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Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 2 - HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 20-6-101 — 20-38-113) › Chapter 10 - LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES AND SERVICES (§§ 20-10-101 — 20-10-2510) › Subchapter 25 - DEMENTIA TRAINING FOR COVERED STAFF MEMBERS (§§ 20-10-2501 — 20-10-2510) › Section 20-10-2504 - Curriculum of dementia training

(a)
The dementia training curriculum shall include principles of person-centered dementia care including:
(1)
Thorough knowledge of the person with Alzheimer's disease and dementia and the person's abilities and needs;
(2)
Advancement of optimal functioning and quality of life;
(3)
Use of problem-solving approaches to care; and
(4)
Techniques that ensure and preserve the person's respect, values, choice, and dignity.
(b)
(1)
A covered staff member shall be trained adequately and appropriately to best address the needs of the person served.
(2)
Dementia training shall be culturally competent for covered staff members and persons with Alzheimer's disease and dementia.
(c)
(1)
A covered direct service staff member and a covered administrative staff member shall complete four (4) hours of initial training.
(2)
The curriculum used for the initial training shall cover the following topics:
(A)
Alzheimer's disease and other dementias;
(B)
Person-centered care;
(C)
Assessment and care planning;
(D)
Activities of daily living; and
(E)
Dementia-related behaviors and communication.
(d)
The curriculum for a covered administrative staff member for the initial training shall also cover the following additional topics:
(1)
Medical management information, education, and support;
(2)
Staffing;
(3)
Supportive and therapeutic environments; and
(4)
Transitions and coordination of services.
(e)
Dementia training for other covered staff members shall include, at a minimum:
(1)
An overview of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias;
(2)
Principles of person-centered care; and
(3)
Dementia-related communication issues.
Added by Act 2023, No. 335,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2023.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 2 - HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 20-6-101 — 20-38-113) › Chapter 10 - LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES AND SERVICES (§§ 20-10-101 — 20-10-2510) › Subchapter 25 - DEMENTIA TRAINING FOR COVERED STAFF MEMBERS (§§ 20-10-2501 — 20-10-2510) › Section 20-10-2505 - Requirements for trainers

(a)
A person who conducts in-person dementia training under this subchapter shall meet the following minimum criteria:
(1)
Possess:
(A)
No less than two (2) years of work experience related to Alzheimer's disease or other dementias or in health care, gerontology, or another related field;
(B)
A minimum of two (2) years of general nursing experience including at least one (1) year of nursing services in a nursing facility setting or an assisted living facility within the last five (5) years; or
(C)
A minimum of two (2) years of experience as an administrator in an assisted living facility or a facility that provides direct care to persons with dementia; and
(2)
Does not have any disciplinary action regarding his or her license by the licensing entity or authority.
(b)
As used in this section, "general nursing experience" may include without limitation employment in a nursing assistant education program or employment in or supervision of nursing students in a nursing facility or unit, geriatrics department excluding a geriatric psychiatry department, long-term acute care hospital, home health care, hospice care, or other long-term care or home- and community-based settings.
Added by Act 2023, No. 335,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2023.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 2 - HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 20-6-101 — 20-38-113) › Chapter 10 - LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES AND SERVICES (§§ 20-10-101 — 20-10-2510) › Subchapter 25 - DEMENTIA TRAINING FOR COVERED STAFF MEMBERS (§§ 20-10-2501 — 20-10-2510) › Section 20-10-2506 - Training costs

A covered staff member shall not be required to bear any of the cost of trainings or cost to attend trainings and shall receive his or her normal compensation when attending required trainings.
Added by Act 2023, No. 335,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2023.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 2 - HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 20-6-101 — 20-38-113) › Chapter 10 - LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES AND SERVICES (§§ 20-10-101 — 20-10-2510) › Subchapter 25 - DEMENTIA TRAINING FOR COVERED STAFF MEMBERS (§§ 20-10-2501 — 20-10-2510) › Section 20-10-2507 - State oversight

(a)
The Department of Human Services shall exercise oversight over the compliance of a facility with the requirements of this subchapter to:
(1)
Ensure that the facility provides continuing education opportunities;
(2)
Involve observation and assessment of the proficiencies of direct care staff; and
(3)
Ensure compliance with any other requirements.
(b)
The department may use all of its enforcement tools to ensure that a facility complies with this subchapter.
Added by Act 2023, No. 335,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2023.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 2 - HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 20-6-101 — 20-38-113) › Chapter 10 - LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES AND SERVICES (§§ 20-10-101 — 20-10-2510) › Subchapter 25 - DEMENTIA TRAINING FOR COVERED STAFF MEMBERS (§§ 20-10-2501 — 20-10-2510) › Section 20-10-2508 - Notice

No later than ninety (90) days before August 1, 2023, the Department of Human Services shall give notice to a facility that may be covered under this subchapter.
Added by Act 2023, No. 335,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2023.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 2 - HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 20-6-101 — 20-38-113) › Chapter 10 - LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES AND SERVICES (§§ 20-10-101 — 20-10-2510) › Subchapter 25 - DEMENTIA TRAINING FOR COVERED STAFF MEMBERS (§§ 20-10-2501 — 20-10-2510) › Section 20-10-2509 - Rules

The Department of Human Services shall adopt rules:
(1)
For initial and continuing education on dementia for covered staff members; and
(2)
(A)
To establish two (2) hours of continuing education on dementia for all covered staff annually.
(B)
The continuing education under subdivision (2)(A) of this section shall include new information on best practices in the treatment and care of persons with dementia.
Added by Act 2023, No. 335,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2023.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 2 - HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 20-6-101 — 20-38-113) › Chapter 10 - LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES AND SERVICES (§§ 20-10-101 — 20-10-2510) › Subchapter 25 - DEMENTIA TRAINING FOR COVERED STAFF MEMBERS (§§ 20-10-2501 — 20-10-2510) › Section 20-10-2510 - Construction

(a)
This subchapter does not supersede any state law or rule that contains more rigorous training requirements for some covered staff members.
(b)
If any state law or rule overlaps with this subchapter, the Department of Human Services shall avoid duplication of requirements while ensuring that the minimum requirements under this subchapter are met.
Added by Act 2023, No. 335,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2023.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 2 - HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 20-6-101 — 20-38-113) › Chapter 12 - RURAL MEDICAL SERVICES (§§ 20-12-201 — 20-12-603) › Subchapter 2 - RURAL MEDICAL CLINIC LOANS (§§ 20-12-201 — 20-12-203) › Section 20-12-201 - Purpose

(a)
The General Assembly is cognizant of an extreme shortage in the rural areas of this state of obstetricians, gynecologists, general pediatricians, general internists, and family practice physicians.
(b)
(1)
The providing of incentives to attract and encourage obstetricians, gynecologists, general pediatricians, general internists, and family practice physicians to establish their practices within a rural area of this state is essential to the protection of the public health, welfare, and safety of the people of this state.
(2)
By providing a source of low-interest funds, the State of Arkansas can offer incentives to obstetricians, gynecologists, general pediatricians, general internists, and family practice physicians to establish medical clinics in rural areas to meet the medical needs of thousands of citizens of this state.
(c)
The procedures set forth in this subchapter to provide loans to these medical practitioners in rural areas for the establishment of medical clinics are deemed to be in the public interest and essential to the preservation of the public health and safety in rural areas.
Acts 1979, No. 1093, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-4301; Acts 1993, No. 762, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 2 - HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 20-6-101 — 20-38-113) › Chapter 12 - RURAL MEDICAL SERVICES (§§ 20-12-201 — 20-12-603) › Subchapter 2 - RURAL MEDICAL CLINIC LOANS (§§ 20-12-201 — 20-12-203) › Section 20-12-202 - Definitions

As used in this subchapter:
(1)
"Rural area" means any city, town, or other area having a population of fifteen thousand (15,000) inhabitants or less according to the 1990 Federal Decennial Census. The census from federal or state penal institutions, federal or state human service institutions, institutions of higher education, or any similar facility shall not be included in the census figure when defining a city, town, or other area under this subchapter; and
(2)
"Rural medical clinic loans" means loans in sums not to exceed one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000) in the aggregate, to be used exclusively for land acquisition or for the construction, reconstruction, repair, or expansion of a building to be used as a medical clinic in a rural area and the acquisition and installation of equipment therein.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 389,§ 23, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1979, No. 1093, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-4302; Acts 1993, No. 762, § 2; 1995, No. 1088, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 2 - HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 20-6-101 — 20-38-113) › Chapter 12 - RURAL MEDICAL SERVICES (§§ 20-12-201 — 20-12-603) › Subchapter 4 - RURAL HEALTH SERVICES REVOLVING FUND ACT (§§ 20-12-401 — 20-12-404) › Section 20-12-401 - Title

This subchapter shall be known as the "Rural Health Services Revolving Fund Act".
Acts 1989 (1st Ex. Sess.), No. 73, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 2 - HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 20-6-101 — 20-38-113) › Chapter 12 - RURAL MEDICAL SERVICES (§§ 20-12-201 — 20-12-603) › Subchapter 4 - RURAL HEALTH SERVICES REVOLVING FUND ACT (§§ 20-12-401 — 20-12-404) › Section 20-12-402 - Duties

(a)
It shall be the responsibility of the Department of Health to promulgate all rules for making application for the matching funds required by this subchapter.
(b)
It shall be further the responsibility of the department to review all applications and approve those that shall be eligible for moneys under the provisions of this subchapter and as may otherwise be provided by law.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 1913, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1989 (1st Ex. Sess.), No. 73, § 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 2 - HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 20-6-101 — 20-38-113) › Chapter 12 - RURAL MEDICAL SERVICES (§§ 20-12-201 — 20-12-603) › Subchapter 4 - RURAL HEALTH SERVICES REVOLVING FUND ACT (§§ 20-12-401 — 20-12-404) › Section 20-12-403 - Creation

There is established on the books of the Treasurer of State, the Auditor of State, and the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, a fund to be known as the "Rural Health Services Revolving Fund".
Acts 1989 (1st Ex. Sess.), No. 73, § 3.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 2 - HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 20-6-101 — 20-38-113) › Chapter 12 - RURAL MEDICAL SERVICES (§§ 20-12-201 — 20-12-603) › Subchapter 4 - RURAL HEALTH SERVICES REVOLVING FUND ACT (§§ 20-12-401 — 20-12-404) › Section 20-12-404 - Matching

(a)
(1)
Funds requested by authority of this subchapter shall be matched on a cash basis of fifty to fifty (50:50) by the applicant.
(2)
Applicants who have completed a community health needs assessment shall be eligible to match funds requested by authority of this subchapter on a cash basis of twenty-five to seventy-five (25:75) by the applicant.
(b)
The state portion shall at no time exceed two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) per county, local, commercial, or nonprofit operation.
(c)
This match requirement does not apply to funds used by the Department of Health to administer the Rural Health Services Revolving Fund.
Acts 1989 (1st Ex. Sess.), No. 73, § 6; 1999, No. 590, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 2 - HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 20-6-101 — 20-38-113) › Chapter 12 - RURAL MEDICAL SERVICES (§§ 20-12-201 — 20-12-603) › Subchapter 5 - PHYSICIAN RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION PROGRAM (§§ 20-12-501 — 20-12-503) › Section 20-12-501 - Purpose - Grant established

(a)
It is the purpose and intent of this subchapter to establish a program of financial assistance to encourage physicians to locate in and remain in the practice of primary care medicine in communities of the state that have a population of not more than fifteen thousand (15,000) persons. It is the intent of the General Assembly that physicians who locate for a minimum of four (4) years in and carry on a full-time practice of family medicine in a priority medically underserved area as defined by the Division of Health Facilities Services after July 1, 1999, shall be entitled to receive grants totalling fifty-five thousand dollars ($55,000) to be paid out over four (4) years. The first payment of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) shall be made when a practice is established by the physician in the community and patients are being seen in the office. The second, third, and fourth payments of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) each shall be made after completion of each continuous year of service.
(b)
It is further the intent of this subchapter that individuals who were assisted by the Arkansas Rural Medical Practice Student Loan and Scholarship Program or the Community Match Rural Physician Recruitment Program are also eligible for benefits under this program.
Acts 1991, No. 360, § 1; 1993, No. 763, § 1; 1995, No. 1089, § 1; 1999, No. 589, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 2 - HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 20-6-101 — 20-38-113) › Chapter 12 - RURAL MEDICAL SERVICES (§§ 20-12-201 — 20-12-603) › Subchapter 5 - PHYSICIAN RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION PROGRAM (§§ 20-12-501 — 20-12-503) › Section 20-12-502 - Administration by the Department of Health

The program established in this subchapter shall be administered by the Department of Health. The department shall:
(1)
Accept applications for grants under this subchapter;
(2)
Determine the eligibility of applicants and grant or deny such grants from any funds available;
(3)
Adopt and enforce appropriate rules regarding forms to be used by applicants for grants, and eligibility of applicants, and such other rules as the department deems necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes and intent of this subchapter and to prevent abuse of the program provided for in this subchapter; and
(4)
Develop criteria for evaluating medically underserved areas, which shall include, but not be limited to:
(A)
Infant mortality rate;
(B)
Poverty population percentage;
(C)
Population-to-primary-care-physician ratio; and
(D)
Teenage pregnancy rate.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 1914, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1991, No. 360, § 3; 1993, No. 763, § 3; 1995, No. 1089, § 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 2 - HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 20-6-101 — 20-38-113) › Chapter 12 - RURAL MEDICAL SERVICES (§§ 20-12-201 — 20-12-603) › Subchapter 5 - PHYSICIAN RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION PROGRAM (§§ 20-12-501 — 20-12-503) › Section 20-12-503 - Eligibility

(a)
(1)
Any person licensed to practice medicine in this state who subsequent to July 1, 1999, establishes a full-time practice of family medicine in a community in Arkansas having a population of not more than fifteen thousand (15,000) persons as set forth in §
20-12-501
, when that community is identified by the Department of Health as medically underserved shall be eligible to make application for a grant under this subchapter in an amount described under §
20-12-501
.
(2)
Grants shall be awarded on the basis of available funds, with priority given to rural communities having the greatest need.
(3)
Grant recipients shall enter into a contract to serve a proportionate number of Medicaid patients for the community, agree to work within the existing healthcare system, and practice a minimum of thirty-two (32) hours a week.
(b)
(1)
The department shall enter into a grant agreement with the recipient of a Rural Physician Incentive Grant.
(2)
Each applicant to whom a grant is awarded shall execute a written grant agreement which shall incorporate the following obligations and conditions:
(A)
The recipient of a grant shall commit to provide four (4) continuous years of primary care services in accordance with §
20-12-501
;
(B)
(i)
If any grant recipient under this subchapter does not engage in the practice of primary care services in accordance with the terms of this section, the recipient shall be obligated to repay the grant received together with interest thereon at the maximum rate allowed by Arkansas law or the federal discount rate plus five percent (5%) per year, whichever is less, the interest to accrue from the date each payment of funds was received by the recipient.
(ii)
No interest shall accrue nor obligation to repay the principal sums accrued during any one (1) period of time that the recipient involuntarily serves on active duty in the United States Armed Forces; and
(C)
Repayment of principal with interest shall be due and payable in full at the earliest to occur of the following events:
(i)
Failure to remain in the originating rural community for four (4) continuous years for any reason other than temporary personal illness; and
(ii)
Failure to practice primary care on a regularly sustained basis as defined in §
20-12-501(a)
.
(c)
Persons accepted into and participating in the Rural Physician Incentive Grant Program before July 1, 1999, will be eligible to complete the program under the payment system established when they entered the program.
Acts 1991, No. 360, § 2; 1993, No. 763, § 2; 1995, No. 1089, § 3; 1999, No. 589, § 3.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 2 - HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 20-6-101 — 20-38-113) › Chapter 12 - RURAL MEDICAL SERVICES (§§ 20-12-201 — 20-12-603) › Subchapter 6 - REPAYMENT OF FACULTY MEDICAL STUDENT LOANS (§§ 20-12-601 — 20-12-603) › Section 20-12-601 - Purpose

It is the purpose and intent of this subchapter to establish a program of financial assistance to encourage primary care physicians to accept full-time faculty positions in a University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences area health education center community or at the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine within the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.
Acts 1993, No. 1107, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 2 - HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 20-6-101 — 20-38-113) › Chapter 12 - RURAL MEDICAL SERVICES (§§ 20-12-201 — 20-12-603) › Subchapter 6 - REPAYMENT OF FACULTY MEDICAL STUDENT LOANS (§§ 20-12-601 — 20-12-603) › Section 20-12-602 - Eligibility

(a)
Board-eligible or board-certified family physicians and board-eligible or board-certified general pediatricians who join the full-time faculty at one (1) of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences area health education center family practice residency program training sites or at the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine within the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences shall be eligible to receive financial assistance under this subchapter.
(b)
(1)
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences may provide financial assistance to eligible individuals for the repayment of medical student loans or personal loans made to or on behalf of a medical student.
(2)
The amount of the financial assistance shall not exceed twelve thousand dollars ($12,000) per year for each year of service.
(3)
An individual shall not be eligible for assistance for more than four (4) years.
(c)
If the loan is from the Arkansas Rural Medical Practice Student Loan and Scholarship Program, the financial assistance shall be paid directly to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and credited to the repayment of the loan.
Acts 1993, No. 1107, § 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 2 - HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 20-6-101 — 20-38-113) › Chapter 12 - RURAL MEDICAL SERVICES (§§ 20-12-201 — 20-12-603) › Subchapter 6 - REPAYMENT OF FACULTY MEDICAL STUDENT LOANS (§§ 20-12-601 — 20-12-603) › Section 20-12-603 - Financial assistance - Rules

(a)
Financial assistance under this subchapter shall be made by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.
(b)
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences shall adopt reasonable rules for the administration of this subchapter.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 1915, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1993, No. 1107, § 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 2 - HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 20-6-101 — 20-38-113) › Chapter 13 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (§§ 20-13-101 — 20-13-1805) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 20-13-101 — 20-13-108) › Section 20-13-101 - Emergency Medical Services Revolving Fund Act

(a)
This section shall be known as the "Emergency Medical Services Revolving Fund Act".
(b)
There is established on the books of the Treasurer of State, the Auditor of State, and the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State a fund to be designated the "Emergency Medical Services Revolving Fund".
(c)
(1)
It shall be the responsibility of the Division of Emergency Medical Services to promulgate all rules for making application for the matching funds.
(2)
It shall be the further responsibility of the Department of Health to review all applications and approve those that shall be eligible for moneys under the provisions of this section and as may otherwise be provided by law.
(d)
(1)
Funds requested by authority of this section shall be matched on a cash basis of fifty to fifty (50:50) by the applicant.
(2)
The state portion shall at no time exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000) per county, local, commercial, or nonprofit operation, except that this limitation shall not apply when any county levies a motor vehicle tax to finance ambulance services as authorized by §
26-78-101
et seq.
(e)
All moneys deposited into this fund pursuant to §
20-13-211
shall be used by the department for the following purposes:
(1)
Certification processing for emergency medical technicians;
(2)
Travel expenses related to the onsite administration of practical and written examinations of emergency medical technicians;
(3)
Maintenance of the emergency medical technician certification software program;
(4)
Educational programs for emergency medical technicians;
(5)
Continuing maintenance of the required EMT-Instructor certification for agency personnel; and
(6)
Other purposes consistent with this section.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 1916, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1979, No. 1090, §§ 1-3, 6; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 82-3417 -- 82-3420; Acts 2005, No. 648, § 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 2 - HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 20-6-101 — 20-38-113) › Chapter 13 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (§§ 20-13-101 — 20-13-1805) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 20-13-101 — 20-13-108) › Section 20-13-102 - Use of special terms or abbreviations without license unlawful

(a)
It is unlawful for any person to practice or profess to be emergency medical services personnel or to use the initials EMT, Advanced EMT, Paramedic, EMS-Instructor, EMS Instructor Trainer, or any other letters, words, abbreviations, or insignia indicating that he or she is emergency medical services personnel without first having obtained from the Department of Health a license authorizing the person to practice emergency medical services in this state.
(b)
However, this section does not prohibit any person licensed under any other act in this state from engaging in the practice for which he or she is licensed nor prevent students who are enrolled in accredited EMT, Advanced EMT, Paramedic, EMS-Instructor, or EMS Instructor Trainer education programs from performing acts of emergency medical services incidental to their courses of study.
Acts 1985, No. 1001, § 6; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-3421; Acts 2009, No. 689, § 5.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 2 - HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 20-6-101 — 20-38-113) › Chapter 13 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (§§ 20-13-101 — 20-13-1805) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 20-13-101 — 20-13-108) › Section 20-13-103 - Grant requests - Division and use of funds

(a)
Grant requests for funds from the EMS Enhancement Revolving Fund shall be reviewed by the Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council specified in §
20-13-205
and recommendations for recipients of grant funds made to the Division of Emergency Medical Services of the Department of Health.
(b)
(1)
The grant funds shall be evenly divided between the public, private, and volunteer sectors.
(2)
For the purposes of this subsection, the public sector shall include only those applicants having paid employees.
(c)
The grant funds may be used to purchase or fund:
(1)
(A)
Ambulances for use in providing emergency medical services to the residents of Arkansas.
(B)
Ambulances purchased with these funds shall meet the standards for and be registered at the I-A level or a higher level by the division;
(2)
(A)
Rescue vehicles for use in providing advanced life support or basic life support emergency care.
(B)
Any vehicle purchased for advanced life support shall meet the standards for and be registered at the advanced rescue level by the division;
(3)
Equipment required on ambulances or required to provide advanced life support or basic life support rescue services;
(4)
(A)
Training that leads to Arkansas licensure as emergency medical services personnel at the basic or advanced levels.
(B)
Failure to obtain licensure shall result in the repayment of funds by the grantee; or
(5)
Emergency medical services-related training approved by the division.
(d)
(1)
The funds may only be used to improve services by increasing the capability and skills of emergency medical services.
(2)
Funds may not be used to maintain present status, pay salaries or daily operating expenses, contract for services, or purchase real property.
(e)
The funds may not be used for new services at a lower level than an existing licensed service which has been in operation for more than one (1) year in the service area.
(f)
(1)
All property purchased with the funds shall be returned to the division if the licensed ambulance service ceases operations.
(2)
The division shall make every effort to redistribute returned property and supplies to the replacement service or other eligible existing services within the same county.
(3)
Should no eligible service exist or another eligible service not be established in the county within one (l) year, all purchases shall be redistributed by the division as needed.
(g)
(1)
Any vehicle or equipment purchased with these funds shall be used for its intended purpose for at least three (3) years from its date of purchase.
(2)
Vehicles or equipment damaged or worn out within the three-year period shall be replaced with a like or better item at the grantee's expense.
Acts 1995, No. 1271, § 2; 2009, No. 689, § 6.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 2 - HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 20-6-101 — 20-38-113) › Chapter 13 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (§§ 20-13-101 — 20-13-1805) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 20-13-101 — 20-13-108) › Section 20-13-104 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2017, No. 974,§ 3, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1999, No. 1448, §§ 1-8.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 2 - HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 20-6-101 — 20-38-113) › Chapter 13 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (§§ 20-13-101 — 20-13-1805) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 20-13-101 — 20-13-108) › Section 20-13-105 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2016EX3, No. 3,§ 40, eff. 5/23/2016.
Repealed by Act 2016EX3, No. 2,§ 40, eff. 5/23/2016.
Acts 2009, No. 1386, § 31; 2011, No. 1121, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 2 - HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 20-6-101 — 20-38-113) › Chapter 13 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (§§ 20-13-101 — 20-13-1805) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 20-13-101 — 20-13-108) › Section 20-13-106 - Tourniquet access and use by first responders - Immunity - Definition

(a)
As used in this section, "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.
(b)
The Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training may certify training for law enforcement officers for approved methods and techniques on the use of mechanical and other tourniquets as recommended by the Committee on Tactical Combat Casualty Care or the Committee for Tactical Emergency Casualty Care, or both.
(c)
A law enforcement officer and a first responder are immune from civil liability, criminal liability, or professional sanctions for administering a mechanical tourniquet or other tourniquet under this section if he or she is acting in good faith.
Added by Act 2015, No. 1222,§ 1, eff. 7/22/2015.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 2 - HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 20-6-101 — 20-38-113) › Chapter 13 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (§§ 20-13-101 — 20-13-1805) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 20-13-101 — 20-13-108) › Section 20-13-107 - Vincent Parks Law - Training to recognize and manage certain health conditions - Removal from physical activity during training - Definitions

(a)
This section shall be known and may be cited as the "Vincent Parks Law".
(b)
As used in this section:
(1)
"Cadet" means a law enforcement cadet, a firefighter cadet or trainee, or a trainee to be an uniformed employee for the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission;
(2)
"Instructor" means a physical fitness instructor for the purpose of physical fitness, including a law enforcement instructor, firefighter instructor, or an instructor for the commission at any location; and
(3)
"Officer" means a law enforcement officer, firefighter, or uniformed employee for the commission.
(c)
An instructor shall complete training and receive a certification on the recognition and management of the following events or conditions that may be encountered by a person:
(1)
A concussion, dehydration, or other health emergency;
(2)
An environmental issue that threatens the health or safety of a person, including without limitation heat exhaustion; and
(3)
A sudden cardiac arrest, including the nature and warning signs of a sudden cardiac arrest and the risks associated with continuing to participate or engage in physical activity when experiencing any of the following symptoms:
(A)
Fainting or seizures during physical activity;
(B)
Unexplained shortness of breath;
(C)
Chest pain;
(D)
Dizziness;
(E)
Racing heartbeat; or
(F)
Extreme fatigue.
(d)
An instructor shall maintain certification under subsection (c) of this section.
(e)
(1)
If a cadet or officer receiving training from an instructor faints or loses consciousness while participating in or immediately following a physical activity, the instructor shall remove the cadet or officer from participation in the physical activity at that time.
(2)
If a cadet or officer exhibits any symptom described in subdivision (c)(3) of this section while participating in or immediately following a physical activity and an instructor reasonably believes that the symptom is cardiac-related, the instructor may remove the cadet or officer from participation in the physical activity at that time.
(3)
A cadet or officer who is removed from participation in a physical activity shall not be permitted to return to participation in a physical activity until the cadet or officer is evaluated and cleared for return to participation in writing by a physician licensed in this state.
(4)
An instructor acting in good faith under this subsection is not liable for any act or omission unless the act or omission is intentional, reckless, or grossly negligent.
Added by Act 2023, No. 199,§ 1, eff. 3/6/2023.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 2 - HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 20-6-101 — 20-38-113) › Chapter 13 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (§§ 20-13-101 — 20-13-1805) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 20-13-101 — 20-13-108) › Section 20-13-108 - Ambulance service - Triage, treat, and transport to alternative destination - Definitions

(a)
As used in this section:
(1)
(A)
"Alternative destination" means a lower-acuity facility that provides medical services, including without limitation:
(i)
A federally qualified health center;
(ii)
An urgent care center;
(iii)
A physician office or medical clinic, as selected by the patient; and
(iv)
A behavioral or mental healthcare facility including without limitation a crisis stabilization unit.
(B)
"Alternative destination" does not include a:
(i)
Critical access hospital;
(ii)
Dialysis center;
(iii)
Hospital;
(iv)
Private residence; or
(v)
Skilled nursing facility;
(2)
"Ambulance service" means an entity that provides transportation and emergency medical services to a patient and is:
(A)
Licensed to service a designated area in this state through a basic 911 system under the Arkansas Public Safety Communications and Next Generation 911 Act of 2019, §
12-10-301
et seq.;
(B)
Authorized and licensed by the Department of Health to provide care and transportation of patients upon the streets and highways of Arkansas; and
(C)
Licensed under the Ambulance Licensing Act, §
14-266-101
et seq.; and
(3)
(A)
"Telemedicine" means the use of audiovisual electronic information and communication technology to deliver healthcare services, including without limitation the assessment, diagnosis, consultation, treatment, education, care management, and self-management of a patient.
(B)
"Telemedicine" includes store-and-forward technology and remote patient monitoring.
(C)
"Telemedicine" does not include the use of audio-only electronic technology.
(b)
An ambulance service's operators may triage and transport a patient to an alternative destination in this state or treat in place if the ambulance service is coordinating the care of the patient through telemedicine with a physician for a medical-based complaint or with a behavioral health specialist for a behavioral-based complaint.
Added by Act 2023, No. 480,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2023.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 2 - HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 20-6-101 — 20-38-113) › Chapter 13 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (§§ 20-13-101 — 20-13-1805) › Subchapter 2 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES ACT (§§ 20-13-201 — 20-13-219) › Section 20-13-201 - Title

This subchapter may be cited as the "Emergency Medical Services Act".
Acts 1975, No. 435, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-3401.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 2 - HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 20-6-101 — 20-38-113) › Chapter 13 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (§§ 20-13-101 — 20-13-1805) › Subchapter 2 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES ACT (§§ 20-13-201 — 20-13-219) › Section 20-13-203 - Applicability

(a)
All municipal, county, or state-operated rescue services which choose to provide advanced life support skills to the general public but which do not transport patients except in mass casualty incidents shall comply with all rules and standards duly promulgated under this subchapter.
(b)
Furthermore, it is the intent of this subchapter that nothing contained in it applies by implication or otherwise to any municipal, county, or state-operated or state-sponsored rescue service which provides basic life support skills to the public in a "treat, no transport" fashion.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 1918, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1975, No. 435, § 2; 1981, No. 293, §§ 1, 2; 1985, No. 1001, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-3402.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 2 - HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 20-6-101 — 20-38-113) › Chapter 13 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (§§ 20-13-101 — 20-13-1805) › Subchapter 2 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES ACT (§§ 20-13-201 — 20-13-219) › Section 20-13-204 - Penalties

Any person violating this subchapter or any rule or order adopted in accordance with this subchapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100) or by imprisonment for a period not to exceed thirty (30) days in the county jail, or by both fine and imprisonment.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 1919, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1975, No. 435, § 9; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-3409.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 2 - HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 20-6-101 — 20-38-113) › Chapter 13 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (§§ 20-13-101 — 20-13-1805) › Subchapter 2 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES ACT (§§ 20-13-201 — 20-13-219) › Section 20-13-206 - Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council - Proceedings

(a)
The Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council, within thirty (30) days after its appointment, shall organize as necessary to carry out its purposes as prescribed by this subchapter.
(b)
Procedures adopted, amended, or repealed by the council shall require a majority vote of all council members.
(c)
(1)
At the initial organizational meeting of the council, the members shall elect from among their number a chair and a vice chair to serve for one (1) year.
(2)
Annually thereafter, an organizational meeting shall be held to elect the officers.
(3)
The Director of the Division of Emergency Medical Services shall serve as the Executive Secretary of the Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council.
(4)
Seven (7) council members shall constitute a quorum.
(d)
Quarterly meetings of the council may be held. Special meetings may be called as provided by the rules of the council.
(e)
(1)
The Executive Secretary of the Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council shall keep full and true records of all council proceedings and preserve all books, documents, and papers relating to the business of the council.
(2)
The records of the council shall be open for inspection at all reasonable times.
(f)
(1)
The council shall report in writing to the Secretary of the Department of Health on or about July 31 of each year.
(2)
The report shall contain a summary of the proceedings of the council during the preceding fiscal year, a detailed and itemized statement of all revenue and of all expenditures made by or in behalf of the council, other information deemed necessary or useful, and any additional information which may be requested by the Secretary of the Department of Health.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 4980, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1975, No. 435, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-3404; Acts 2007, No. 827, § 156.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 2 - HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 20-6-101 — 20-38-113) › Chapter 13 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (§§ 20-13-101 — 20-13-1805) › Subchapter 2 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES ACT (§§ 20-13-201 — 20-13-219) › Section 20-13-207 - Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council - Powers and duties

(a)
The Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council shall recommend for adoption by the State Board of Health rules on all matters relating to emergency medical services, including without limitation:
(1)
Standards for licensure of ambulance and advanced life support rescue personnel;
(2)
Standards for equipment required on ambulance and advanced life support rescue vehicles;
(3)
Standards for vehicles used in patient transportation and advanced life support rescue response, including communications requirements;
(4)
A statewide communications system for emergency medical services;
(5)
Operational standards for providers of ambulance and advanced life support rescue services, including reporting requirements and standards for air ambulance and air ambulance services; and
(6)
Procedures for summoning and dispatching aid.
(b)
The Department of Health shall have evidence that the standards imposed are important to the quality of patient care.
Acts 1975, No. 435, § 5; 1985, No. 1001, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-3405; Acts 1987, No. 345, § 2; reen. 1987, No. 1006, § 1; 2009, No. 689, § 9.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 2 - HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 20-6-101 — 20-38-113) › Chapter 13 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (§§ 20-13-101 — 20-13-1805) › Subchapter 2 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES ACT (§§ 20-13-201 — 20-13-219) › Section 20-13-208 - State Board of Health - Powers and duties

(a)
(1)
The State Board of Health shall have the responsibility and authority to hold public hearings and promulgate and implement rules and standards which it deems necessary to carry out the provisions of this subchapter.
(2)
However, before implementing any rules or standards, the board shall submit and obtain the review of the House Committee on Public Health, Welfare, and Labor and the Senate Committee on Public Health, Welfare, and Labor or appropriate subcommittees.
(b)
In addition, the board may establish appropriate rules and standards defining or limiting the emergency medical procedures or services that may be rendered by licensed emergency medical services personnel who are authorized to legally perform these services under the conditions set forth by the board, except that before implementing any rules and standards, the board shall submit and obtain the review of the House Committee on Public Health, Welfare, and Labor and the Senate Committee on Public Health, Welfare, and Labor or appropriate subcommittees.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 1920, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2013, No. 1132,§ 6, eff. 8/16/2013.
Acts 1975, No. 435, § 6; 1981, No. 293, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-3406; Acts 1997, No. 179, § 27; 2009, No. 689, § 10.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 2 - HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 20-6-101 — 20-38-113) › Chapter 13 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (§§ 20-13-101 — 20-13-1805) › Subchapter 2 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES ACT (§§ 20-13-201 — 20-13-219) › Section 20-13-209 - Department of Health - Powers and duties

The Department of Health shall have the responsibility and authority to:
(1)
Administer this subchapter;
(2)
Enforce the rules and standards promulgated by the State Board of Health for the administration and enforcement of this subchapter;
(3)
Employ and prescribe the duties of employees as may be necessary to administer this subchapter;
(4)
Certify emergency medical services personnel through use of a national competency examination by qualified examiners upon the completion of required curriculum;
(5)
Issue and renew operational permits for each ambulance or advanced life support rescue or air ambulance service. However, no permit shall be issued unless each ambulance, advanced life support rescue unit, or air ambulance, when in use as such, conforms with the standards, requirements, and rules as set forth by the board;
(6)
(A)
Issue initial and renewal licenses to any qualified applicant that provides emergency medical services or advanced life support rescue services, whether the applicant is an individual, partnership, corporation, or other legal entity, as well as a municipality or other unit of government.
(B)
After July 24, 2019, an applicant seeking initial licensure or renewal of licensure shall be certified by the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians for the particular emergency medical services personnel license that the applicant is applying for on the state level.
(C)
An individual who is licensed as emergency medical services personnel before July 24, 2019, is not required to be certified by the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians to renew a license if he or she has never been certified by the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians or is not eligible for reinstatement of certification by the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians;
(7)
Assist area health planning in the establishment and operation of local, municipal, county, or district emergency medical services;
(8)
In addition to collecting fees pursuant to §
20-13-211
, accept public and private gifts, grants, and donations for the purpose of administering this subchapter; and
(9)
Engage in the development of dispatching capabilities for emergency ambulance services in this state. The emergency medical services provider shall make a reasonable effort to see that a patient is taken to a physician or hospital of the patient's choice, if within a reasonable distance.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 1922, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 1921, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 958,§ 1, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1975, No. 435, §§ 6-8; 1981, No. 293, § 4; 1985, No. 1001, §§ 4, 5; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 82-3406 -- 82-3408; Acts 1987, No. 345, § 3.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 2 - HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 20-6-101 — 20-38-113) › Chapter 13 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (§§ 20-13-101 — 20-13-1805) › Subchapter 2 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES ACT (§§ 20-13-201 — 20-13-219) › Section 20-13-210 - Rules and standards - Review required

(a)
(1)
All rules and standards relating to emergency medical services promulgated and adopted by the Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council and the State Board of Health or any other state agency or department authorized to promulgate and adopt rules to carry out this subchapter shall be submitted to the House Committee on Public Health, Welfare, and Labor and the Senate Committee on Public Health, Welfare, and Labor or appropriate subcommittees thereof for consideration before being placed in effect by the department or agency.
(2)
No rules or standards promulgated to carry out this subchapter shall be enforced by any state agency or department until they have been:
(A)
Submitted to and considered by the House Committee on Public Health, Welfare, and Labor and the Senate Committee on Public Health, Welfare, and Labor; and
(B)
Reviewed and approved by the Legislative Council under §
10-3-309
.
(b)
Rules promulgated by the Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council shall receive approval of the Governor after he or she receives the review and approval of the Legislative Council before effect and enforcement.
Amended by Act 2015, No. 1258,§ 18, eff. 7/22/2015.
Acts 1975 (Extended Sess., 1976), No. 1099, § 13; 1977, No. 491, § 1; 1977, No. 889, § 31; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 82-3405.2, 82-3405.3; reen. Acts 1987, No. 1021, § 1; 1997, No. 179, § 28.