Mandated Reporting for Arkansas Direct Support Professionals

Mandated reporting for Direct Support Professionals at Arkansas DDS Community and Employment Supports (CES) Waiver providers. Arkansas's Adult and Long-Term Care Facility Resident Maltreatment Act and Child Maltreatment Act: when you must report, who the adult law protects, what counts as abuse, sexual abuse, neglect and exploitation, how to report to the Adult Maltreatment Hotline and the Child Abuse Hotline (by phone and online), what the hotline needs, your supervisor's role, good-faith immunity and confidentiality, penalties for failing to report or reporting falsely, what happens after a report, and how it connects to your agency's DDS incident report.