{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-20-47-1004","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 20-47-1004","heading":"Discrimination","body":"(a) A certified mental health professional shall: (1) Offer culturally affirmative mental health services and linguistically appropriate mental health services to a client in the client's primary communication method; and (2) Not deny access to culturally affirmative mental health services and linguistically appropriate mental health services to a client in the client's primary communication method to a client due to the client's having: (A) Residual hearing ability, whether or not supported by amplification or other hearing assistive technology; or (B) Previous experience with some other communication method. (b) This section does not: (1) Prevent a client from receiving mental health services in more than one (1) communication method; or (2) Require a client to receive culturally affirmative mental health services and linguistically appropriate mental health services. Added by Act 2019, No. 644,§ 1, eff. 7/24/2019.\n\n(a) A certified mental health professional shall: (1) Offer culturally affirmative mental health services and linguistically appropriate mental health services to a client in the client's primary communication method; and (2) Not deny access to culturally affirmative mental health services and linguistically appropriate mental health services to a client in the client's primary communication method to a client due to the client's having: (A) Residual hearing ability, whether or not supported by amplification or other hearing assistive technology; or (B) Previous experience with some other communication method.\n\n(1) Offer culturally affirmative mental health services and linguistically appropriate mental health services to a client in the client's primary communication method; and\n\n(2) Not deny access to culturally affirmative mental health services and linguistically appropriate mental health services to a client in the client's primary communication method to a client due to the client's having: (A) Residual hearing ability, whether or not supported by amplification or other hearing assistive technology; or (B) Previous experience with some other communication method.\n\n(A) Residual hearing ability, whether or not supported by amplification or other hearing assistive technology; or\n\n(B) Previous experience with some other communication method.\n\n(b) This section does not: (1) Prevent a client from receiving mental health services in more than one (1) communication method; or (2) Require a client to receive culturally affirmative mental health services and linguistically appropriate mental health services.\n\n(1) Prevent a client from receiving mental health services in more than one (1) communication method; or\n\n(2) Require a client to receive culturally affirmative mental health services and linguistically appropriate mental health services.","path":["AR Code","Title 20","Chapter 47","Subchapter 10"],"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":"f3c9f07cff34d52f1c92b9562382e2ed08be4756d865bc72dda66d5bad844e40","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-20-47-1003","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-20-47-1005"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}