred to a private hospital for treatment of his or her tuberculosis in the discretion of the Director of the Arkansas State Hospital.

(b) The person so transferred shall be returned to the Arkansas State Hospital when his or her tuberculosis has improved to the point where it is not dangerous to himself or herself or others.