Arkansas Law

§ 5-28-105. Spiritual treatment alone not abusive.

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to imply that a reported endangered or impaired adult, who is being furnished with treatment by spiritual means alone through prayer in accordance with the tenets and practices of a recognized church or religious denomination by an accredited practitioner thereof, is for this reason alone an endangered, abused, neglected, maltreated, or exploited person.

History. Acts 1983, No. 452, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 59-1304; Acts 1995, No. 1338, § 2.