# Ark. Code Ann. § 6-17-107: Reporting student drug abuse - Provision of counseling, referrals, medical care, or other assistance to suicidal youths - Immunity from liability - Definition

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## Section

- **Citation:** Ark. Code Ann. § 6-17-107
- **Heading:** Reporting student drug abuse - Provision of counseling, referrals, medical care, or other assistance to suicidal youths - Immunity from liability - Definition
- **Jurisdiction:** Arkansas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** AR Code / Title 6 / Chapter 17 / Subchapter 1 / Section 6-17-107

## Text

(a) Teachers and other school personnel in this state shall be immune from liability and suit for damages for communicating information in good faith concerning drug abuse by any pupil to that pupil's parents, to law enforcement officers, or to healthcare providers. (b) (1) Teachers, school counselors, school healthcare providers, and other school personnel shall be immune from any civil liability for providing counseling, referral, emergency medical care, or other assistance offered in good faith to suicidal students or other suicidal youth. (2) "Suicidal" refers to a person who poses a substantial risk of physical harm to himself or herself as manifested by evidence of, threats of, or attempts at suicide or self-inflicted bodily harm or by evidence of other behavior or thoughts that create a grave and imminent risk to his or her physical condition. (c) This section shall not preclude liability for civil damages where the individual negligently performs professional counseling or nursing services which he or she is licensed under state law to perform. (d) This section shall not preclude liability for civil damages as the result of gross negligence. Acts 1983, No. 382, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-1265; Acts 1991, No. 542, § 2; 1991, No. 587, § 1.

(a) Teachers and other school personnel in this state shall be immune from liability and suit for damages for communicating information in good faith concerning drug abuse by any pupil to that pupil's parents, to law enforcement officers, or to healthcare providers.

(b) (1) Teachers, school counselors, school healthcare providers, and other school personnel shall be immune from any civil liability for providing counseling, referral, emergency medical care, or other assistance offered in good faith to suicidal students or other suicidal youth. (2) "Suicidal" refers to a person who poses a substantial risk of physical harm to himself or herself as manifested by evidence of, threats of, or attempts at suicide or self-inflicted bodily harm or by evidence of other behavior or thoughts that create a grave and imminent risk to his or her physical condition.

(1) Teachers, school counselors, school healthcare providers, and other school personnel shall be immune from any civil liability for providing counseling, referral, emergency medical care, or other assistance offered in good faith to suicidal students or other suicidal youth.

(2) "Suicidal" refers to a person who poses a substantial risk of physical harm to himself or herself as manifested by evidence of, threats of, or attempts at suicide or self-inflicted bodily harm or by evidence of other behavior or thoughts that create a grave and imminent risk to his or her physical condition.

(c) This section shall not preclude liability for civil damages where the individual negligently performs professional counseling or nursing services which he or she is licensed under state law to perform.

(d) This section shall not preclude liability for civil damages as the result of gross negligence.

Acts 1983, No. 382, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-1265; Acts 1991, No. 542, § 2; 1991, No. 587, § 1.

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