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AR Code § 20-17-1221 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 17 - Death and Disposition of the Dead|Subchapter 12 - Revised Arkansas Anatomical Gift Act|§ 20-17-1221. Effect of anatomical gift on advance healthcare directive

 (a) In this section:  (1) “Advance healthcare directive” means a power of attorney for health care or a record signed by a prospective donor containing the prospective donor's direction concerning a healthcare decision for the prospective donor.  (2) “Declaration” means a record signed by a prospective donor specifying the circumstances under which a life support system may be withheld or withdrawn from the prospective donor.  (3) “Healthcare decision” means any decision made regarding the health care of the prospective donor.    (b) If a prospective donor has a declaration or advance healthcare directive, measures necessary to ensure the medical suitability of an organ for transplantation or therapy may not be withheld or withdrawn from the prospective donor, unless the declaration expressly provides to the contrary.
AR Code § 20-17-1222 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 17 - Death and Disposition of the Dead|Subchapter 12 - Revised Arkansas Anatomical Gift Act|§ 20-17-1222. Cooperation between a coroner or the state medical examiner and a procurement organization

 (a) A coroner and the state medical examiner shall cooperate with procurement organizations to maximize the opportunity to recover anatomical gifts for the purpose of transplantation, therapy, research, or education.  (b) If a coroner or the state medical examiner receives notice from a procurement organization that an anatomical gift might be available or was made with respect to a decedent whose body is under the jurisdiction of the coroner or the state medical examiner and a post-mortem examination is going to be performed, unless the state medical examiner denies recovery in accordance with § 20-17-1223 the state medical examiner or designee shall conduct a post-mortem examination of the body or the part in a manner and within a period compatible with its preservation for the purposes of the gift.  (c) A part may not be removed from the body of a decedent under the jurisdiction of a coroner or the state medical examiner for transplantation, therapy, research, or education unless the part is the subject of an anatomical gift. The body of a decedent under the jurisdiction of the coroner or the state medical examiner may not be delivered to a person for research or education unless the body is the subject of an anatomical gift. This subsection does not preclude a coroner or the state medical examiner from performing the medicolegal investigation upon the body or parts of a decedent under the jurisdiction of the coroner or the state medical examiner.
AR Code § 20-17-1225 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 17 - Death and Disposition of the Dead|Subchapter 12 - Revised Arkansas Anatomical Gift Act|§ 20-17-1225. Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global And National Commerce Act

 This act modifies, limits, and supersedes the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, 15 U.S.C. § 7001 et seq., but does not modify, limit or supersede Section 101(a) of that act, 15 U.S.C. § 7001, or authorize electronic delivery of any of the notices described in Section 103(b) of that act, 15 U.S.C. § 7003(b).
AR Code § 20-17-1301 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 17 - Death and Disposition of the Dead|Subchapter 13 - Insolvent Cemetery Grant Fund Act|§ 20-17-1301. Title

 This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Insolvent Cemetery Grant Fund Act.”
AR Code § 20-17-1302 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 17 - Death and Disposition of the Dead|Subchapter 13 - Insolvent Cemetery Grant Fund Act|§ 20-17-1302. Findings and purpose

 The General Assembly finds that:   (1) Perpetual care cemeteries provide historical and cultural benefits to the citizens of the State of Arkansas; and  (2) A grant program should be established to assist a perpetual care cemetery that is insolvent or in financial distress for its care and improvement.
AR Code § 20-17-1303 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 17 - Death and Disposition of the Dead|Subchapter 13 - Insolvent Cemetery Grant Fund Act|§ 20-17-1303. Insolvent Cemetery Grant Fund

 An Insolvent Cemetery Grant Fund is established within the general operating fund of the State Board of Embalmers, Funeral Directors, Cemeteries, and Burial Services for the care and improvement of a perpetual care cemetery that is insolvent or in financial distress as determined by the board.
AR Code § 20-17-1304 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 17 - Death and Disposition of the Dead|Subchapter 13 - Insolvent Cemetery Grant Fund Act|§ 20-17-1304. Powers and duties of State Board of Embalmers, Funeral Directors, Cemeteries, and Burial Services

 The State Board of Embalmers, Funeral Directors, Cemeteries, and Burial Services shall:   (1) Review and grant or deny all or part of a grant application submitted under this subchapter; and  (2) Establish by rule:  (A) Criteria for grant applications and awards;  (B) Oversight of all grant expenditures;  (C) Criteria for reporting and maintaining all grant moneys and expenditures; and  (D) Criteria for the review of grant awards and expenditures to prevent misuse or abuse of grant money.
AR Code § 20-17-1305 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 17 - Death and Disposition of the Dead|Subchapter 13 - Insolvent Cemetery Grant Fund Act|§ 20-17-1305. Eligibility for grants — Definition

 (a)  (1) As used in this section, “eligible organization” means an organization that agrees to provide for the care and improvement of a perpetual care cemetery that is insolvent or in financial distress as determined by the State Board of Embalmers, Funeral Directors, Cemeteries, and Burial Services.  (2) “Eligible organization” includes a nonprofit organization which is exempt from taxation under § 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.    (b) An eligible organization may be eligible to receive a grant under this subchapter for the care and improvement of a perpetual care cemetery if the perpetual care cemetery:  (1) Has been in court-ordered receivership or conservatorship for at least five (5) years;  (2) Has historic significance to the local community or the State of Arkansas; and  (3) Is insolvent or in financial distress.
AR Code § 20-17-1306 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 17 - Death and Disposition of the Dead|Subchapter 13 - Insolvent Cemetery Grant Fund Act|§ 20-17-1306. Application

 An eligible organization shall apply for grant payments under this subchapter according to the rules established by the State Board of Embalmers, Funeral Directors, Cemeteries, and Burial Services.
AR Code § 20-17-1307 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 17 - Death and Disposition of the Dead|Subchapter 13 - Insolvent Cemetery Grant Fund Act|§ 20-17-1307. Grant payments — Amount

 (a) The Insurance Commissioner shall make grant payments under this subchapter from:  (1) Funds appropriated by the General Assembly for that purpose; or  (2) Excess funds transferred under § 20-17-1025 to the Insolvent Cemetery Grant Fund from the Insolvent Cemetery Loan Fund.    (b) The State Board of Embalmers, Funeral Directors, Cemeteries, and Burial Services shall not grant more than thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000) in a fiscal year to an eligible organization for the care and improvement of a perpetual care cemetery that is insolvent or in financial distress under this subchapter.
AR Code § 20-17-1308 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 17 - Death and Disposition of the Dead|Subchapter 13 - Insolvent Cemetery Grant Fund Act|§ 20-17-1308. Use of grant awards

 A grant award under this subchapter shall be used by an eligible organization exclusively for the care and improvement of the driveways, buildings, and grounds of a perpetual care cemetery that is insolvent or in financial distress.
AR Code § 20-17-1401 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 17 - Death and Disposition of the Dead|Subchapter 14 - Missing in America Project Act|§ 20-17-1401. Title

 This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Missing in America Project Act”.
AR Code § 20-17-1403 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 17 - Death and Disposition of the Dead|Subchapter 14 - Missing in America Project Act|§ 20-17-1403. Verification that the decedent was a veteran

 (a)  (1) The authorizing agent shall conduct a diligent search with the Department of Veterans Affairs and the United States Department of Veterans Affairs to determine whether the decedent was a veteran if:  (A) The decedent is eighteen (18) years of age or older; and  (B) The remains are determined to be unclaimed remains.    (2) The search must be completed within five (5) days after the decedent's death.    (b) The authorizing agent may share identifying information of the decedent with a veterans service organization or the Department of Veterans Affairs and the United States Department of Veterans Affairs to:  (1) Determine whether the decedent was a veteran; and  (2) Verify that the decedent is entitled to veteran interment benefits.
AR Code § 20-17-1404 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 17 - Death and Disposition of the Dead|Subchapter 14 - Missing in America Project Act|§ 20-17-1404. Authority to cremate unclaimed remains — Retention of the remains

 (a) An authorizing agent may authorize the cremation of an unclaimed deceased veteran's body.  (b) A funeral establishment that accepts the unclaimed remains of a veteran:  (1) Shall place the cremated remains in a container marked with the proper identification of the decedent;  (2)  (A) Shall retain or arrange for the retention of the cremated remains until they are relinquished to:  (i) A veterans service organization;  (ii) The Department of Veterans Affairs or the United States Department of Veterans Affairs; or  (iii) The authorizing agent.    (B) The veterans service organization or Department of Veterans Affairs or the United States Department of Veterans Affairs must certify that the deceased veteran:  (i) Is entitled to interment benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs or the United States Department of Veterans Affairs; and  (ii) Will be provided a dignified and honorable funeral at a veterans cemetery; and      (3)  (A) May dispose of the cremated remains in a manner permitted by law after five (5) days from the date of cremation if the cremated remains are not relinquished to a person as provided in subdivision (b)(2) of this section.  (B) The disposal of the remains must comply with the public health and welfare laws of the State of Arkansas.
AR Code § 20-17-1405 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 17 - Death and Disposition of the Dead|Subchapter 14 - Missing in America Project Act|§ 20-17-1405. Verification that unclaimed remains are a veteran's — Veteran status unknown at the time of final disposition of the body

 A funeral establishment that is also the authorizing agent that determines the final disposition of the remains of a decedent and directs that the body of the decedent be cremated:   (1) Shall place the cremated remains in a container marked with the proper identification of the decedent;  (2) Shall store the cremated remains for five (5) days from the date of cremation;  (3) May share identifying information of the decedent with a veterans service organization or the Department of Veterans Affairs or the United States Department of Veterans Affairs to:  (A) Determine whether the decedent was a veteran; and  (B) Verify that the decedent is entitled to veteran interment benefits; and    (4)  (A) May dispose of the cremated remains after five (5) days from the date of cremation if the cremated remains are not relinquished to:  (i) A veterans service organization;  (ii) The Department of Veterans Affairs or the United States Department of Veterans Affairs; or  (iii) The next of kin of the decedent.    (B) The disposal of the remains of the decedent must comply with the public health and welfare laws of the State of Arkansas.
AR Code § 20-17-1406 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 17 - Death and Disposition of the Dead|Subchapter 14 - Missing in America Project Act|§ 20-17-1406. Transfer of a veteran's remains

 (a)  (1) If the authorizing agent or funeral establishment determines that the unclaimed remains are those of a veteran, the remains may be relinquished to the control of:  (A) A veterans service organization; or  (B) The Department of Veterans Affairs or the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.    (2) The veterans service organization or Department of Veterans Affairs or the United States Department of Veterans Affairs shall certify that the deceased veteran:  (A) Is entitled to interment benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs or the United States Department of Veterans Affairs; and  (B) Will be provided a dignified and honorable funeral at a veterans cemetery.      (b) The funeral establishment shall:  (1) Establish and maintain a record identifying the veterans service organization or Department of Veterans Affairs or the United States Department of Veterans Affairs receiving the deceased veteran's remains; and  (2) Retain the records required under subdivision (b)(1) of this section for five (5) years from the date of transfer of the remains to the veterans service organization or the Department of Veterans Affairs or the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.
AR Code § 20-17-1407 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 17 - Death and Disposition of the Dead|Subchapter 14 - Missing in America Project Act|§ 20-17-1407. Nonliability

 A person, funeral establishment, veterans service organization, or Department of Veterans Affairs or the United States Department of Veterans Affairs shall not be civilly liable for possessing, delivering, cremating, storing, disposing, or handling in any lawful manner the remains of a decedent under this subchapter.
AR Code § 20-17-1408 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 17 - Death and Disposition of the Dead|Subchapter 14 - Missing in America Project Act|§ 20-17-1408. Reimbursement

 (a) If a deceased veteran has an estate, the estate shall be responsible for reimbursing a funeral establishment or authorized agent for all reasonable expenses incurred in relation to the disposition of the remains of the deceased veteran.  (b) The Department of Veterans Affairs and county veterans' service officers shall provide technical assistance and information to funeral establishments, veterans service organizations, estates, and next of kin in order to facilitate a lawful application to the United States Department of Veterans Affairs for the purpose of obtaining reimbursement of the reasonable and authorized expenses for disposition of the remains of a qualified veteran.
AR Code § 20-18-101 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 18 - Vital Statistics Act|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 20-18-101. Title

 This chapter may be cited as the “Vital Statistics Act”.
AR Code § 20-18-103 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 18 - Vital Statistics Act|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 20-18-103. Applicability

 The provisions of this chapter also apply to all certificates of birth, death, marriage, divorce, or annulment and to reports of fetal death and induced termination of pregnancy previously received by the Division of Vital Records of the Department of Health and in the custody of the Department of Health.
AR Code § 20-18-105 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 18 - Vital Statistics Act|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 20-18-105. Penalties

 (a) The following persons shall be punished by a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or by imprisonment for not more than five (5) years, or both:  (1) Any person who knowingly makes any false statement in a certificate, record, or report required to be filed under this chapter, or in an application for an amendment thereof or in an application for a certified copy of a vital record or who knowingly supplies false information intending that the information be used in the preparation of any report, record, or certificate, or amendment thereof;  (2) Any person who without lawful authority and with the intent to deceive, makes, counterfeits, alters, amends, or mutilates any certificate, record, or report required to be filed under this chapter or a certified copy of the certificate, record, or report;  (3) Any person who knowingly obtains, possesses, uses, sells, furnishes, or attempts to obtain, possess, use, sell, or furnish to another for any purpose of deception any certificate, record, report, or certified copy thereof so made, counterfeited, altered, amended, or mutilated or which is false in whole or in part or which relates to the birth of another person, whether living or deceased;  (4) Any employee of the Division of Vital Records or any office designated under § 20-18-203(b) who knowingly furnishes or processes a certificate of birth or certified copy of a certificate of birth with the knowledge that it be used for the purposes of deception; and  (5) Any person who without lawful authority possesses any certificate, record, or report required by this chapter or a copy or certified copy of the certificate, record, or report knowing that it has been stolen or otherwise unlawfully obtained.    (b) The following persons shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or by imprisonment for not more than one (1) year, or both:  (1) Any person who knowingly refuses to provide information required by this chapter or rules adopted pursuant to this chapter;  (2) Any person who knowingly transports or accepts for transportation, interment, or other disposition, a dead body without an accompanying permit as provided in this chapter; or  (3) Any person who knowingly neglects or violates any of the provisions of this chapter or refuses to perform any of the duties imposed upon him or her by this chapter.
AR Code § 20-18-201 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 18 - Vital Statistics Act|Subchapter 2 - Administration|§ 20-18-201. Division of Vital Records

 (a) There is established in the Department of Health a Division of Vital Records which shall install, maintain, and operate the only system of vital statistics throughout this state.  (b) The division shall be provided with sufficient staff, suitable offices, and other resources for the proper administration of the statewide system of vital statistics and for the preservation and security of its official records.
AR Code § 20-18-202 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 18 - Vital Statistics Act|Subchapter 2 - Administration|§ 20-18-202. Regulatory powers of the State Board of Health

 The State Board of Health may adopt, amend, and repeal rules for the purpose of carrying out this chapter. All rules adopted under this chapter shall be reviewed by the House Committee on Public Health, Welfare, and Labor and the Senate Committee on Public Health, Welfare, and Labor or appropriate subcommittees of the House Committee on Public Health, Welfare, and Labor and the Senate Committee on Public Health, Welfare, and Labor.
AR Code § 20-18-301 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 18 - Vital Statistics Act|Subchapter 3 - Records Generally|§ 20-18-301. Content of certificates and reports

 (a) In order to promote and maintain nationwide uniformity in the system of vital statistics, the forms of certificates, reports, and records required by this chapter or by rules adopted under this chapter shall include as a minimum the items recommended by the federal agency responsible for national vital statistics.  (b) Each certificate, report, record, and form required by this chapter shall be prepared in the format approved by the State Registrar of Vital Records.  (c) All vital records and reports shall contain the date of filing.  (d) Information required in certificates, reports, records, or forms authorized by this chapter may be filed, verified, registered, and stored by photographic, electronic, or other means as prescribed by the state registrar.
AR Code § 20-18-302 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 18 - Vital Statistics Act|Subchapter 3 - Records Generally|§ 20-18-302. Persons required to keep records

 (a)  (1) Every person in charge of an institution as defined in this chapter shall keep a record of personal data concerning each person admitted or confined to the institution.  (2) The record shall include such information as required by the certificates of birth and death and the reports of fetal death and induced termination of pregnancy forms required by this chapter.  (3) The record shall be made at the time of admission from information provided by the person being admitted or confined, but when it cannot be so obtained, the information shall be obtained from relatives or other persons acquainted with the facts. The name and address of the person providing the information shall be a part of the record.    (b) When a dead body is released or disposed of by an institution, the person in charge of the institution shall keep a record showing the name of the decedent, date of death, name and address of the person to whom the dead body or fetus is released, and date of removal from the institution or if finally disposed of by the institution, the date, place, and manner of disposition shall be recorded.  (c) A funeral director, embalmer, sexton, or other person who removes from the place of death or transports or finally disposes of a dead body or fetus, in addition to filing any certificate or other report required by this chapter or rules promulgated under this chapter, shall keep a record which shall identify the dead body, and such information pertaining to the receipt, removal, and delivery of the dead body as may be required in rules adopted by the State Board of Health.  (d) Records maintained under this section shall be retained for a period of not less than one (1) year and shall be made available for inspection by the State Registrar of Vital Records or his or her representative upon demand.