{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-12-18-617","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 12-18-617","heading":"Authority to pursue other remedies","body":"(a) Notwithstanding an investigative determination finding of true but exempted, the Department of Human Services may pursue: (1) Any legal remedies, including the authority to initiate legal proceedings in a court of competent jurisdiction; and (2) Medical care or treatment for a child when such care or treatment is necessary to prevent or remedy serious harm to the child or to prevent the withholding of medically indicated treatment from a child with life-threatening conditions. (b) Except with respect to the withholding of medically indicated treatments from a disabled infant with life-threatening conditions, case-by-case determinations concerning the exercise of authority in this section shall be within the sole discretion of the department. Acts 2009, No. 749, § 1.\n\n(a) Notwithstanding an investigative determination finding of true but exempted, the Department of Human Services may pursue: (1) Any legal remedies, including the authority to initiate legal proceedings in a court of competent jurisdiction; and (2) Medical care or treatment for a child when such care or treatment is necessary to prevent or remedy serious harm to the child or to prevent the withholding of medically indicated treatment from a child with life-threatening conditions.\n\n(1) Any legal remedies, including the authority to initiate legal proceedings in a court of competent jurisdiction; and\n\n(2) Medical care or treatment for a child when such care or treatment is necessary to prevent or remedy serious harm to the child or to prevent the withholding of medically indicated treatment from a child with life-threatening conditions.\n\n(b) Except with respect to the withholding of medically indicated treatments from a disabled infant with life-threatening conditions, case-by-case determinations concerning the exercise of authority in this section shall be within the sole discretion of the department.","path":["AR Code","Title 12","Chapter 18","Subchapter 6"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_ar_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:41Z","sha256":"e0f13d7014ab243bb0477c08bee9775c11a8f64622705202df9f270eb0d29b1f","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-12-18-616","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-12-18-618"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}