AR SB13

Refusal to submit to a non-court-ordered drug test and admission of past drug use are excluded from the definition of "neglect" under the Child Maltreatment Act.

The Department of Human Services may only drug test an alleged offender during child maltreatment investigations if the court orders it or the alleged offender provides written consent.

Refusal to consent to a voluntary drug test cannot alone justify removing a child from the alleged offender's custody, though other grounds for immediate threat to the child allow removal.

Failure to submit to a court-ordered drug test is sufficient basis for child removal.

Drug test results are inadmissible in court if the Department of Human Services fails to follow its testing administration policy.

Repeals the automatic admissibility of child maltreatment investigation reports in court proceedings.

Adds "true but exempted" determination for cases where the report was true only for neglect under the religious belief exemption.