SB808 Summary

• Requires courts to specifically address current risk, mental capacity, and the maltreated adult's preference regarding Department of Human Services custody when a maltreated adult has physical but not mental impairment.

• Expands permitted disclosures of custody and protective services records to include the Office of Medicaid Inspector General and individuals authorized by court order or HIPAA-compliant authorization forms.

• Adds definition of "negligently" as failure to exercise the degree of care that a person of ordinary prudence would exercise under the same circumstances in adult maltreatment cases.

• Establishes confidentiality protections for records released to law enforcement, prosecuting attorneys, or courts, requiring information to be sealed and prohibiting redisclosure without a protective order.

• Confirms that discovery rights in criminal cases under Arkansas Rules of Criminal Procedure are not abrogated by the confidentiality provisions.