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AR Code § 20-13-1002 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 13 - Emergency Medical Services|Subchapter 10 - Ambulance Services|§ 20-13-1002. License application and renewal

 (a)  (1) An application for the issuance or renewal of an ambulance service license or a provisional ambulance service license shall be made on forms provided by the Department of Health and shall be accompanied by any fee as required by law or by rules promulgated by the department.  (2) Each license shall be renewed annually.    (b) Each licensee shall be issued a service license in one (1) of the classifications set forth by the department.  (c) The department shall promulgate rules for the licensure and renewal of an ambulance service license.
AR Code § 20-13-1003 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 13 - Emergency Medical Services|Subchapter 10 - Ambulance Services|§ 20-13-1003. Choice-of-care facility — Reporting requirements — Insurance coverage

 (a)  (1)  (A) A licensee under this subchapter may transport any patient to the care facility of the patient's choice subject to service area limitations, applicable federal law, and the licensee's local protocol.  (B) If the patient is unable to make a choice and if the attending physician is present and has expressed a choice of care facility, the licensee may comply with the attending physician's choice subject to service area limitations and applicable federal law.  (C) If the patient is unable to make a choice and the attending physician is not present or has not expressed a choice of facility, the licensee may, subject to applicable federal law, transport the patient to the nearest appropriate care facility.    (2) The licensee shall provide the care facility where the patient was transported with a copy of an ambulance service encounter form prescribed by the Department of Health, which shall become a part of the patient's medical records.    (b) Each licensee shall report in a format approved by the department every request that results in the dispatch of a vehicle.  (c)  (1) Each licensee shall have in force and effect liability insurance coverage issued by an insurance company licensed to do business in the State of Arkansas for each vehicle owned and operated by or for the applicant or licensee.  (2) The department shall maintain evidence of proof of current liability insurance coverage for each vehicle of each licensee.
AR Code § 20-13-1004 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 13 - Emergency Medical Services|Subchapter 10 - Ambulance Services|§ 20-13-1004. Advertising restrictions — Service area

 (a) An ambulance service shall not in any way advertise to the general public the service areas, skills, procedures, or personnel certification levels which it cannot provide on every emergency request, twenty-four (24) hours a day, seven (7) days a week.  (b) The service area shall be clearly identified in writing and shall be on file with the Department of Health.
AR Code § 20-13-1005 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 13 - Emergency Medical Services|Subchapter 10 - Ambulance Services|§ 20-13-1005. Revocation of license

 Three (3) formal citations during the license term for failure to comply with this subchapter and any rules promulgated by the Department of Health in regard to ambulance services shall result in revocation of the ambulance service license.
AR Code § 20-13-1006 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 13 - Emergency Medical Services|Subchapter 10 - Ambulance Services|§ 20-13-1006. Rules for mass casualty incidents

 In mass casualty incidents, which overwhelm the region's available resources, the Department of Health shall promulgate rules which establish procedures for the transportation of patients by ambulances.
AR Code § 20-13-1101 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 13 - Emergency Medical Services|Subchapter 11 - Criminal Records Check|§ 20-13-1101. Definitions

 As used in this subchapter:   (1) “Applicant” means any individual seeking Arkansas emergency medical services personnel licensure or relicensure;  (2) “Bureau” means the Identification Bureau of the Division of Arkansas State Police;  (3) “Care” means treatment, services, assistance, education, training, instruction, or supervision in the prehospital emergency medical systems environment;  (4) “Division of Emergency Medical Services” means the organization within the Department of Health responsible for the enforcement of emergency medical services legislation within the State of Arkansas;  (5) “Emergency medical services personnel” means the individual who has been licensed as an EMT, Advanced EMT, or paramedic and who may perform those services equivalent to level of licensure;  (6) “Emergency medical services system” means the transportation and medical care provided to the ill or injured before arrival at a medical facility by a licensed emergency medical services personnel or other healthcare provider and the continuation of the initial emergency care within a medical facility subject to the approval of the medical staff and governing board of that facility;  (7) “Index” means the database maintained by the Identification Bureau of the Division of Arkansas State Police of criminal records checks that have been conducted on applicants for emergency medical services personnel licensure and relicensure;  (8) “Licensing agency” means the government agency charged with licensing the qualified individual to provide prehospital care;  (9) “Licensure” means the official acknowledgment by the department that an individual has demonstrated competence to perform the emergency medical services required for licensure under the rules and standards adopted by the State Board of Health upon recommendation by the Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council;  (10) “National criminal history check” means a review of national criminal records maintained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation based on fingerprint identification or other positive identification methods;  (11) “Relicensure” means the official acknowledgment by the Division of Emergency Medical Services that an individual has demonstrated competence to perform the emergency medical services required for relicensure under Arkansas EMS Rules;  (12) “Report” means a statement of the criminal history of an applicant issued by the Identification Bureau of the Division of Arkansas State Police; and  (13) “State criminal history check” means a review of state criminal records conducted by the Identification Bureau of the Division of Arkansas State Police using the Arkansas Crime Information Center.
AR Code § 20-13-1102 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 13 - Emergency Medical Services|Subchapter 11 - Criminal Records Check|§ 20-13-1102. Mandatory criminal history checks for emergency medical services personnel

 (a)  (1) Any applicant applying for initial licensure shall complete a criminal history check form and shall request the Identification Bureau of the Department of Arkansas State Police to conduct a state or national criminal history check, or both, on the applicant.  (2) The applicant shall pay all appropriate fees for the state or national criminal history check, or both, as set forth by the bureau.  (3) The applicant shall attach the criminal history check form to the Arkansas emergency medical services personnel licensure application.    (b) The Division of Emergency Medical Services of the Department of Health shall conduct a state or national criminal history check, or both, on the applicant and determine whether the applicant is disqualified from licensure based on the report of the applicant's criminal history and forward its determination to the applicant directly.
AR Code § 20-13-1104 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 13 - Emergency Medical Services|Subchapter 11 - Criminal Records Check|§ 20-13-1104. Form — State and national criminal history check

 (a) A request for a state or national criminal history check, or both, on a person shall include a completed form as required by the Identification Bureau of the Department of Arkansas State Police.  (b) If an applicant is requesting initial Arkansas emergency medical services personnel licensure and can provide proof of continuous residency in the State of Arkansas for the past five (5) years, then the applicant shall be required to have only a state criminal history check completed.  (c) If an applicant is requesting initial Arkansas emergency medical services personnel licensure and is from another state or if the applicant cannot provide proof of continuous residency in the State of Arkansas for the past five (5) years, the applicant shall be required to have both a state and a national criminal history check completed.
AR Code § 20-13-1105 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 13 - Emergency Medical Services|Subchapter 11 - Criminal Records Check|§ 20-13-1105. Response — File copies

 The Division of Emergency Medical Services of the Department of Health shall maintain on file for a period of three (3) years, subject to inspection by the Arkansas Crime Information Center or the Identification Bureau of the Department of Arkansas State Police, a copy of each criminal history check completed by all applicants requesting state licensure.
AR Code § 20-13-1107 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 13 - Emergency Medical Services|Subchapter 11 - Criminal Records Check|§ 20-13-1107. Procedure for challenge

 (a) A person may challenge the completeness or accuracy of criminal history information pursuant to § 12-12-1013.  (b) The Division of Emergency Medical Services of the Department of Health shall follow the established procedures for applicants to challenge determinations in accordance with the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, § 25-15-201 et seq., as stated in the current EMS Rules.
AR Code § 20-13-1108 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 13 - Emergency Medical Services|Subchapter 11 - Criminal Records Check|§ 20-13-1108. Additional checks

 The Division of Emergency Medical Services of the Department of Health maintains the right to conduct additional criminal history checks at the cost of the division on applicants or Arkansas-licensed emergency medical services personnel under investigation for violation of current emergency medical services laws or rules.
AR Code § 20-13-1109 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 13 - Emergency Medical Services|Subchapter 11 - Criminal Records Check|§ 20-13-1109. Report and index — Forms — Database

 (a) The Identification Bureau of the Department of Arkansas State Police shall maintain an index of the results of each applicant's criminal history check.  (b) The Division of Emergency Medical Services of the Department of Health shall develop forms that are approved by the bureau to be used for criminal history checks conducted under this subchapter.  (c) The division shall develop and maintain a database of determinations regarding applicants.
AR Code § 20-13-1110 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 13 - Emergency Medical Services|Subchapter 11 - Criminal Records Check|§ 20-13-1110. Refusal of check as grounds for disqualification

 (a) If an applicant fails or refuses to cooperate in obtaining criminal history checks, such circumstances shall be grounds to deny or revoke the applicant's certification.  (b) Any applicant failing to comply with this subchapter shall be denied certification or recertification until such time compliance is made with this subchapter.
AR Code § 20-13-1111 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 13 - Emergency Medical Services|Subchapter 11 - Criminal Records Check|§ 20-13-1111. Notice of convictions

 Arkansas-licensed emergency medical services personnel shall notify the Division of Emergency Medical Services of the Department of Health of any conviction of or plea of guilty or nolo contendere to any offenses listed in § 20-13-1106(a) within ten (10) calendar days after the conviction or guilty plea or plea of nolo contendere.
AR Code § 20-13-1112 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 13 - Emergency Medical Services|Subchapter 11 - Criminal Records Check|§ 20-13-1112. Forms — Rules

 The Arkansas Crime Information Center, the Identification Bureau of the Division of Arkansas State Police, and the Division of Emergency Medical Services of the Department of Health shall cooperate to prepare forms and promulgate consistent rules as necessary to implement this subchapter.
AR Code § 20-13-1113 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 13 - Emergency Medical Services|Subchapter 11 - Criminal Records Check|§ 20-13-1113. Confidentiality

 (a) All criminal history checks obtained under this subchapter are confidential and are restricted to the exclusive use of the Arkansas Crime Information Center, the Identification Bureau of the Department of Arkansas State Police, the Division of Emergency Medical Services of the Department of Health, and the person who is the subject of the report.  (b) The information contained in criminal history checks shall not be released or otherwise disclosed to any other person or agency except by court order and is specifically exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act of 1967, § 25-19-101 et seq., except that the division shall furnish determinations to qualified entities.
AR Code § 20-13-1114 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 13 - Emergency Medical Services|Subchapter 11 - Criminal Records Check|§ 20-13-1114. Immunity

 Individuals are immune from suit or liability for damages for acts or omissions other than malicious acts or omissions occurring in the performance of duties imposed by this subchapter.
AR Code § 20-13-1115 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 13 - Emergency Medical Services|Subchapter 11 - Criminal Records Check|§ 20-13-1115. Applicability of subchapter

 This subchapter shall not apply to persons who render care subject to professional licenses obtained pursuant to:   (1) Section 17-27-101 et seq., regarding licensed professional counselors;  (2) The Social Work Licensing Act, § 17-103-101 et seq., regarding social workers;  (3) The Arkansas Dental Practice Act, § 17-82-101 et seq., regarding dentists;  (4) Section 17-87-101 et seq., regarding nurses;  (5) The Arkansas Occupational Therapy Practice Act, § 17-88-101 et seq., regarding occupational therapists;  (6) Section 17-92-101 et seq., regarding pharmacists;  (7) The Arkansas Physical Therapy Act, § 17-93-101 et seq., regarding physical therapists;  (8) Section 17-95-101 et seq., regarding physicians and surgeons;  (9) Section 17-96-101 et seq., regarding podiatrists;  (10) Section 17-97-101 et seq., regarding psychologists and psychological examiners;  (11) The Licensure Act of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists, § 17-100-101 et seq., regarding speech-language pathologists and audiologists; or  (12) Section 20-10-401 et seq., regarding nursing home administrators.
AR Code § 20-13-1201 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 13 - Emergency Medical Services|Subchapter 12 - Vaccination Program for First Responders|§ 20-13-1201. Definitions

 As used in this subchapter:   (1) “Bioterrorism” means the intentional use of any microorganism, virus, infectious substance, or biological product that may be engineered as a result of biotechnology or any naturally occurring or bioengineered component of any microorganism, virus, infectious substance, or biological product to cause or attempt to cause death, disease, or other biological malfunction in any living organism;  (2) [Repealed.]  (3) [Repealed.]  (4) “Disaster location” means any geographical location where a bioterrorism attack, terrorist attack, catastrophic or natural disaster, or other emergency occurs; and  (5) “First responders” means state and local law enforcement personnel, fire department personnel, and emergency medical personnel who will be deployed to bioterrorism attacks, terrorist attacks, catastrophic or natural disasters, and emergencies.
AR Code § 20-13-1202 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 13 - Emergency Medical Services|Subchapter 12 - Vaccination Program for First Responders|§ 20-13-1202. Vaccination program for first responders

 (a) The Department of Health shall offer a vaccination program for first responders who may be exposed to infectious diseases while deployed to disaster locations.  (b) Participation in the vaccination program shall be voluntary by the first responders, except for first responders who are classified as having occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens as defined by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration Standard contained in 29 C.F.R. § 1910.1030, as in effect on January 1, 2003, who shall be required to take the designated vaccinations or as otherwise required by law.  (c) The department shall notify first responders of the availability of the vaccination program and shall provide first responders with educational materials on ways to prevent exposure to infectious disease.  (d) The department may contract with county and local health departments, not-for-profit home healthcare agencies, hospitals, and physicians to administer a vaccination program for first responders.  (e)  (1) This section shall be effective upon receipt of federal funding or federal grants, or both, for administering a vaccination program for first responders.  (2) Upon receipt of federal funding, the department shall make available the vaccines required for first responders under this section.
AR Code § 20-13-1301 (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|§ 20-13-1301. Title

 This subchapter may be cited as the “Public Access to Automated External Defibrillation Act”.
AR Code § 20-13-1302 (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|§ 20-13-1302. Legislative intent

 The General Assembly finds that early defibrillation can sustain the life of and temporarily stabilize a person in cardiac arrest, thus helping to preserve the Arkansas family. It is the intent of the General Assembly that the public have access to automated external defibrillators for the purpose of saving the lives of persons in cardiac arrest.
AR Code § 20-13-1303 (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|§ 20-13-1303. Definitions

 As used in this subchapter:   (1) “Automated external defibrillator” means a device that:  (A) Is used to administer an electric shock through the chest wall to the heart;  (B) Has built-in computers within the device to assess the patient's heart rhythm, judge whether defibrillation is needed, and then administer the shock;  (C) Has audible or visual prompts, or both, to guide the user through the process;  (D) Has received approval from the United States Food and Drug Administration of its premarket modification, filed pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 360(k);  (E) Is capable of recognizing the presence or absence of ventricular fibrillation and rapid ventricular tachycardia and is capable of determining without intervention by an operator whether defibrillation should be performed; and  (F) Upon determining that defibrillation should be performed, either automatically charges and delivers an electrical impulse to an individual's heart or charges and delivers an electrical impulse at the command of the operator;    (2) “Cardiac arrest” means a condition, often sudden, that is due to abnormal heart rhythms called arrhythmias. It is generally the result of some underlying form of heart disease;  (3) “Cardiopulmonary resuscitation” means a combination of rescue breathing and chest compressions and external cardiac massage used to sustain a person's life until advanced assistance arrives;  (4) “Defibrillation” means administering an electrical impulse to an individual's heart in order to stop ventricular fibrillation or rapid ventricular tachycardia;  (5) “Emergency medical services” means the transportation and medical care provided the ill or injured before arrival at a medical facility by a certified emergency medical technician or other healthcare provider and continuation of the initial emergency care within a medical facility subject to the approval of the medical staff and governing board of that facility;  (6) “Person” means any individual, partnership, association, corporation, or any organized group of persons whether incorporated or not; and  (7) “Ventricular fibrillation” means the most common arrhythmia that causes cardiac arrest. It is a condition in which the heart's electrical impulses suddenly become chaotic, often without warning, causing the heart's pumping action to stop abruptly.
AR Code § 20-13-1304 (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|§ 20-13-1304. Access by public to defibrillators

 (a) In order to ensure the public health and safety, a person or entity that acquires an automated external defibrillator shall ensure that:  (1) Expected automated external defibrillator users complete appropriate knowledge and skills courses at least one (1) time every two (2) years in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and automated external defibrillator use based upon current American Heart Association scientific guidelines, standards, and recommendations for providing cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the use of automated external defibrillators as published in American Heart Association, American Red Cross, or equivalent course materials;  (2) The defibrillator is maintained and tested according to the manufacturer's operational guidelines and instructions; and  (3) Any person who renders emergency care or treatment on a person in cardiac arrest by using an automated external defibrillator activates the emergency medical services system as soon as possible and immediately reports any clinical use of the automated external defibrillator to the medical provider responding to the emergency.    (b) Any person or entity that acquires an automated external defibrillator shall notify an agent of emergency communications, 911, or vehicle dispatch center of the existence, location, and type of automated external defibrillator.