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AR Code § 20-14-308 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 14 - Individuals With Disabilities|Subchapter 3 - Rights Generally|§ 20-14-308. Guide dog and service dog access

 (a) An individual with visual, hearing, or other physical disabilities and his or her guide, signal, or service dog or a dog trainer in the act of training a guide, signal, or service dog shall not be denied admittance to or refused access to the following because of the dog:  (1) Any street or highway;  (2) Any sidewalk or walkway;  (3) Any common carrier, airplane, motor vehicle, railroad train, bus, streetcar, boat, or any other public conveyance or mode of transportation;  (4) Any hotel, motel, or other place of lodging;  (5) Any public building maintained by any unit or subdivision of government;  (6) Any building to which the general public is invited;  (7) Any educational facility or college dormitory;  (8) Any restaurant or other place where food is offered for sale to the public; or  (9) Any other place of public accommodation, amusement, convenience, or resort to which the general public or any classification of persons from the general public is regularly, normally, or customarily invited within the State of Arkansas.    (b) The individual with visual, hearing, or other physical disabilities, or dog trainer in the act of training a guide, signal, or service dog shall not be required to pay any additional charges for his or her guide, signal, or service dog but shall be liable for any damage done to the premises by the dog.
AR Code § 20-14-309 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 14 - Individuals With Disabilities|Subchapter 3 - Rights Generally|§ 20-14-309. Website accessibility — Compliance

 (a)  (1) Before filing a civil action or petition for injunctive relief based on a claim that an entity's website does not conform with applicable law, codes, guidelines, or standards regulating the functionality of an entity's website to accommodate a person with a disability as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, 42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq., the aggrieved party shall notify the entity in writing of the aggrieved party's allegation that the website does not comply with applicable law, codes, guidelines, or standards regulating the functionality of an organization's website to accommodate persons with a disability as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, 42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq., and the specific violations that the aggrieved party asserts.  (2) The specific violations alleged in the written notice under subdivision (a)(1) of this section shall include without limitation the alleged violation, alleged harm, and date of alleged harm.  (3) The notice shall be sent by certified mail with return receipt requested at least one hundred twenty (120) days before the filing of a petition for injunctive relief.  (4) The lack of the written notice under or compliance with this subsection may be used as a basis for dismissal by a court and may be used by a court as a mitigating factor in any remedy ordered by the court.    (b)  (1) An entity that corrects the website that is allegedly in violation as described in the written notice under subsection (a) of this section within one hundred twenty (120) days of receipt of the written notice under subsection (a) of this section may use that fact as an affirmative defense to a civil action or petition for injunctive relief.  (2) The affirmative defense under subdivision (b)(1) of this section shall be proven by a preponderance of the evidence and may not be rebutted.  (3) A defendant in a civil action or petition for injunctive relief that prevails in that action due to the raising and successful proving of the affirmative defense under subdivision (b)(1) of this section shall be entitled to all reasonable costs of litigation, including attorney's fees.
AR Code § 20-14-310 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 14 - Individuals With Disabilities|Subchapter 3 - Rights Generally|§ 20-14-310. Misrepresentation as a service animal — Civil penalty

 (a) An individual shall not misrepresent an animal to be a service animal or service animal-in-training to a person or entity that operates a public accommodation.  (b) An individual who violates subsection (a) of this section may be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars ($250) for each violation.
AR Code § 20-14-501 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 14 - Individuals With Disabilities|Subchapter 5 - Early Intervention Program for Infants and Toddlers|§ 20-14-501. Legislative determination

 (a) The General Assembly finds that there is an urgent and substantial need to:  (1) Enhance the development of infants and toddlers with developmental delays and to minimize their potential for developmental delay;  (2) Reduce the educational costs to our society, including our state's schools, by minimizing the need for special education and related services after the infants and toddlers with developmental delays reach school age;  (3) Minimize the likelihood of institutionalization of infants and toddlers with developmental delays and to maximize the potential for their independent living in society; and  (4) Enhance the capacity of families to meet the special needs of their infants and toddlers with developmental delays.    (b) It is therefore the policy of this state to:  (1) Develop and implement a statewide, comprehensive, coordinated, multidisciplinary interagency program of early intervention services for infants and toddlers with developmental delays and their families;  (2) Coordinate payment for early intervention services from federal, state, local, and private sources, including public and private insurance coverage; and  (3) Provide quality early intervention services and to expand and improve existing early intervention services being provided to infants and toddlers with developmental delays and their families.
AR Code § 20-14-502 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 14 - Individuals With Disabilities|Subchapter 5 - Early Intervention Program for Infants and Toddlers|§ 20-14-502. Definitions

 As used in this subchapter:   (1) “Council” means the State Interagency Council;  (2) “Developmental delay” means a child is delayed in any one (1) or more of the following areas:  (A) Physical development;  (B) Cognitive development;  (C) Language and speech development;  (D) Psycho-social development; or  (E) Self-help skills;    (3) “Early intervention services” means developmental services which:  (A) Are provided under public supervision through licensure or for accreditation by the appropriate state agency;  (B) Are provided at no cost except when federal or state law, rules, or regulations provide for a system of payments by families, including a schedule of sliding fees;  (C) Are designed to meet the developmental needs of an infant with disabilities or a toddler with disabilities in any one (1) or more of the following areas:  (i) Physical development;  (ii) Cognitive development;  (iii) Language and speech development;  (iv) Psycho-social development; or  (v) Self-help skills;    (D) Meet the standards of the state, including the requirements in this section;  (E) Include:  (i) Family training, counseling, and home visits;  (ii) Special habilitation and education instruction;  (iii) Speech pathology and audiology;  (iv) Occupational therapy such as fine motor skills;  (v) Physical therapy;  (vi) Psychological services;  (vii) Case management services at the service delivery level;  (viii) Medical services for diagnostic or evaluation purposes;  (ix) Early identification, screening, and assessment services; and  (x) Health services necessary to enable the infant or toddler to benefit from other early intervention services;    (F) Are provided by qualified personnel, including:  (i) Certified special educators or training technicians supervised by special educators;  (ii) Speech and language pathologists and audiologists;  (iii) Occupational therapists;  (iv) Physical therapists;  (v) Psychologists;  (vi) Social workers;  (vii) Nurses;  (viii) Nutritionists; and  (ix) Physicians; and    (G) Are provided in conformity with an individualized family service plan adopted in accordance with this subchapter; and    (4) “Infants and toddlers with developmental delays” means individuals from birth through two (2) years of age, inclusive, who need early intervention services because they:  (A) Are experiencing developmental delays as measured by appropriate diagnostic instruments and procedures in one (1) or more of the following areas:  (i) Cognitive development;  (ii) Physical development;  (iii) Language and speech development;  (iv) Psycho-social development; or  (v) Self-help skills; or    (B) Have a diagnosed physical or mental condition which has a high probability of resulting in developmental delay or are at risk of having substantial delays if early intervention services are not provided.
AR Code § 20-14-504 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 14 - Individuals With Disabilities|Subchapter 5 - Early Intervention Program for Infants and Toddlers|§ 20-14-504. Assessment — Individualized family service plan

 (a) Each infant or toddler with disabilities and the infant's or toddler's family shall receive:  (1) Multidisciplinary assessment of unique needs and the identification of services appropriate to meet these needs; and  (2) A written individualized family service plan developed by a multidisciplinary team, including the parent or guardian, as required by subsection (d) of this section.    (b) The individualized family service plan shall be evaluated one (1) time a year, and the family shall be provided a review of the plan at six-month intervals, or more often when appropriate, based on infant or toddler and family needs.  (c) The individualized family service plan shall be developed within a reasonable time after the assessment required by subdivision (a)(1) of this section is completed. With the parent's or guardian's consent, early intervention services may commence before the completion of the assessment.  (d) The individualized family service plan shall be in writing and contain:  (1) A statement of the infant's or toddler's present level of physical development, cognitive development, language and speech development, psycho-social development, and self-help skills, based on acceptable objective criteria;  (2) A statement of the family's strengths and needs relating to enhancing the development of the family's infant or toddler with disabilities;  (3) A statement of the major outcomes expected to be achieved for the infant and toddler and the family, the criteria, procedures, and timeliness used to determine the degree to which progress toward achieving the outcomes is being made, and whether modifications or revisions of the outcomes are necessary;  (4) A statement of specific early intervention services necessary to meet the unique needs of the infant or toddler and the family, including the frequency, intensity, and method of delivering services;  (5) The projected dates for initiation of services and the anticipated duration of the services;  (6) The name of the case manager from the profession most immediately relevant to the infant's, toddler's, or family's needs who will be responsible for the implementation of the plan and coordination with the other agencies and persons; and  (7) The steps to be taken supporting the transition of the disabled toddler to services provided to three-year-olds to five-year-olds to the extent that such services are considered appropriate.
AR Code § 20-14-505 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 14 - Individuals With Disabilities|Subchapter 5 - Early Intervention Program for Infants and Toddlers|§ 20-14-505. Disposition of funds

 (a) In addition to using funds provided under this subchapter to plan, develop, and implement the statewide system required by Pub. L. No. 99-457, the state shall use these funds:  (1) For direct services for infants and toddlers with disabilities that are not otherwise provided from other public or private sources; and  (2) To expand and improve on services for infants and toddlers with disabilities that are otherwise available.    (b) A maximum of ten percent (10%) of these funds may be used during the first year for central agency and State Interagency Council expenses.
AR Code § 20-14-506 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 14 - Individuals With Disabilities|Subchapter 5 - Early Intervention Program for Infants and Toddlers|§ 20-14-506. Procedural safeguards

 The procedural safeguards shall be the same as required under Pub. L. No. 94-142 and Pub. L. No. 99-457 and shall provide the following at a minimum:   (1)  (A) The timely administrative resolution of complaints by parents. Any party aggrieved by the findings and decision regarding a complaint shall have the right to bring a civil action with respect to the complaint which may be brought in any state court of competent jurisdiction or in a district court of the United States without regard to the amount in controversy.  (B) In any action brought under this subdivision (1), the court shall receive the records of the administrative proceedings, shall hear additional evidence at the request of a party, and shall grant relief as the court determines is appropriate, basing its decision on the preponderance of the evidence;    (2) The right to confidentiality of personally identifiable information which shall be protected through procedures such as appropriate access lists, sign-offs, and procedures for handling records;  (3) The opportunity for parents or guardians to examine records relating to assessment, screening, eligibility determinations, and the development and implementation of the individualized family service plan;  (4) Procedures to protect the rights of the infants and toddlers with disabilities whenever the parents or guardian of the child is not known or is unavailable or whenever the child is a ward of the state. The procedures shall include the assignment of an individual who shall not be an employee of the state agency providing services to act as a surrogate for the parents or guardian;  (5) Written prior notice to the parents or guardian of the infant or toddler with a disability whenever the state agency or service provider proposes to initiate or change or refuses to initiate or change the identification, evaluation, placement, or provision of appropriate early intervention services to the infant or toddler with a disability;  (6) Procedures designed to assure that the notice required by subdivision (5) of this section fully informs the parents or guardian in the parents' or guardian's native language unless it clearly is not feasible to do so, of all procedures available pursuant to this section; and  (7) During the pendency of any proceeding or action involving a complaint, unless the state agency and the parents or guardian otherwise agree, the child shall continue to receive the appropriate early intervention services currently being provided, or if applying for initial services, shall receive the services not in dispute.
AR Code § 20-14-507 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 14 - Individuals With Disabilities|Subchapter 5 - Early Intervention Program for Infants and Toddlers|§ 20-14-507. Nonsubstitution of funds — Other benefits not reduced

 (a) Funds provided under the Pub. L. No. 99-457 grant may not be used to satisfy a financial commitment for services which would have been paid for from another public or private source but for the enactment of Pub. L. No. 99-457, except that, whenever considered necessary to prevent the delay in the receipt of appropriate early intervention services by the infant or toddler or family in a timely fashion, funds provided under this subchapter may be used to pay the provider of services pending reimbursement from the agency which has ultimate responsibility for the payment.  (b) Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to permit the state to reduce medical or other assistance available or to alter eligibility under Title V of the Social Security Act, relating to maternal and child health, or Title XIX of the Social Security Act, relating to Medicaid for infants and toddlers with disabilities, within the state.
AR Code § 20-14-701 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 14 - Individuals With Disabilities|Subchapter 7 - Head Injuries|§ 20-14-701. Legislative intent

 It is the intent of the General Assembly to ensure that the notification of all head-injured persons be made to the Brain Injury Alliance of Arkansas by appropriate individuals or public and private agencies in order that all persons might obtain the appropriate total rehabilitative services rendered by existing state agencies, departments, and other organizations and individuals.
AR Code § 20-14-702 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 14 - Individuals With Disabilities|Subchapter 7 - Head Injuries|§ 20-14-702. Definition

 “Head injury” or “traumatic head injury” means any insult to the brain not of a degenerative or congenital nature, but caused by an external physical force, that may produce a diminished or altered state of consciousness which results in impairment of cognitive abilities or physical functioning. It can also result in the disturbance of behavioral or emotional functioning. These impairments may be either temporary or permanent and cause partial or total functional disability or psychosocial maladjustment.
AR Code § 20-14-703 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 14 - Individuals With Disabilities|Subchapter 7 - Head Injuries|§ 20-14-703. Central registry — Reports

 (a) The Brain Injury Alliance of Arkansas is a nonprofit organization devoted entirely to persons who have suffered head injuries. It is an affiliate of the United States Brain Injury Alliance. The alliance shall establish and maintain a central registry of head-injured disabled persons.  (b)  (1) Every public and private health and social agency and attending physician shall report to the alliance within five (5) calendar days after an identification of any head-injured disabled person. However, the consent of the individual shall be obtained before making this report, except that every head injury resulting in permanent partial, permanent total, or total disability shall be reported to the alliance immediately upon identification.  (2) The report shall contain the name, age, residence, and type of disability of the individual and such additional information as may be deemed necessary by the alliance.  (3)  (A) Within fifteen (15) days of the report and identification of a head-injured person, the alliance shall furnish the Department of Health all available information for use in any information system on injuries maintained by the department.  (B) The alliance shall not release the identity of the patient, reporting physician, or hospital. However, the identity of the patient shall be released upon written consent of the patient or parent or guardian of the patient, the identity of the reporting physician shall be released upon written consent of the reporting physician, and the identity of the hospital shall be released upon written consent of the hospital.
AR Code § 20-14-704 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 14 - Individuals With Disabilities|Subchapter 7 - Head Injuries|§ 20-14-704. Rehabilitative services

 (a) Within fifteen (15) days of the report and identification of a head-injured disabled person, the Brain Injury Alliance of Arkansas shall notify the disabled person or the most immediate family members of their right to assistance from the state, the services available, and the eligibility requirements.  (b) The alliance shall refer severely disabled persons to appropriate divisions, departments, and other state agencies to ensure that maximum available rehabilitative services, if desired, are obtained by the head-injured disabled person.  (c) All other agencies of the state shall cooperate with the Governor's Commission on People with Disabilities to ensure that appropriate total rehabilitative and other services are available.
AR Code § 20-14-801 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 14 - Individuals With Disabilities|Subchapter 8 - Interpreters Between Hearing Individuals and Individuals Who Are Deaf, Deafblind, Hard of Hearing, or Oral Deaf|§ 20-14-801. Findings

 (a) The General Assembly finds that:  (1)  (A) The practice of interpreting affects the public health, safety, and welfare and civic, economic, social, academic, and recreational aspects of life.  (B) Therefore, the practice of interpreting should be subject to licensure and regulation to protect the public's interest;    (2) Individuals who are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or oral deaf, individuals with disabilities who use special techniques in order to communicate, and individuals whose primary language is sign language have a civil right to effective communication;  (3) Individuals with hearing disabilities and those with whom they communicate require and are entitled to competent, reliable interpreting services; and  (4) The availability of competent, reliable, credentialed interpreting services is necessary for individuals with hearing disabilities to realize their right to full and equal participation in society.    (b) The purposes of this subchapter are to:  (1) Provide minimum qualifications for interpreters and to ensure that members of the interpreting profession perform with a high degree of competency;  (2) Regulate the practice and licensure of interpreters for individuals who are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or oral deaf; and  (3) Impose penalties for persons who violate this subchapter or the rules adopted under this subchapter.