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AR Code § 20-13-507 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 13 - Emergency Medical Services|Subchapter 5 - Poison Control — Drug Information — Toxicological Laboratory Services|§ 20-13-507. Structure and design of program

 (a)  (1)  (A) The time-response design shall embrace two (2) broad, major, selective categories inherent in the threat of human danger posed by injudicious use or misuse of dangerous substances.  (B) A Category I response shall be delivered within six (6) hours after receipt of the sample to be identified.  (C) A Category II response shall be delivered within twelve (12) hours after receipt of the sample to be identified.  (D) All responses shall be followed in each instance by a written confirmation report at the earliest practicable date.    (2) Determinative category substances shall be:    (b) Under the authority of this subchapter, participating hospital emergency room personnel shall be qualified and trained to use spot tests and thin-layer chromatography in conducting blood and urine presumptive chemical tests for drugs and harmful chemicals as well as quick scanning examinations for common drugs such as narcotics, barbiturates, amphetamines, and salicylates.  (c) Program design includes efficient supporting recordkeeping and reporting measures within the communications network.  (d) Though this program shall at all times function as a unitary system of services to Arkansas medical and allied health professionals, it shall embrace three (3) permanent components:  (1) The College of Pharmacy of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences which is charged with emergency poison and drug information responsibility;  (2) The Library of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences which is charged with nonemergency poison and drug information responsibility; and  (3) The Chemistry Branch of the Public Health Laboratory of the Department of Health which is charged with the emergency toxicological laboratory services responsibility.      CATEGORY I CATEGORY II (6 hrs.) (12 hrs.) 1) barbiturates 1) pesticides 2) narcotics 2) heavy metals 3) amphetamines 3) other substances 4) salicylates 5) phenothiazine 6) alcohol 7) chloral hydrate 8) Librium 9) Valium 10) Placidyl 11) Meprobamate 12) Methaqualone 13) Glutethimide 14) other drugs   Click to view table.
AR Code § 20-13-508 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 13 - Emergency Medical Services|Subchapter 5 - Poison Control — Drug Information — Toxicological Laboratory Services|§ 20-13-508. Designation of personnel

 (a) Each permanent component within the PC-DI-TL services system shall designate those persons within the component department who shall have responsibility for implementing and developing this toxicology services system, and each shall provide written notice of the designations to the Secretary of the Department of Health.  (b) The persons so designated shall be qualified by education, training, and experience to ensure the effectiveness of this subchapter.
AR Code § 20-13-509 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 13 - Emergency Medical Services|Subchapter 5 - Poison Control — Drug Information — Toxicological Laboratory Services|§ 20-13-509. Compensation for student workers

 (a) Subject to the approval of the Dean of the College of Pharmacy of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, registration or tuition fees, or both, in the University of Arkansas system are to be waived for those students who provide concurrent services to the Arkansas Poison and Drug Information Center of the College of Pharmacy of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.  (b) Any funds at the disposal of the College of Pharmacy of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences can be used to provide scholarships and fellowships to those providing services to the center.
AR Code § 20-13-510 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 13 - Emergency Medical Services|Subchapter 5 - Poison Control — Drug Information — Toxicological Laboratory Services|§ 20-13-510. Personnel immunity

 None of the personnel within any of the components of the PC-DI-TL sevices system shall incur personal liability or be placed in any legal jeopardy for laboratory services provided, analyses executed and reported, information proffered in good faith, professional judgments and responses provided for the system, or any good faith professional efforts to effectuate the purposes of this subchapter.
AR Code § 20-13-511 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 13 - Emergency Medical Services|Subchapter 5 - Poison Control — Drug Information — Toxicological Laboratory Services|§ 20-13-511. Recordkeeping and reporting

 Each of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences components, the Arkansas Poison and Drug Information Center, the Library of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences for nonemergency poison and drug information, and the Chemistry Branch of the Public Health Laboratory of the Department of Health, shall make available to the Secretary of the Department of Health, in such manner, form, or at such times as he or she shall require, copies of records and reports regarding all activities authorized and developed pursuant to this subchapter.
AR Code § 20-13-601 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 13 - Emergency Medical Services|Subchapter 6 - Nerve Agents Emergency Treatment Act|§ 20-13-601. Title

 This subchapter shall be known and cited as the “Nerve Agents Emergency Treatment Act”.
AR Code § 20-13-602 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 13 - Emergency Medical Services|Subchapter 6 - Nerve Agents Emergency Treatment Act|§ 20-13-602. Purpose

 It is the purpose of this subchapter to provide a means of authorizing certain individuals to administer treatment to those persons who have severe adverse reactions to nerve agents when a physician is not immediately available.
AR Code § 20-13-603 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 13 - Emergency Medical Services|Subchapter 6 - Nerve Agents Emergency Treatment Act|§ 20-13-603. Definition

 As used in this subchapter, “physician” means a natural person licensed to practice medicine in the State of Arkansas pursuant to the Arkansas Medical Practices Act, § 17-95-201 et seq., § 17-95-301 et seq., and § 17-95-401 et seq.
AR Code § 20-13-604 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 13 - Emergency Medical Services|Subchapter 6 - Nerve Agents Emergency Treatment Act|§ 20-13-604. Eligibility for certificate

 Persons eligible to receive a certificate pursuant to this subchapter shall meet the following requirements:   (1) Be eighteen (18) years of age or older;  (2) Have, or reasonably expect to have, responsibility for at least one (1) other person as a result of one's relationship, or one's occupational or volunteer status, for example, emergency medical technician, fire department personnel, P.H. nurses, etc.; and  (3) Have been properly trained by a qualified instructor who has been certified by a physician licensed under the Arkansas Medical Practices Act, § 17-95-201 et seq., § 17-95-301 et seq., and § 17-95-401 et seq. The curriculum shall minimally include recognition of the symptoms of systemic reactions to nerve agents and the proper administration of an injection of atropine/pralidoxime, or other drugs as approved by the State Health Officer for the treatment of symptoms caused by exposure to nerve agents.
AR Code § 20-13-605 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 13 - Emergency Medical Services|Subchapter 6 - Nerve Agents Emergency Treatment Act|§ 20-13-605. Authority of certificate holder

 (a) A certificate issued pursuant to this subchapter shall authorize the holder thereof to receive upon presentation of the certificate, from any physician, a prescription for premeasured doses of atropine/pralidoxime, or other drugs as approved by the State Health Officer for the treatment of symptoms caused by exposure to nerve agents, and the necessary paraphernalia for administration.  (b) The certificate shall also authorize the holder thereof to possess and administer, in an emergency situation when a physician is not immediately available, the prescribed atropine/pralidoxime, or other drugs as approved by the State Health Officer for the treatment of symptoms caused by exposure to nerve agents, to persons suffering a severe adverse reaction to nerve agents.  (c) The holder may administer atropine/pralidoxime, or other drugs as approved by the State Health Officer, for the treatment of symptoms caused by exposure to nerve agents.
AR Code § 20-13-606 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 13 - Emergency Medical Services|Subchapter 6 - Nerve Agents Emergency Treatment Act|§ 20-13-606. Immunity

 No cause of action shall arise against a certificate holder pursuant to this subchapter or against the issuing physician for any act or omission when acting in good faith pursuant to the authority granted by this subchapter, except when the conduct amounts to gross negligence.
AR Code § 20-13-607 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 13 - Emergency Medical Services|Subchapter 6 - Nerve Agents Emergency Treatment Act|§ 20-13-607. Administration of subchapter

 (a) The Department of Health shall prepare the appropriate certificate form to be available to physicians upon request to accomplish the purposes of this subchapter.  (b) A copy of all certificates issued pursuant to this subchapter shall be forwarded by the issuing physician to the department to be maintained on file and subject to public inspection.
AR Code § 20-13-701 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 13 - Emergency Medical Services|Subchapter 7 - Arkansas Poison and Drug Information Center|§ 20-13-701. Legislative findings

 (a) The General Assembly finds and declares that, because of the inherent threat of human danger posed by injudicious use, or misuse, of dangerous substances, Arkansas citizens are in need of emergency poison and drug information services and that the public health and welfare require such services.  (b) The General Assembly further finds and declares that legislation is required to authorize and provide effective practical delivery of emergency poison and drug information services judgments and responses to physicians and allied health professionals who deliver healthcare services within this state and, if funds permit, to those citizens of this state who request such services.
AR Code § 20-13-702 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 13 - Emergency Medical Services|Subchapter 7 - Arkansas Poison and Drug Information Center|§ 20-13-702. Creation — Purpose — Scholarships — Waiver of tuition services

 (a) There is created the Arkansas Poison and Drug Information Center within the College of Pharmacy of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.  (b) The purpose of the center is to implement a statewide emergency poison and drug information program designed and structured to deliver reliable, accurate, qualified professional judgments and responses to requests for emergency poison and drug information data.  (c) Any funds at the disposal of the College of Pharmacy of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences can provide scholarships and fellowships to those providing services to the center.  (d) Subject to the approval of the Dean of the College of Pharmacy of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, registration or tuition fees, or both, in the University of Arkansas system are to be waived for those students who provide concurrent services to the center.
AR Code § 20-13-703 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 13 - Emergency Medical Services|Subchapter 7 - Arkansas Poison and Drug Information Center|§ 20-13-703. Definitions

 As used in this subchapter:   (1) “Center” means the Arkansas Poison and Drug Information Center; and  (2) “Director” means the Director of the Arkansas Poison and Drug Information Center.
AR Code § 20-13-704 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 13 - Emergency Medical Services|Subchapter 7 - Arkansas Poison and Drug Information Center|§ 20-13-704. Certification as state poison control center — Liability

 (a) The program of the Arkansas Poison and Drug Information Center shall be structured and designed, to the extent resources permit, to meet the criteria for certification as a state poison control center by the American Association of Poison Control Centers.  (b) None of the center personnel or its designees shall incur personal liability or be placed in any legal jeopardy for information proffered in good faith, professional judgments and responses provided for the system, or any good faith professional effort to effectuate the purposes of this subchapter.
AR Code § 20-13-705 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 13 - Emergency Medical Services|Subchapter 7 - Arkansas Poison and Drug Information Center|§ 20-13-705. Obtaining information through fraudulent representation

 Any individual who shall fraudulently represent himself or herself to be a person entitled to invoke the services of the Arkansas Poison and Drug Information Center when such is not the case and any person who attempts to obtain information later put to illegal use in any way shall upon conviction be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.
AR Code § 20-13-706 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 13 - Emergency Medical Services|Subchapter 7 - Arkansas Poison and Drug Information Center|§ 20-13-706. Director — Powers and duties

 (a) The Director of the Arkansas Poison and Drug Information Center shall serve at the pleasure of the Dean of the College of Pharmacy of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.  (b) The director may:  (1) Employ any coordination measures necessary to effectuate the purposes of this subchapter;  (2) Engage in any educational program or effort if, in his or her judgment, such an activity would effectuate the purposes of this subchapter;  (3) Employ experts and consultants and compensate those individuals at rates determined by the director;  (4) Engage in programs of experimental or demonstrational research;  (5) Appoint an advisory committee to assist in the development and review of rules promulgated under the authority of this subchapter and reimburse the members for their expenses in accordance with § 25-16-901 et seq.;  (6) Accept and administer loans, grants, or other funds and gifts, conditional or otherwise, from the United States Government and any other public or private sources;  (7) Formulate, promulgate, adopt, amend, and enforce rules and regulatory standards necessary to effectuate this subchapter;  (8) Establish and charge fees for the provision of nonemergency informational and educational services, as well as contract therefor; and  (9) Establish a “1-900” telephone number if funding otherwise precludes twenty-four-hour coverage consistent with requirements for certification by the American Association of Poison Control Centers.
AR Code § 20-13-801 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 13 - Emergency Medical Services|Subchapter 8 - Trauma System Act|§ 20-13-801. Title

 This subchapter is known and may be cited as the “Trauma System Act”.
AR Code § 20-13-802 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 13 - Emergency Medical Services|Subchapter 8 - Trauma System Act|§ 20-13-802. Legislative findings

 The General Assembly finds that:   (1) Traumatic injury is recognized as the leading killer of persons one (1) year to forty-four (44) years of age and is a serious yet preventable condition;  (2) Deaths due to trauma in the United States for 2005 were nearly one hundred thirty-nine thousand (139,000), and children nineteen (19) years of age or younger accounted for nearly twelve percent (12%) of the deaths;  (3) In 2006, two thousand one hundred nineteen (2,119) Arkansans lost their lives and twenty-five thousand three hundred eight (25,308) were admitted to hospitals due to trauma;  (4) The State of Arkansas incurs a massive expense from trauma in lives lost, productive years destroyed, and the emotional and monetary expense of caring for victims of trauma; and  (5) The experience of other states has shown that a comprehensive trauma system, including all phases of trauma care from prevention, prehospital care, and trauma center designation to rehabilitative care, can vastly improve overall trauma problems.
AR Code § 20-13-804 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 13 - Emergency Medical Services|Subchapter 8 - Trauma System Act|§ 20-13-804. Powers and duties of the Department of Health

 (a) The Department of Health may develop and implement a comprehensive trauma care system that provides guidelines for the care of trauma victims and is fully integrated with all available resources, including, but not limited to, existing emergency medical services providers, hospitals, or other healthcare providers that would like to participate in the program.  (b)  (1) The department shall allocate funds deposited into the Public Health Fund to administer this subchapter.  (2) Allocations of funds in the form of grants or contracts from the funds deposited into the Public Health Fund to administer this subchapter may include without limitation:  (A) Emergency medical system care providers and ambulance providers under § 20-13-809;  (B) Level I, Level II, Level III, and Level IV trauma centers under §§ 20-13-810 — 20-13-813;  (C) Rehabilitation service providers under § 20-13-814;  (D) Quality improvement organizations under § 20-13-815;  (E) Trauma regional advisory councils under § 20-13-816;  (F) Command and communication networks under § 20-13-817; and  (G) Injury prevention programs under § 20-13-818.      (c) The funds deposited into the Public Health Fund to administer this subchapter will be used to fund two (2) general types of grants with entities necessary to administer this subchapter:  (1) Start-up trauma grants to support initial costs required to qualify for participation in the trauma care system; and  (2) Sustaining trauma grants to support ongoing readiness costs for continued participation in the trauma care system.    (d) The department may contract with entities as necessary to implement this subchapter.
AR Code § 20-13-805 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 13 - Emergency Medical Services|Subchapter 8 - Trauma System Act|§ 20-13-805. Standards for verification of trauma center status

 (a) The State Board of Health may adopt standards for designation and verification of trauma center status which assign level designations based on resources available within the facility.  (b)  (1) Standards shall be based upon national guidelines, including those established by the American College of Surgeons entitled “Resources for Optimal Care of the Injured Patient (6th edition)” and published appendices thereto.  (2) Standards specific to address the unique nature of Arkansas may be developed and modified by rule of the board.
AR Code § 20-13-806 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 13 - Emergency Medical Services|Subchapter 8 - Trauma System Act|§ 20-13-806. Trauma data collection and evaluation system — Confidentiality of records

 (a)  (1) The Department of Health shall develop a trauma data collection and evaluation system known as the “Trauma Registry”.  (2) The Trauma Registry shall be designed to study both the individual and collective care and treatment given to patients of the trauma system.    (b)  (1) The department may collect data and information regarding patients treated and transported from the field and admitted to a facility through the emergency department, through a trauma center, or directly to a special care unit or post-hospitalization facility.  (2) Data and information shall be collected in a manner which protects and maintains the confidential nature of patient records.    (c) Records and reports made pursuant to this subchapter shall be held confidential within the hospital and department and shall not be available to the public.  (d) The department shall require all recipients of sustaining grants under this subchapter to participate in the state-specified Trauma Registry.
AR Code § 20-13-807 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 13 - Emergency Medical Services|Subchapter 8 - Trauma System Act|§ 20-13-807. Trauma Advisory Council

 (a) There is established an advisory council, to be known as the “Trauma Advisory Council”, for the purpose of making recommendations, advising, and providing assistance to the Department of Health concerning the development and operation of a statewide trauma system.  (b) The Trauma Advisory Council shall consist of twelve (12) voting members who have a demonstrated interest in trauma systems to be appointed by the Governor subject to confirmation by the Senate as follows:  (1) One (1) member appointed by the Governor after consulting the Arkansas Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians;  (2) One (1) member appointed by the Governor after consulting the Arkansas Chapter of the American College of Surgeons;  (3) One (1) member appointed by the Governor after consulting the Arkansas Medical Society, Inc.;  (4) Three (3) members appointed by the Governor after consulting the Arkansas Hospital Association, Inc.;  (5) One (1) member appointed by the Governor after consulting the Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council;  (6) One (1) member appointed by the Governor after consulting the Arkansas Emergency Medical Technicians Association;  (7) One (1) member appointed by the Governor after consulting The Arkansas Ambulance Association;  (8) One (1) member appointed by the Governor after consulting the Arkansas Minority Health Commission;  (9) One (1) member appointed to represent injury prevention; and  (10) One (1) member appointed from the public at large as a consumer representative who has an interest in trauma systems.    (c) The Trauma Advisory Council shall also include four (4) voting members who have a demonstrated interest in trauma systems to be appointed as follows:  (1) Two (2) members to be appointed by and to serve at the pleasure of the President Pro Tempore of the Senate after consulting the Arkansas Medical, Dental, and Pharmaceutical Association, Inc. and the Arkansas Emergency Nurses Association; and  (2) Two (2) members to be appointed by and to serve at the pleasure of the Speaker of the House of Representatives after consulting the Arkansas Academy of Family Physicians.    (d) The Secretary of the Department of Health or his or her designee shall serve as a nonvoting ex officio member of the Trauma Advisory Council.