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AR Code § 20-15-602 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 15 - Disease and Disease Prevention Generally|Subchapter 6 - Renal Diseases|§ 20-15-602. State Kidney Disease Commission — Creation — Members

 (a)  (1) There is established a State Kidney Disease Commission to consist of ten (10) members.  (2) Nine (9) members shall be appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate as follows:  (A) Three (3) members who are knowledgeable in renal medicine and the treatment of end-stage renal disease shall be physicians licensed to practice in Arkansas who are actively engaged in the private practice of medicine in this state;  (B) One (1) member who is knowledgeable in renal medicine and the treatment of end-stage renal disease shall be a physician licensed in Arkansas who is engaged primarily in the institutional practice of medicine;  (C) Two (2) members shall be persons engaged in hospital administrative activities;  (D) Two (2) members shall be named from the public at large, but they shall be individuals who have a demonstrated interest in the treatment and cure of renal diseases; and  (E) One (1) member who shall represent the elderly shall be sixty (60) years of age or older and shall be appointed from the state at large. The member shall not be actively engaged in or retired from any profession, occupation, or industry which is regulated pursuant to this subchapter.    (3) The Secretary of the Department of Health, or his or her designee, shall be a member of the commission and shall serve as secretary of the commission and disbursing officer of funds appropriated to the commission for the treatment and cure of renal diseases.    (b) Members shall be appointed for four-year terms to expire on January 14 of the members' fourth year of the appointed term. Members shall serve until their successors are appointed and qualified.  (c) If a vacancy occurs on the commission due to death, resignation, or other cause, the vacancy shall be filled by appointment of the Governor of a person eligible for the initial appointment, as provided in subsection (a) of this section, for the remainder of the unexpired portion of the term of the member.  (d) The commission shall annually elect one (1) of its members as chair and one (1) of its members as vice chair and such other officers as the commission deems necessary.  (e) The commission shall meet at least one (1) time each calendar quarter and at such other times as may be designated by the commission's rules or upon call by the Chair of the State Kidney Disease Commission or upon written request of any four (4) members.  (f) Members shall serve without pay but may receive expense reimbursement in accordance with § 25-16-901 et seq.  (g) Members shall qualify by taking the oath of office as prescribed by law.
AR Code § 20-15-604 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 15 - Disease and Disease Prevention Generally|Subchapter 6 - Renal Diseases|§ 20-15-604. State Kidney Disease Commission — Advisory association

 (a) In developing rules and in determining standards for determining eligibility for financial assistance to persons suffering from chronic renal diseases who require lifesaving care and treatment for such renal diseases, the State Kidney Disease Commission shall consult with and obtain the advice of the Arkansas Association for Kidney Disease, Inc., a nonprofit corporation organized under the laws of this state. This organization is recognized as the representative body to serve as an advisory association to the commission and to the deputy director of the appropriate division as determined by the Secretary of the Department of Health in carrying out their functions and duties under this subchapter.  (b) Before promulgating rules and eligibility standards, the commission shall consult with the advisory association and shall give consideration to its recommendations in performing its duties under the provisions of this subchapter.
AR Code § 20-15-605 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 15 - Disease and Disease Prevention Generally|Subchapter 6 - Renal Diseases|§ 20-15-605. State Kidney Disease Commission — Disbursement of funds

 (a) The Secretary of the Department of Health shall be the disbursing officer of funds appropriated by the General Assembly and of other funds made available to the State Kidney Disease Commission for such purposes. These funds are to provide monetary assistance to defray the cost incurred by patients suffering from acute or chronic renal disease who are unable to meet the total cost of their care or treatment from their own resources or from third-party resources.  (b) The secretary shall be governed by the policies, rules, and procedures promulgated by the commission in disbursing funds appropriated, or otherwise made available, to the commission for renal disease treatment purposes.
AR Code § 20-15-701 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 15 - Disease and Disease Prevention Generally|Subchapter 7 - Tuberculosis|§ 20-15-701. Definition

 As used in this subchapter, “active tuberculosis” means that the disease is in a communicable or infectious stage as established by chest X-ray, microscopical examination of sputum, or other diagnostic procedures approved by the Secretary of the Department of Health.
AR Code § 20-15-702 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 15 - Disease and Disease Prevention Generally|Subchapter 7 - Tuberculosis|§ 20-15-702. Penalty

 Any person who violates any of the provisions of this subchapter shall be guilty of a violation and upon conviction shall pay a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) and not more than one hundred dollars ($100).
AR Code § 20-15-703 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 15 - Disease and Disease Prevention Generally|Subchapter 7 - Tuberculosis|§ 20-15-703. Involuntary examinations

 (a) When the state, county, or city health officer shall have reasonable grounds to believe that any person has tuberculosis in an active state or in a communicable form and who will not voluntarily seek a medical examination or treatment, the health officer may cause the person to be apprehended and detained for the necessary tests and examinations, including an approved chest X ray, sputum examination, and other approved laboratory tests to ascertain the existence of tuberculosis.  (b) If active tuberculosis is found to exist, it shall then be the duty of the health officer to make an investigation of the person to determine whether the environmental conditions of the person or the conduct of the person is suitable for proper isolation or control of the case by any type of local quarantine.
AR Code § 20-15-704 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 15 - Disease and Disease Prevention Generally|Subchapter 7 - Tuberculosis|§ 20-15-704. Petition to isolate patient

 (a) If the health officer finds that the circumstances are not suitable for proper isolation or contagious control of the case by any type of local quarantine and if the person will not voluntarily seek medical treatment and is a source of danger to others, then the health officer shall petition the circuit court of the county where the person is found to order the admission of the person to any state-owned and state-operated hospital or sanatorium or any other hospital or sanatorium that is equipped to treat tuberculosis under the conditions enumerated in § 20-15-707(a).  (b) The health officer shall set forth in a petition a summary of the factual basis of the determination that the circumstances are not suitable for proper isolation or contagious control of the case by any type of local quarantine and that the person will not voluntarily seek medical treatment and is a source of danger to others.
AR Code § 20-15-705 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 15 - Disease and Disease Prevention Generally|Subchapter 7 - Tuberculosis|§ 20-15-705. Notice of petition and hearing

 (a) Upon receiving the petition, the court shall fix a date for a hearing on the petition and shall cause notice of the petition, with the time and place for the hearing, to be served personally at least seven (7) days before the hearing upon the person who has tuberculosis and is alleged to be dangerous to others.  (b) While the petition is pending, the person shall be subject to the local quarantine or restrictions of his or her movements placed on him or her by the health officer for the protection of the public health.
AR Code § 20-15-706 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 15 - Disease and Disease Prevention Generally|Subchapter 7 - Tuberculosis|§ 20-15-706. Hearing

 The petition shall be heard in open court, and the respondent to the petition shall have the privilege of counsel of his or her own selection.
AR Code § 20-15-707 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 15 - Disease and Disease Prevention Generally|Subchapter 7 - Tuberculosis|§ 20-15-707. Commitment

 (a) If upon hearing of the petition the court finds that the circumstances are not suitable for proper isolation or contagious control of the case by any type of local quarantine and that the person will not voluntarily seek medical treatment and is a source of danger to others, the court shall order the commitment of the person to a hospital or sanatorium as petitioned for.  (b) The superintendent of the institution to which the person is committed shall direct that the person be placed apart from others and restrained from leaving the institution.
AR Code § 20-15-708 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 15 - Disease and Disease Prevention Generally|Subchapter 7 - Tuberculosis|§ 20-15-708. Observation of rules and regulations required

 (a) A person who is committed to the hospital or sanatorium under the provisions of this subchapter shall observe all the rules and regulations of the hospital or sanatorium.  (b) The superintendent of the institution may file a complaint in the district court against a person committed to the institution under the provisions of this subchapter who willfully violates the rules and regulations of the institution or who conducts himself or herself in a disorderly manner. A person so charged shall have the legal procedural rights of a person charged with disorderly conduct.
AR Code § 20-15-709 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 15 - Disease and Disease Prevention Generally|Subchapter 7 - Tuberculosis|§ 20-15-709. Discharge

 (a) The superintendent of the institution to which a person has been committed under this subchapter may discharge the person so committed upon signing and placing among the records of the institution a statement that the person has obeyed the rules and regulations of the institution and that for the reasons set forth in the statement, in his or her judgment the person may be discharged without danger to the health and life of others.  (b) The superintendent of the institution shall report each discharge with a full statement of reasons therefor at once to the Secretary of the Department of Health, to the county health officer of the county where the person was committed, and to the clerk of the court from which the person was committed.
AR Code § 20-15-710 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 15 - Disease and Disease Prevention Generally|Subchapter 7 - Tuberculosis|§ 20-15-710. Violations of commitment — Penalties

 (a) A person committed to an institution who is found guilty of violating the rules and regulations of the institution or of conducting himself or herself in a disorderly manner may be confined for a period not to exceed six (6) months in any place where persons convicted of disorderly conduct may be confined.  (b) Any person committed to an institution pursuant to this subchapter, who shall leave or attempt to leave the institution without being properly discharged by the superintendent of the institution or his or her authorized agent, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be imprisoned for a period of not less than six (6) months nor more than one (1) year.  (c) Any person confined or imprisoned pursuant to this section shall be kept separate from the other inmates of the place of confinement. Upon completion of the period of confinement, he or she shall be returned to the hospital or sanatorium where originally committed.  (d) Any person confined or imprisoned pursuant to the provisions of this section may be confined or imprisoned in the hospital or sanatorium where originally committed if facilities for confinement or imprisonment are available at the hospital or sanatorium.
AR Code § 20-15-801 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 15 - Disease and Disease Prevention Generally|Subchapter 8 - Scoliosis|§ 20-15-801. Legislative determination

 (a) The General Assembly recognizes that scoliosis is a terrible disease of the spine which attacks young children during their formative years and that the spinal curvature can be relatively easily detected and should be treated as early as possible.  (b) The General Assembly has determined that the most logical entities to conduct a scoliosis screening program are our private schools, public schools, and other state-supported institutions providing education to our children.
AR Code § 20-15-802 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 15 - Disease and Disease Prevention Generally|Subchapter 8 - Scoliosis|§ 20-15-802. Screening program

 Every public elementary and secondary school in this state, every other institution supported by state funds which provides education to our minor children, and all private institutions which provide education to our minor children shall as soon as possible institute a continuing scoliosis screening program to be conducted in accordance with rules promulgated by the State Board of Health.
AR Code § 20-15-803 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 15 - Disease and Disease Prevention Generally|Subchapter 8 - Scoliosis|§ 20-15-803. Rules

 (a) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education, in coordination with the State Board of Health, shall promulgate rules as soon as possible to implement this subchapter.  (b) The rules shall provide that:  (1) A child is not to be screened if his or her parent or guardian objects to the screening in writing, stating as the basis of the objection that it is contrary to the parent's or guardian's religious beliefs; and  (2) A school is not required to hire personnel on a full-time, part-time, or consultant basis to conduct the screening, but shall utilize school health personnel, volunteers, and other school employees who are not classroom teachers and who meet the qualifications prescribed by the rules.
AR Code § 20-15-901 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 15 - Disease and Disease Prevention Generally|Subchapter 9 - Human Immunodeficiency Virus or Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome|§ 20-15-901. Free testing program — Confidentiality

 (a) The Department of Health shall institute an acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) testing program whereby any citizen may be tested for the virus without charge.  (b) The program shall be so devised as to maintain secrecy as to the identification of persons voluntarily participating in the program.
AR Code § 20-15-902 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 15 - Disease and Disease Prevention Generally|Subchapter 9 - Human Immunodeficiency Virus or Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome|§ 20-15-902. Counseling — Seminars

 The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, and the Department of Health shall jointly provide counseling and shall also conduct public seminars designed to educate the public regarding acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS).
AR Code § 20-15-903 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 15 - Disease and Disease Prevention Generally|Subchapter 9 - Human Immunodeficiency Virus or Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome|§ 20-15-903. Advising physician or dentist required — Penalty

 (a) Before receiving any healthcare services of a physician or dentist, any person who is found to have human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection shall advise the physician or dentist that the person has human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection.  (b) Any person failing or refusing to comply with the provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor and punished accordingly.
AR Code § 20-15-904 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 15 - Disease and Disease Prevention Generally|Subchapter 9 - Human Immunodeficiency Virus or Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome|§ 20-15-904. Reporting — Confidentiality — Subpoenas

 (a) A person with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) or who tests positive for the presence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antigen or antibodies is infectious to others through the exchange of body fluids during sexual intercourse and through the parenteral transfer of blood or blood products and under these circumstances is a danger to the public.  (b) A physician whose patient is determined to have acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) or who tests positive for the presence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antigen or antibodies shall immediately make a report to the Department of Health in the manner and form as the department shall direct.  (c)  (1) All information and reports in connection with persons suffering from or suspected to be suffering from the diseases specified in this section shall be regarded as confidential by every person, body, or committee whose duty it is or may be to obtain, make, transmit, and receive information and reports.  (2) However, any prosecuting attorney of this state may subpoena information as may be necessary to enforce the provisions of this section and §§ 5-14-123 and 16-82-101, provided that any information acquired pursuant to the subpoena shall not be disclosed except to the courts to enforce this section.
AR Code § 20-15-906 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 15 - Disease and Disease Prevention Generally|Subchapter 9 - Human Immunodeficiency Virus or Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome|§ 20-15-906. Report to the Department of Health required — Privileged communications

 (a) Reports shall be made to the Department of Health in the form and manner as may be required by the department for all persons who have been determined to have acquired immunodeficiency syndrome or who have tested positive for the presence of human immunodeficiency virus antigen or antibodies.  (b) Reporting is required by the following persons:  (1) Physicians;  (2) Hospital infection control practitioners and the chairs of hospital infection control committees;  (3) Directors of laboratories doing business in the State of Arkansas;  (4) Medical directors of in-home health agencies;  (5) Program directors of state agencies to whom a human immunodeficiency virus or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome diagnosis has been disclosed;  (6) Nursing home medical directors; and  (7) Those other persons as are required by the rules of the department.    (c) Notwithstanding this section or any other law, the privileged communications provisions under §§ 17-103-107 and 17-103-108 are not repealed.
AR Code § 20-15-907 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 15 - Disease and Disease Prevention Generally|Subchapter 9 - Human Immunodeficiency Virus or Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome|§ 20-15-907. Title

 This section and §§ 20-15-908 and 20-15-909 shall be known and may be cited as the “Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) or Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) Medications Act of 2001”.
AR Code § 20-15-908 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 15 - Disease and Disease Prevention Generally|Subchapter 9 - Human Immunodeficiency Virus or Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome|§ 20-15-908. Findings and purpose

 It is found and determined by the General Assembly that:   (1) The citizens of Arkansas suffering from human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) should have access to the latest drug therapies;  (2) The continued spread of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a danger to the public health of Arkansas;  (3) Proper treatment of individuals living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) who are pregnant can significantly decrease the possibility of infecting their unborn children;  (4) Infection rates among Arkansas citizens can be curtailed by the proper administration of drug therapies to those infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS);  (5) The continued medical costs associated with illnesses related to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) are a threat to the medical infrastructure of Arkansas;  (6) The quality of life of those individuals affected by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), along with the quality of life of their family members, can be enhanced through continuing drug therapies;  (7) There is a pressing and immediate need for the distribution of medications for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS); and  (8) This section and §§ 20-15-907 and 20-15-909 can help meet these needs by furnishing financial assistance, subject to the availability of funds, to citizens of Arkansas suffering from human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).
AR Code § 20-15-909 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 15 - Disease and Disease Prevention Generally|Subchapter 9 - Human Immunodeficiency Virus or Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome|§ 20-15-909. Implementation

 The State Board of Health shall promulgate rules to provide for the distribution of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) medications to Arkansas citizens without ample resources or available avenues to acquire their medically necessary medications.