Arkansas § 20-47-106 Liability for support

Arkansas Statutes

§ 20-47-106 — Liability for support

Arkansas § 20-47-106

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Bluebook

Ark. Code Ann. § 20-47-106 (2026).

Text

A person legally liable for the support, care, or maintenance of an individual in need of state mental health services under this chapter is liable for the costs of mental health services to the extent that:

(1)The individual in need of services lacks the ability to pay;

(2)The mental health services are not covered by a policy of insurance or other source of payment; and (3) The legally liable person is able to pay.

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A person legally liable for the support, care, or maintenance of an individual in need of state mental health services under this chapter is liable for the costs of mental health services to the extent that: (1) The individual in need of services lacks the ability to pay; (2) The mental health services are not covered by a policy of insurance or other source of payment; and (3) The legally liable person is able to pay.

Legislative History

Amended by Act 2017, No. 423,§ 33, eff. 8/1/2017. Rev. Stat., ch. 78, § 48; C. & M. Dig., § 5881; Pope's Dig., § 7603; A.S.A. 1947, § 59-115; Acts 2001, No. 1478, § 4.