Arkansas Code
Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety
Chapter 13 - Emergency Medical Services

§ 20-13-205. Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council — Creation — Members - (a) There is created the Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council,...

§ 20-13-206. Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council — Proceedings - (a) The Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council, within thirty (30)...

§ 20-13-207. Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council — Powers and duties - (a) The Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council shall recommend for...

§ 20-13-208. State Board of Health — Powers and duties - (a) (1) The State Board of Health shall have the...

§ 20-13-209. Department of Health — Powers and duties - The Department of Health shall have the responsibility and authority...

§ 20-13-210. Rules and standards — Review required - (a) (1) All rules and standards relating to emergency medical...

§ 20-13-211. Fees - The State Board of Health may establish the fees to...

§ 20-13-212. Additional fees - (a) There is imposed an additional annual fee of one...

§ 20-13-213. Ambulance standards - All ambulances operating in this state shall meet all standards...

§ 20-13-214. Military emergency medical personnel - (a) Military personnel who return to the State of Arkansas...

§ 20-13-215. Award of flag upon death — Definition - (a) When a person licensed by the Division of Emergency...

Subchapter 3 - County Programs

§ 20-13-301. Legislative intent - It is the intent of this subchapter to authorize the...

§ 20-13-302. Act supplemental - The procedures prescribed in this subchapter for the establishment of...

§ 20-13-303. Establishment - (a) The quorum court of any county on its own...

§ 20-13-304. Referendum — Effective date of ordinance - (a) Within ten (10) days after the enactment of the...

§ 20-13-305. Financing - (a) Emergency medical services to be provided the residents of...

§ 20-13-306. Service charges for preexisting programs - (a) In any county in which a system of emergency...

§ 20-13-307. Discontinuance - (a) The quorum court of any county which has established...

Subchapter 4 - Insect Sting and Other Allergic Reactions Emergency Treatment Act

§ 20-13-401. Title - This subchapter shall be known and cited as the “Insect...

§ 20-13-402. Purpose - It is the purpose of this subchapter to provide a...

§ 20-13-403. Definitions - As used in this subchapter: (1) “Authorized entity” means an...

§ 20-13-404. Eligibility for certificate - A person may receive a certificate under this subchapter only...

§ 20-13-405. Authority of certificate holder - (a) A certificate issued pursuant to this subchapter shall authorize...

§ 20-13-406. Immunity - (a) A person or entity that in good faith renders...

§ 20-13-407. Administration of subchapter - (a) The Department of Health shall prepare a certificate form...

§ 20-13-408. Auto-injectable epinephrine use by an authorized entity - (a) In order to ensure the public health and safety,...

Subchapter 5 - Poison Control — Drug Information — Toxicological Laboratory Services

§ 20-13-501. Legislative finding - (a) The General Assembly finds and declares that because of...

§ 20-13-502. Purpose of program - The purpose of this subchapter shall be to implement a...

§ 20-13-503. Definitions - As used in this subchapter: (1) “Category I response” within...

§ 20-13-504. Penalties - Any individual who shall fraudulently represent himself or herself to...

§ 20-13-505. Authority of secretary - (a) The Secretary of the Department of Health may: (1)...

§ 20-13-506. Advisory committee — Creation - (a) (1) The Department of Health may appoint an advisory...

§ 20-13-507. Structure and design of program - (a) (1) (A) The time-response design shall embrace two (2)...

§ 20-13-508. Designation of personnel - (a) Each permanent component within the PC-DI-TL services system shall...

§ 20-13-509. Compensation for student workers - (a) Subject to the approval of the Dean of the...

§ 20-13-510. Personnel immunity - None of the personnel within any of the components of...

§ 20-13-511. Recordkeeping and reporting - Each of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences components,...

Subchapter 6 - Nerve Agents Emergency Treatment Act

§ 20-13-601. Title - This subchapter shall be known and cited as the “Nerve...

§ 20-13-602. Purpose - It is the purpose of this subchapter to provide a...

§ 20-13-603. Definition - As used in this subchapter, “physician” means a natural person...

§ 20-13-604. Eligibility for certificate - Persons eligible to receive a certificate pursuant to this subchapter...

§ 20-13-605. Authority of certificate holder - (a) A certificate issued pursuant to this subchapter shall authorize...

§ 20-13-606. Immunity - No cause of action shall arise against a certificate holder...

§ 20-13-607. Administration of subchapter - (a) The Department of Health shall prepare the appropriate certificate...

Subchapter 7 - Arkansas Poison and Drug Information Center

§ 20-13-701. Legislative findings - (a) The General Assembly finds and declares that, because of...

§ 20-13-702. Creation — Purpose — Scholarships — Waiver of tuition services - (a) There is created the Arkansas Poison and Drug Information...

§ 20-13-703. Definitions - As used in this subchapter: (1) “Center” means the Arkansas...

§ 20-13-704. Certification as state poison control center — Liability - (a) The program of the Arkansas Poison and Drug Information...

§ 20-13-705. Obtaining information through fraudulent representation - Any individual who shall fraudulently represent himself or herself to...

§ 20-13-706. Director — Powers and duties - (a) The Director of the Arkansas Poison and Drug Information...

Subchapter 8 - Trauma System Act

§ 20-13-801. Title - This subchapter is known and may be cited as the...

§ 20-13-802. Legislative findings - The General Assembly finds that: (1) Traumatic injury is recognized...

§ 20-13-804. Powers and duties of the Department of Health - (a) The Department of Health may develop and implement a...

§ 20-13-805. Standards for verification of trauma center status - (a) The State Board of Health may adopt standards for...

§ 20-13-806. Trauma data collection and evaluation system — Confidentiality of records - (a) (1) The Department of Health shall develop a trauma...

§ 20-13-807. Trauma Advisory Council - (a) There is established an advisory council, to be known...

§ 20-13-808. Terms — Vacancies — Meetings — Rules - (a) All voting members of the Trauma Advisory Council shall...

§ 20-13-809. Grants for emergency medical system care providers or ambulance providers - An emergency medical system care provider or ambulance provider may...

§ 20-13-810. Grants for Level I trauma centers - (a) (1) An entity that meets the preliminary criteria for...

§ 20-13-811. Grants for Level II trauma centers - (a) (1) An entity that meets the preliminary criteria for...

§ 20-13-812. Grants for Level III trauma centers - (a) (1) An entity that meets the preliminary criteria for...

§ 20-13-813. Grants for Level IV trauma centers - (a) (1) An entity that meets the preliminary criteria for...

§ 20-13-814. Grants for rehabilitation services - Grants may be awarded to providers, entities, or organizations with...

§ 20-13-815. Contracts with quality improvement organizations - (a) An entity that meets the preliminary criteria for a...

§ 20-13-816. Grants for trauma regional advisory councils - (a) (1) An entity that meets the preliminary criteria for...

§ 20-13-817. Command and communication networks - (a) The Department of Health shall ensure operation of a...

§ 20-13-818. Injury prevention programs - The Department of Health shall allocate funds to develop and...

§ 20-13-819. Quality or system assessment and improvement — Definition - (a) (1) Any data, records, reports, and documents collected or...

§ 20-13-820. Reports to the General Assembly - The Secretary of the Department of Health shall provide a...

§ 20-13-821. Rules - The State Board of Health shall promulgate the rules necessary...

Subchapter 9 - Arkansas Emergency Medical Services Do Not Resuscitate Act

§ 20-13-901. Definitions - As used in this subchapter: (1) “Attending physician” has the...

§ 20-13-902. Immunities - (a) The following are not subject to civil or criminal...

§ 20-13-903. Authorization to follow Emergency Medical Services Do Not Resuscitate Orders in the prehospital setting - (a) Qualified emergency medical services personnel may follow Emergency Medical...

§ 20-13-904. Adherence to Do Not Resuscitate Protocol — Transfer of patients - (a) Emergency medical services personnel other than physicians shall comply...

§ 20-13-905. Patient's decision — Effect on insurance - (a) Death resulting from the withholding or withdrawal of emergency...

§ 20-13-906. Rulemaking authority - (a) Upon the adoption of an Emergency Medical Services Do...

§ 20-13-907. Reciprocity - (a) An advance directive executed in another state shall be...

§ 20-13-908. Penalties - (a) A physician who willfully fails to transfer a patient...

Subchapter 10 - Ambulance Services

§ 20-13-1001. License required - (a) No person shall furnish, operate, maintain, conduct, advertise, or...

§ 20-13-1002. License application and renewal - (a) (1) An application for the issuance or renewal of...

§ 20-13-1003. Choice-of-care facility — Reporting requirements — Insurance coverage - (a) (1) (A) A licensee under this subchapter may transport...

§ 20-13-1004. Advertising restrictions — Service area - (a) An ambulance service shall not in any way advertise...

§ 20-13-1005. Revocation of license - Three (3) formal citations during the license term for failure...

§ 20-13-1006. Rules for mass casualty incidents - In mass casualty incidents, which overwhelm the region's available resources,...

Subchapter 11 - Criminal Records Check

§ 20-13-1101. Definitions - As used in this subchapter: (1) “Applicant” means any individual...

§ 20-13-1102. Mandatory criminal history checks for emergency medical services personnel - (a) (1) Any applicant applying for initial licensure shall complete...

§ 20-13-1104. Form — State and national criminal history check - (a) A request for a state or national criminal history...

§ 20-13-1105. Response — File copies - The Division of Emergency Medical Services of the Department of...

§ 20-13-1106. Disqualifying offenses — Waiver - (a) (1) Except as provided in subdivision (d)(1) of this...

§ 20-13-1107. Procedure for challenge - (a) A person may challenge the completeness or accuracy of...

§ 20-13-1108. Additional checks - The Division of Emergency Medical Services of the Department of...

§ 20-13-1109. Report and index — Forms — Database - (a) The Identification Bureau of the Department of Arkansas State...

§ 20-13-1110. Refusal of check as grounds for disqualification - (a) If an applicant fails or refuses to cooperate in...

§ 20-13-1111. Notice of convictions - Arkansas-licensed emergency medical services personnel shall notify the Division of...

§ 20-13-1112. Forms — Rules - The Arkansas Crime Information Center, the Identification Bureau of the...

§ 20-13-1113. Confidentiality - (a) All criminal history checks obtained under this subchapter are...

§ 20-13-1114. Immunity - Individuals are immune from suit or liability for damages for...

§ 20-13-1115. Applicability of subchapter - This subchapter shall not apply to persons who render care...

Subchapter 12 - Vaccination Program for First Responders

§ 20-13-1201. Definitions - As used in this subchapter: (1) “Bioterrorism” means the intentional...

§ 20-13-1202. Vaccination program for first responders - (a) The Department of Health shall offer a vaccination program...

Subchapter 13 - Public Access to Automated External Defibrillation Act

§ 20-13-1301. Title - This subchapter may be cited as the “Public Access to...

§ 20-13-1302. Legislative intent - The General Assembly finds that early defibrillation can sustain the...

§ 20-13-1303. Definitions - As used in this subchapter: (1) “Automated external defibrillator” means...

§ 20-13-1304. Access by public to defibrillators - (a) In order to ensure the public health and safety,...

§ 20-13-1305. Automated external defibrillator use and tort immunity - (a) Any person or entity that in good faith and...

§ 20-13-1306. Health spas — Definition - (a) As used in this section, “health spa” means any...

Subchapter 14 - Emergency Contraception for Victims of Sexual Assault

§ 20-13-1401. Findings — Purpose - (a) The General Assembly finds that: (1) One (1) of...

§ 20-13-1402. Definitions - As used in this subchapter: (1) (A) “Emergency contraception” means...

§ 20-13-1403. Emergency contraception information required - (a) All healthcare facilities that are licensed in this state...

Subchapter 15 - Protection from Life-Threatening Disease

§ 20-13-1501. Definitions - As used in this subchapter: (1) “Airborne or blood-borne disease”...

§ 20-13-1502. Possible exposure of emergency response workers to airborne or blood-borne diseases — Testing - (a) (1) Consent is not required for a healthcare provider...

Subchapter 16 - Community Paramedics

§ 20-13-1601. Definition - As used in this subchapter, “community paramedic” means an individual...

§ 20-13-1602. Community paramedics — Licensure — Services - (a) To be eligible for licensure by the Department of...

§ 20-13-1603. Rules - (a) The Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council and the State...

Subchapter 17 - Joshua Ashley-Pauley Act

§ 20-13-1701. Title - This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as...

§ 20-13-1702. Legislative findings - The General Assembly finds that: (1) In the United States,...

§ 20-13-1703. Definitions - As used in this subchapter: (1) “Drug overdose” means an...

§ 20-13-1704. Immunity for seeking medical assistance - (a) A person shall not be arrested, charged, or prosecuted...

§ 20-13-1705. Construction - This subchapter does not limit: (1) The admissibility of any...

Subchapter 18 - Naloxone Access Act

§ 20-13-1801. Title - This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as...

§ 20-13-1802. Legislative findings - The General Assembly finds that: (1) Naloxone is a relatively...

§ 20-13-1803. Definitions - As used in this subchapter: (1) “Emergency medical services technician”...

§ 20-13-1804. Opioid antagonist — Immunity - (a) A healthcare professional acting in good faith may directly...

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Arkansas Code Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety Chapter 13 - Emergency Medical Services

Arkansas Code
Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety
Chapter 13 - Emergency Medical Services