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AR Code § 20-13-1305 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 13 - Emergency Medical Services|Subchapter 13 - Public Access to Automated External Defibrillation Act|§ 20-13-1305. Automated external defibrillator use and tort immunity

 (a) Any person or entity that in good faith and without compensation renders emergency care or treatment by the use of an automated external defibrillator is immune from civil liability for any personal injury as a result of the care or treatment or as a result of any act or failure to act in providing or arranging further medical treatment if the person acts as an ordinary, reasonably prudent person would have acted under the same or similar circumstances.  (b) The immunity from civil liability for any personal injury under subsection (a) of this section includes:  (1) A physician or medical facility that is involved with automated external defibrillator placement;  (2) Any person or entity that provides cardiopulmonary resuscitation and automated external defibrillator training to the person or entity acquiring an automated external defibrillator; and  (3) The person or entity responsible for the location where the automated external defibrillator is located or used.    (c) The immunity from civil liability under subsection (a) of this section does not apply if the personal injury results from the gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct of the person rendering the emergency care.  (d) The requirements of § 20-13-1304 do not apply to any individual using an automated external defibrillator in an emergency setting if that individual is acting as a “Good Samaritan” under the provisions of either § 17-95-101 or § 17-95-106.
AR Code § 20-13-1306 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 13 - Emergency Medical Services|Subchapter 13 - Public Access to Automated External Defibrillation Act|§ 20-13-1306. Health spas — Definition

 (a) As used in this section, “health spa” means any person, firm, corporation, organization, club, or association engaged in the sale of:  (1) Memberships in a program of physical exercise that includes the use of one (1) or more sauna, whirlpool, weightlifting room, massage, steam room, or exercising machine or device; or  (2) The right or privilege to use exercise equipment or facilities such as a sauna, whirlpool, weightlifting room, massage, steam room, or exercising machine or device, including, but not limited to:  (A) For-profit businesses, firms, corporations, organizations, clubs, or associations;  (B) Bona fide nonprofit organizations, including, but not limited to, the Young Men's Christian Association, YWCA USA, Inc., or similar organizations whose functions as health spas are only incidental to the overall functions and purposes;  (C) Any organization primarily operated for the purpose of teaching a particular form of martial arts such as judo or karate;  (D) Any college or university fitness center;  (E) Any country club; or  (F) Weight-loss or weight-control services which do not provide physical exercise facilities and which do not obligate the customer for more than twenty-five (25) months.      (b)  (1) Each health spa shall have at least one (1) automated external defibrillator on the premises.  (2) The defibrillator shall at all times be placed in the location that best provides accessibility to staff, members, and guests.  (3) At all times during staffed business hours, the spa shall ensure that at least one (1) employee who has completed a knowledge and skills course in operating an automated external defibrillator and in cardiopulmonary resuscitation is assigned to be on duty.  (4) An unstaffed health spa shall have on the premises:  (A) A telephone for 911 telephone call access;  (B) An advisory warning that indicates that members of the unstaffed health spa should be aware that working out alone may pose risks to the health spa member's health and safety; and  (C) In plain view:  (i) A sign indicating the location of the automated external defibrillator; and  (ii) A sign providing instruction in the use of the automated external defibrillator and in cardiopulmonary resuscitation.        (c) No cause of action against a health spa or its employees may arise in connection with the use or nonuse of an automated external defibrillator unless the health spa has:  (1) Failed to purchase an automated external defibrillator as required under this section; or  (2) Acted with gross negligence in the use of an automated external defibrillator.    (d) If a health spa does not comply with this section, any contract for health spa services shall be voidable at the option of the buyer.
AR Code § 20-13-1401 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 13 - Emergency Medical Services|Subchapter 14 - Emergency Contraception for Victims of Sexual Assault|§ 20-13-1401. Findings — Purpose

 (a) The General Assembly finds that:  (1) One (1) of every six (6) women in the United States will be the victim of a sexual assault;  (2) Forty-four percent (44%) of the victims of a sexual assault are under eighteen (18) years of age, and eighty percent (80%) of the victims of a sexual assault are under thirty (30) years of age;  (3) It is estimated that sixty percent (60%) of all sexual assaults are not reported;  (4) A woman who is the survivor of a sexual assault may face the additional trauma of an unwanted pregnancy or the fear that pregnancy may result;  (5) Each year, between twenty-five thousand (25,000) and thirty-two thousand (32,000) women in the United States become pregnant as a result of sexual assaults, and approximately twenty-two thousand (22,000) of these pregnancies could be prevented if these women used emergency contraception;  (6) Standards of emergency care established by the American College of Emergency Medicine and the American Medical Association require that sexual assault survivors be counseled about their risk of pregnancy and offered emergency contraception;  (7) The National Protocol for Sexual Assault Medical Forensic Examinations issued by the United States Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women recognizes pregnancy as an often overwhelming and genuine fear among sexual assault survivors and recommends that healthcare providers discuss treatment options with patients, including reproductive health services;  (8) The United States Food and Drug Administration has declared emergency contraception to be safe and effective in preventing unintended pregnancy and has approved over-the-counter access to the medication for women over eighteen (18) years of age;  (9) Emergency contraception is designed to prevent pregnancy if taken within one hundred twenty (120) hours after unprotected sexual intercourse, but it is most effective if taken within twenty-four (24) hours after unprotected sexual intercourse;  (10) There are inconsistent policies and practices among Arkansas hospitals for dispensing emergency contraception and providing education to sexual assault survivors; and  (11) Because emergency contraception is time-sensitive and a sexual assault survivor may have delayed seeking hospital treatment, it is critical that she be informed of this option at the time of her treatment.    (b) The purpose of this subchapter is to:  (1) Promote awareness of the availability of emergency contraception for sexual assault survivors as a compassionate response to their traumas; and  (2) Reduce the number of unintended pregnancies and induced abortions that result from sexual assault.
AR Code § 20-13-1402 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 13 - Emergency Medical Services|Subchapter 14 - Emergency Contraception for Victims of Sexual Assault|§ 20-13-1402. Definitions

 As used in this subchapter:   (1)  (A) “Emergency contraception” means a drug approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration that prevents pregnancy after sexual intercourse, including without limitation oral contraceptive pills.  (B) “Emergency contraception” does not include RU-486, mifepristone, or any other drug or device that induces a medical abortion; and    (2) “Sexual assault survivor” means a female who:  (A) Alleges or is alleged to have been the victim of sexual assault or to have been raped; and  (B) Presents as a patient for treatment with regard to the sexual assault or rape.
AR Code § 20-13-1403 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 13 - Emergency Medical Services|Subchapter 14 - Emergency Contraception for Victims of Sexual Assault|§ 20-13-1403. Emergency contraception information required

 (a) All healthcare facilities that are licensed in this state and provide emergency care to sexual assault survivors shall amend their evidence-collection protocols for the treatment of sexual assault survivors to include informing the survivor in a timely manner of the availability of emergency contraception as a means of pregnancy prophylaxis and educating the sexual assault survivor on the proper use of emergency contraception and the appropriate follow-up care.  (b) This section does not require:  (1) A healthcare professional who is employed by a healthcare facility that provides emergency care to a sexual assault survivor to inform the sexual assault survivor of the availability of emergency contraception if the healthcare professional refuses to provide the information on the basis of religious or moral beliefs; or  (2) A healthcare facility to provide emergency contraception to a sexual assault survivor who is not at risk of becoming pregnant as a result of the sexual assault or who was already pregnant at the time of the sexual assault.    (c) The General Assembly encourages each healthcare facility to provide training to emergency room staff concerning the efficacy of emergency contraception and the time-sensitive nature of the drug.  (d)  (1) Because emergency contraception is time-sensitive and a sexual assault survivor may seek information on or direct access to emergency contraception to prevent an unintended pregnancy resulting from the assault instead of or before seeking hospital treatment, it is critical that a sexual assault survivor has accurate information about the availability and use of emergency contraception.  (2) Therefore, the General Assembly encourages:  (A) An entity offering victim assistance or counseling and rape crisis hotlines to include information concerning the availability and use of emergency contraception; and  (B) A licensed or registered pharmacy in the State of Arkansas to distribute information concerning the availability and use of emergency contraception.
AR Code § 20-13-1501 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 13 - Emergency Medical Services|Subchapter 15 - Protection from Life-Threatening Disease|§ 20-13-1501. Definitions

 As used in this subchapter:   (1) “Airborne or blood-borne disease” means a potentially life-threatening disease, including without limitation:  (A) Tuberculosis;  (B) Hepatitis C; and  (C) Hepatitis B;    (2) “Emergency response worker” means:  (A) Paramedics;  (B) Emergency response employees;  (C) Firefighters;  (D) First response workers;  (E) Emergency medical technicians;  (F) Emergency medical services personnel;  (G) Volunteers making an authorized emergency response;  (H) Law enforcement officers and personnel; and  (I) A person rendering services as a “Good Samaritan” under the “Good Samaritan” law, § 17-95-101;    (3) “Healthcare facility” means a hospital, nursing home, blood bank, blood center, sperm bank, or other healthcare institution; and  (4) “Healthcare provider” means any physician, nurse, paramedic, or other person providing medical, nursing, or other healthcare services of any kind.
AR Code § 20-13-1502 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 13 - Emergency Medical Services|Subchapter 15 - Protection from Life-Threatening 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 or healthcare facility to test an individual for an airborne or blood-borne disease when a healthcare provider, an employee of a healthcare facility, or an emergency response worker has a type of contact with an individual that may transmit an airborne or blood-borne disease, as determined by a physician in his or her medical judgment.  (2) The results of the tests authorized under subdivision (a)(1) of this section shall be provided by the physician ordering the tests to the affected healthcare provider's physician or the employee's physician and to the physician of the individual who was tested.    (b)  (1) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, a person who performs a test under subsection (a) of this section shall not be subject to civil or criminal liability for doing so.  (2) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, a person who discloses a test result in accordance with the provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall not be subject to civil or criminal liability.
AR Code § 20-13-1601 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 13 - Emergency Medical Services|Subchapter 16 - Community Paramedics|§ 20-13-1601. Definition

 As used in this subchapter, “community paramedic” means an individual who:   (1) Is licensed as a paramedic;  (2) Meets the requirements for additional licensure as a community paramedic under this subchapter; and  (3) Provides services to:  (A) Discharged inpatients who have been screened for home health or hospice and either:  (i) Do not qualify for home health or hospice services; or  (ii) Are documented as having declined home health or hospice services;    (B) Discharged emergency department patients; and  (C) Pre-hospital patients.
AR Code § 20-13-1602 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 13 - Emergency Medical Services|Subchapter 16 - Community Paramedics|§ 20-13-1602. Community paramedics — Licensure — Services

 (a) To be eligible for licensure by the Department of Health under the Division of Emergency Medical Services as a community paramedic, an individual shall:  (1) Be currently licensed as a paramedic;  (2) Have two (2) years of full-time service as a paramedic;  (3) Be actively employed by a licensed paramedic ambulance service; and  (4) Have successfully completed a community paramedic training program from an accredited college or university approved by the Department of Health under the Division of Emergency Services.    (b) The training program for the community paramedic shall consist of a minimum of three hundred (300) hours of classroom and clinical education as follows:  (1) Clinical experience that is provided under the supervision of a community paramedic service medical director, advanced practice registered nurse, physician assistant, or home health nurse; and  (2) Areas of clinical experience, including at a minimum:  (A) Emergency department services;  (B) Home health services;  (C) Hospital case management; and  (D) Public health agencies services.      (c) A community paramedic may provide services as directed by a patient care plan after the plan has been developed or approved, or both, by the patient's physician in conjunction with the community paramedic service's medical director.  (d) An individual is an eligible patient for community paramedic services if the individual has been identified by the individual's treating physician as an individual for whom community paramedic services would likely:  (1) Prevent admission to or allow discharge from a nursing facility; or  (2) Prevent readmission to a hospital or nursing home.    (e) Community paramedic services are limited to:  (1) Coordination of community services;  (2) Chronic disease monitoring and education;  (3) Health assessment;  (4) Hospital discharge follow-up care;  (5) Laboratory specimen collection; and  (6) Medication compliance.    (f) For purposes of relicensure, a community paramedic shall:  (1) Complete an additional fifteen (15) hours of training beyond the relicensure requirements as a paramedic; and  (2) Be active in performing the skills of a community paramedic.
AR Code § 20-13-1603 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 13 - Emergency Medical Services|Subchapter 16 - Community Paramedics|§ 20-13-1603. Rules

 (a) The Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council and the State Board of Health shall adopt rules to implement this subchapter.  (b) The rules shall consider quality assurance and adequate data collection to evaluate the utilization and effectiveness of the community paramedic licensure program.
AR Code § 20-13-1701 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 13 - Emergency Medical Services|Subchapter 17 - Joshua Ashley-Pauley Act|§ 20-13-1701. Title

 This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Joshua Ashley-Pauley Act”.
AR Code § 20-13-1702 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 13 - Emergency Medical Services|Subchapter 17 - Joshua Ashley-Pauley Act|§ 20-13-1702. Legislative findings

 The General Assembly finds that:   (1) In the United States, drug overdose death rates more than tripled since 1990;  (2) Every day in the United States, one hundred twenty (120) people die as a result of a drug overdose while another six thousand seven hundred forty-eight (6,748) are treated in emergency departments for the misuse or abuse of drugs;  (3) Joshua Ashley-Pauley of Faulkner County died of a drug overdose in May 2014;  (4) Drug overdoses were the leading cause of death in 2012, with drug overdoses causing more deaths among people between twenty-five (25) years of age and sixty-four (64) years of age than motor vehicle traffic crashes;  (5) Overdose reporting legislation, medical amnesty legislation, or 911 Good Samaritan laws have been enacted in fourteen (14) states, including Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Tennessee, and are under consideration in several other states;  (6) In North Carolina, it is believed that at least twenty (20) lives have been saved since passage of similar legislation; and  (7) The State of Arkansas must take steps to combat the increase of drug overdoses in the state and protect the health and safety of its citizens.
AR Code § 20-13-1703 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 13 - Emergency Medical Services|Subchapter 17 - Joshua Ashley-Pauley Act|§ 20-13-1703. Definitions

 As used in this subchapter:   (1) “Drug overdose” means an acute condition resulting from, or that a reasonable person would believe to be resulting from, the consumption or use of alcohol, a controlled substance, or dangerous drug or a combination of alcohol, controlled substance, or dangerous drug by an individual, causing signs, including without limitation:  (A) Extreme physical illness;  (B) Decreased level of consciousness;  (C) Respiratory depression;  (D) Coma;  (E) Mania; or  (F) Death;    (2) “Emergency medical services” means:  (A) The transportation and medical care provided the ill or injured by licensed emergency medical services personnel or other healthcare providers before arrival at a medical facility; and  (B) Continuation of the initial emergency care within a medical facility subject to the approval of the medical staff and governing board of that facility;    (3) “Medical assistance” means aid provided to a person experiencing or believed to be experiencing a drug overdose by a healthcare provider acting within its scope of practice that may provide diagnosis, treatment, or emergency medical services relative to the drug overdose; and  (4) “Seeks medical assistance” means accesses or assists in accessing the 911 system or otherwise contacts or assists in contacting law enforcement or a poison control center and provides care to a person experiencing or believed to be experiencing a drug overdose.
AR Code § 20-13-1704 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 13 - Emergency Medical Services|Subchapter 17 - Joshua Ashley-Pauley Act|§ 20-13-1704. Immunity for seeking medical assistance

 (a) A person shall not be arrested, charged, or prosecuted for possession of a controlled substance in violation of § 5-64-419 if the evidence for the arrest, charge, or prosecution of the possession of a controlled substance in violation of § 5-64-419 resulted solely from seeking medical assistance if:  (1) The person in good faith seeks medical assistance for another person who is experiencing a drug overdose; or  (2) The person is experiencing a drug overdose and in good faith seeks medical assistance for himself or herself.    (b) A person shall not be subject to penalties for a violation of a permanent or temporary protective order or restraining order or sanctions for a violation of a condition of pretrial release, condition of probation, or condition of parole based on the possession of a controlled substance in violation of § 5-64-419 if the penalties or sanctions are related to the seeking of medical assistance.
AR Code § 20-13-1705 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 13 - Emergency Medical Services|Subchapter 17 - Joshua Ashley-Pauley Act|§ 20-13-1705. Construction

 This subchapter does not limit:   (1) The admissibility of any evidence:  (A) In connection with the investigation or prosecution of a crime with regard to a person who does not meet the requirements of § 20-13-1704; or  (B) With regard to other crimes committed by a person who meets the requirements of § 20-13-1704;    (2) Any seizure of evidence or contraband otherwise permitted by law; or  (3) The authority of a law enforcement officer to detain or take into custody a person in the course of an investigation or to effectuate an arrest for any offense except as provided in § 20-13-1704.
AR Code § 20-13-1801 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 13 - Emergency Medical Services|Subchapter 18 - Naloxone Access Act|§ 20-13-1801. Title

 This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Naloxone Access Act”.