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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 7 - STATE BOARD OF HEALTH - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (§§ 20-7-101 — 20-7-708) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 20-7-101 — 20-7-146) › Section 20-7-128 - Maintenance fee for breath-testing instruments

(a)
(1)
The State Board of Health may assess a fee for the maintenance of breath-testing instruments by law enforcement agencies for purposes contained in the Omnibus DWI or BWI Act, §
5-65-101
et seq., and §
5-65-201
et seq.
(2)
The fees collected shall be used for the support of the maintenance program as appropriated by law.
(3)
This subsection does not exclude manufacturer-approved repair services.
(b)
The fee imposed shall not exceed the cost of maintenance by the Department of Health.
(c)
(1)
Funds derived from the fees levied under this section are special revenues and shall be collected by the department and deposited into the State Treasury, where they shall be credited to the Public Health Fund.
(2)
Subject to such rules as may be implemented by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, the disbursing officers for the department may transfer all unexpended funds relative to the blood alcohol instrument maintenance program funds outlined in this section, as certified by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, to be carried forward and made available for the expenditures for the same purpose for any following year.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 1811, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1989, No. 577, § 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 7 - STATE BOARD OF HEALTH - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (§§ 20-7-101 — 20-7-708) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 20-7-101 — 20-7-146) › Section 20-7-129 - Reimbursement for certain medical supplies or services

(a)
(1)
The Department of Health may implement a reimbursement system to recover part or all of the costs of delivering services.
(2)
For the purpose of vaccine and vaccine administration reimbursement, if a private healthcare insurer declines or does not respond to a request to contract with the department within ninety (90) days of the request to contract, the private healthcare insurer shall reimburse the department at the rate paid to an in-network provider.
(b)
The system shall provide that fees shall be collected only from those patients who are financially able to pay the fee and that no one shall be denied services because of inability to pay.
(c)
(1)
Funds derived from the fees shall be used exclusively for the purchase of medical supplies or services necessary to enable the department to continue to provide essential health care.
(2)
The department may transfer six hundred thousand dollars ($600,000) in any fiscal year to the State Health Department Building and Local Grant Trust Fund for the purposes established by §
20-7-204
.
(d)
(1)
Funds collected by the department under this section shall be deposited into the State Treasury. These funds shall be credited to the Public Health Fund to be used exclusively for support of medical supplies or services.
(2)
Subject to rules as may be implemented by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, all unexpended funds that pertain to fees collected shall be carried forward and made available for expenditure for the same purposes for any following fiscal year.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 1812, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 206,§ 2, eff. 8/1/2017.
Amended by Act 2015, No. 1052,§ 1, eff. 7/22/2015.
Amended by Act 2013, No. 564,§ 1, eff. 8/16/2013.
Acts 1989, No. 387, §§ 1, 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 7 - STATE BOARD OF HEALTH - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (§§ 20-7-101 — 20-7-708) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 20-7-101 — 20-7-146) › Section 20-7-130 - Recovery of expenditures for extraordinary operations

(a)
The purpose of this section is to more equitably allocate the costs between the state and responsible parties when unforeseen circumstances arise as a result of accidents and other man-made causes which require assistance from the Department of Health. The authority to recover these expenses would enable the department to replace funds budgeted for routine activities which were spent for a department response to nonroutine, unplanned circumstances creating the potential for adverse health effects such as transportation accidents involving food and drugs, environmental contamination, and food product contamination.
(b)
(1)
The State Board of Health may promulgate rules necessary to carry out the intent and purpose of this section.
(2)
In adopting these rules, the board shall define the circumstances under which recovery should be pursued and the method to determine the amount of each recovery, which shall be based on costs.
(c)
The department may recover from the responsible party or parties actual costs incurred in participation during extraordinary, time-consuming operations such as damage assessment, sampling, monitoring, health studies, and product evaluations which arise from unforeseen circumstances.
(d)
All moneys levied and collected under this section are special revenues and shall be deposited into the State Treasury, there to be credited to the Public Health Fund.
(e)
Subject to rules as may be implemented by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, the disbursing officer for the department may transfer all unexpended funds relative to the recovery of expenditures program that pertain to moneys collected, as certified by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, to be carried forward and made available for expenditures for the same purpose for any following fiscal year.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 1814, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 1813, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1989, No. 384, §§ 1, 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 7 - STATE BOARD OF HEALTH - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (§§ 20-7-101 — 20-7-708) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 20-7-101 — 20-7-146) › Section 20-7-131 - Local control of county or city units of Department of Health

(a)
The mayor or county judge of any city or county that is providing facilities for a local unit of the Department of Health shall be consulted before the hiring of or the removal of the administrator of the local unit.
(b)
Notwithstanding the Freedom of Information Act of 1967, §
25-19-101
et seq., the department with the consent of the employee may share personnel information with a mayor or county judge.
(c)
Furthermore, any employee removed as administrator of a local unit shall be allowed to participate in the state grievance process.
Acts 2003, No. 657, § 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 7 - STATE BOARD OF HEALTH - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (§§ 20-7-101 — 20-7-708) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 20-7-101 — 20-7-146) › Section 20-7-132 - Guidelines for cleanup of clandestine methamphetamine labs

(a)
The Department of Health shall develop guidelines for the cleanup of former clandestine methamphetamine drug labs.
(b)
The guidelines shall be made available on the department's website and shall be available to law enforcement officials and the public upon request.
(c)
The guidelines shall be reviewed and updated annually.
Acts 2003, No. 1270, § 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 7 - STATE BOARD OF HEALTH - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (§§ 20-7-101 — 20-7-708) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 20-7-101 — 20-7-146) › Section 20-7-134 - Powers and duties

(a)
The Child Health Advisory Committee shall meet at least one (1) time per month and make recommendations to the State Board of Education and the State Board of Health consistent with the intent and purpose of this section and §§
20-7-133
and
20-7-135
.
(b)
The committee shall develop nutrition and physical activity standards and policy recommendations with consideration of the following:
(1)
Foods sold individually in school cafeterias but outside the regulated National School Lunch Program;
(2)
Competitive foods as defined by the United States Department of Agriculture as the definition existed on January 1, 2015, and offered at schools typically through vending machines, student stores, school fundraisers, food carts, or food concessions;
(3)
The continuing professional development of food service staff;
(4)
The expenditure of funds derived from competitive food and beverage contracts;
(5)
Physical education and activity;
(6)
Systems to ensure the implementation of nutrition and physical activity standards; and
(7)
The monitoring and evaluating of results and reporting of outcomes.
(c)
The committee shall examine the progress of the Arkansas Coordinated School Health Program and make recommendations to the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education and the Department of Health concerning the implementation of the Arkansas Coordinated School Health Program.
Amended by Act 2015, No. 846,§ 36, eff. 7/22/2015.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 2278, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 2003, No. 1220, § 1; 2007, No. 719, § 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 7 - STATE BOARD OF HEALTH - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (§§ 20-7-101 — 20-7-708) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 20-7-101 — 20-7-146) › Section 20-7-136 - Statewide fluoridation program - Definition

(a)
As used in this section, "water system" means a facility including without limitation a parent system, consecutive system, or other system that holds, treats, and supplies water directly or through a consecutive system or consecutive systems to five thousand (5,000) persons or more.
(b)
The company, corporation, municipality, county, government agency, or other entity that owns or controls a water system shall control the quantity of fluoride in the water so as to maintain a fluoride content established by the Department of Health.
(c)
The State Board of Health shall adopt rules relating to the fluoridation of water systems that shall include without limitation:
(1)
Permissible concentrations of fluoride to be maintained by a water system; and
(2)
Requirements and procedures for maintaining permissible concentrations of fluoride including without limitation:
(A)
Necessary equipment;
(B)
Recordkeeping;
(C)
Reporting; and
(D)
Testing.
(d)
(1)
A water system required to fluoridate under this section is not required to comply with the requirements of this section until funds sufficient to pay capital start-up costs for fluoridation equipment for the system have become available from any source other than tax revenue or service revenue regularly collected by the company, corporation, municipality, county, or other government agency that owns or controls the water system.
(2)
A licensed civil engineer recognized or employed by the department who is familiar with the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of fluoridation systems shall determine for the department whether the capital start-up costs claimed under subdivision (d)(1) of this section are reasonable.
(e)
A water system for a city in this state that receives its water supply from a community in another state is not required to comply with this section until a substantially similar fluoridation program is enacted for the water system of the community in the other state.
Acts 2011, No. 197, § 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 7 - STATE BOARD OF HEALTH - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (§§ 20-7-101 — 20-7-708) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 20-7-101 — 20-7-146) › Section 20-7-137 - Soccer goal safety - Definition

(a)
(1)
As used in this section, "public recreation area" means an area that is used by members of the public for recreational activities.
(2)
"Public recreation area" includes a privately owned or publicly owned:
(A)
Park;
(B)
Sports field;
(C)
Auditorium;
(D)
School playground; or
(E)
Other school facility.
(b)
A soccer goal in a public recreation area shall be anchored according to the Guidelines for Movable Soccer Goal Safety promulgated by the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission as in effect on February 1, 2011, or the guidelines adopted by the Department of Health.
(c)
The department shall develop and adopt guidelines for soccer goal safety as provided under this section.
Acts 2011, No. 772, § 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 7 - STATE BOARD OF HEALTH - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (§§ 20-7-101 — 20-7-708) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 20-7-101 — 20-7-146) › Section 20-7-138 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2013, No. 565,§ 1, eff. 8/16/2013.
Acts 2011, No. 146, § 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 7 - STATE BOARD OF HEALTH - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (§§ 20-7-101 — 20-7-708) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 20-7-101 — 20-7-146) › Section 20-7-139 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2017, No. 896,§ 2, eff. 8/1/2017.
Added by Act 2013, No. 528,§ 2, eff. 3/28/2013.
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 7 - STATE BOARD OF HEALTH - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (§§ 20-7-101 — 20-7-708) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 20-7-101 — 20-7-146) › Section 20-7-140 - Arkansas standards for human breast milk - Arkansas Breast Milk Bank

(a)
The Department of Health shall establish, by rule, standards for transporting, processing, and distributing commercial human breast milk on a for-profit or nonprofit basis in this state.
(b)
The department may:
(1)
Convene a committee of subject matter experts to assist in the development of the standards described in subsection (a) of this section; and
(2)
Develop programs to encourage the creation of nonprofit human breast milk depositories and banks, if funding is available.
(c)
(1)
The Arkansas Breast Milk Bank is created within the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.
(2)
The Arkansas Breast Milk Bank shall:
(A)
Accept and provide breast milk to assist mothers and guardians in providing breast milk to their infants;
(B)
Screen all breast milk collected before distribution of the breast milk;
(C)
Collect a reasonable fee, if the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences determines that a fee is necessary for the operation of the Arkansas Breast Milk Bank; and
(D)
Comply with all standards established by the department under subsection (a) of this section.
(3)
Any fees, donations, or collections generated from the Arkansas Breast Milk Bank shall be deposited into the State Treasury as special revenues and shall be credited to the Breast Milk Bank Special Fund to be used exclusively for the Arkansas Breast Milk Bank.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 225,§ 1, eff. 7/28/2021.
Added by Act 2019, No. 216,§ 1, eff. 7/24/2019.
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 7 - STATE BOARD OF HEALTH - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (§§ 20-7-101 — 20-7-708) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 20-7-101 — 20-7-146) › Section 20-7-142 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2023, No. 393,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2023.
Repealed by Act 2023, No. 205,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2023.
Added by Act 2021, No. 643,§ 1, eff. 7/28/2021.
Repealed and reenacted as 20-77-148 by Act 2023, No. 393.
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 7 - STATE BOARD OF HEALTH - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (§§ 20-7-101 — 20-7-708) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 20-7-101 — 20-7-146) › Section 20-7-143 - Expired

Added by Act 2021, No. 977,§ 1, eff. 4/28/2021.
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 7 - STATE BOARD OF HEALTH - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (§§ 20-7-101 — 20-7-708) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 20-7-101 — 20-7-146) › Section 20-7-144 - Prohibition on mandatory use of face mask, face shield, or other face covering

(a)
The General Assembly reserves the right to enact legislation regarding the mandatory use of face masks, face shields, or other face coverings.
(b)
A state agency or entity, a political subdivision of the state, or a state or local official shall not mandate an individual in this state to use a face mask, face shield, or other face covering.
(c)
The use of a face mask, face shield, or other face covering shall not be a condition for entry, education, or services.
(d)
If a state agency or entity, a political subdivision of the state, or a state or local official recommends that an individual in this state use a face mask, face shield, or other face covering, a state agency or entity, a political subdivision of the state, or a state or local official shall provide notice that the recommendation is not mandatory.
(e)
This section does not apply to a face covering requirement imposed by:
(1)
A private business;
(2)
A state-owned or state-controlled healthcare facility;
(3)
A facility operated by the Department of Corrections; or
(4)
A facility operated by the Division of Youth Services.
Added by Act 2021, No. 1002,§ 2, eff. 4/28/2021.
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 7 - STATE BOARD OF HEALTH - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (§§ 20-7-101 — 20-7-708) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 20-7-101 — 20-7-146) › Section 20-7-145 - Prohibition on vaccine passports - Definition

(a)
As used in this section, "vaccine passport" means documentation that an individual has been vaccinated against coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19).
(b)
The state, a state agency or entity, a political subdivision of the state, or a state or local official shall not require an individual to use a vaccine passport in this state for any purpose.
(c)
The use of a vaccine passport shall not be a condition for entry, travel, education, or services.
Added by Act 2021, No. 1030,§ 1, eff. 7/28/2021.
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 7 - STATE BOARD OF HEALTH - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (§§ 20-7-101 — 20-7-708) › Subchapter 2 - ARKANSAS HEALTH DEPARTMENT BUILDING AND LOCAL GRANT ACT (§§ 20-7-201 — 20-7-206) › Section 20-7-201 - Title

This subchapter may be known and may be cited as the "Arkansas Health Department Building and Local Grant Act".
Acts 1989, No. 749, § 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 7 - STATE BOARD OF HEALTH - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (§§ 20-7-101 — 20-7-708) › Subchapter 2 - ARKANSAS HEALTH DEPARTMENT BUILDING AND LOCAL GRANT ACT (§§ 20-7-201 — 20-7-206) › Section 20-7-202 - Definitions

As used in this subchapter:
(1)
(A)
"Acquire" means to lease, lease-purchase, or purchase any lands, buildings, structures, improvements, or other property, real, personal, or mixed.
(B)
"Acquire" also includes payment or provision for payment of all expenses incidental thereto;
(2)
(A)
"Construct" means to acquire, construct, reconstruct, renovate, remodel, install, and equip any lands, buildings, structures, improvements, or other property, real, personal, or mixed, useful in connection with any expansion or acquisition and to make other necessary expenditures in connection therewith by the methods and in the manner as may be authorized by law and in the case of an acquisition of equipment and other property of a medical, laboratory, or technical nature, by the method the Secretary of the Department of Health shall determine to be necessary or desirable to accomplish the power, purposes, and authorities set forth in this subchapter and without regard to the provisions of other laws pertaining to the construction and acquisition of property by state agencies.
(B)
"Construct" also includes payment or provision for payment for all expenses incidental thereto;
(3)
"Fees" means all fees set forth in §
20-7-123(b)
, which are confirmed and ratified by this subchapter; and
(4)
"Fund" means the State Health Department Building and Local Grant Trust Fund.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 389,§ 4, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 389,§ 3, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 4935, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1989, No. 749, § 1; 1993, No. 350, § 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 7 - STATE BOARD OF HEALTH - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (§§ 20-7-101 — 20-7-708) › Subchapter 2 - ARKANSAS HEALTH DEPARTMENT BUILDING AND LOCAL GRANT ACT (§§ 20-7-201 — 20-7-206) › Section 20-7-203 - Disposition of funds

(a)
The Secretary of the Department of Health may construct or acquire such facilities and property as are necessary for the provision of current and future requirements for the Department of Health.
(b)
Notwithstanding other provisions of this subchapter, the secretary, with the approval of the State Board of Health, may use any unobligated funds in the State Health Department Building and Local Grant Trust Fund in an amount not to exceed six hundred fifty thousand dollars ($650,000) to construct or acquire any land, building, structure, or other property, real, personal, or mixed, and any expenses incidental thereto which are deemed appropriate for the provision of current and future requirements for the department.
(c)
With the approval of the board, the secretary may lease, sublease, or otherwise negotiate for the use of any space acquired or constructed under this subchapter to other governmental and nongovernmental entities. Revenues derived from any such lease, sublease, or other arrangement shall be deposited into the Public Health Fund.
(d)
Neither the secretary nor any member of the board shall be personally liable for any obligation or action undertaken in connection therewith or for any damages sustained by anyone with respect to any obligations or actions unless he or she shall have acted with a corrupt intent.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 4936, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1989, No. 749, § 1; 1991, No. 1162, § 14; 1993, No. 350, § 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 7 - STATE BOARD OF HEALTH - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (§§ 20-7-101 — 20-7-708) › Subchapter 2 - ARKANSAS HEALTH DEPARTMENT BUILDING AND LOCAL GRANT ACT (§§ 20-7-201 — 20-7-206) › Section 20-7-204 - State Health Department Building and Local Grant Trust Fund

(a)
There is established on the books of the Treasurer of State, Auditor of State, and Chief Fiscal Officer of the State a fund to be known as the "State Health Department Building and Local Grant Trust Fund".
(b)
The fund shall consist of such revenues as may be authorized by law, including a portion collected under §
20-7-129
and §
20-7-408(f)
.
(c)
The Secretary of the Department of Health shall be the disbursing agent and executive officer for the fund.
(d)
The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and, except as provided in §
20-7-203(b)
, shall only be used for expansion, renovation, construction, or improvements to the Department of Health building and for grants for construction, renovation, or other expansion of approved local health unit facilities in this state.
(e)
No money from the fund may be used for the acquisition, purchase, lease, or otherwise, of real property for any local health unit facility.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 4937, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 752,§ 2, eff. 8/1/2017.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 206,§ 3, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1989, No. 749, § 1; 1993, No. 350, § 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 7 - STATE BOARD OF HEALTH - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (§§ 20-7-101 — 20-7-708) › Subchapter 2 - ARKANSAS HEALTH DEPARTMENT BUILDING AND LOCAL GRANT ACT (§§ 20-7-201 — 20-7-206) › Section 20-7-205 - Rules - Application for grants

(a)
(1)
The State Board of Health may develop and implement rules to receive, review, and approve applications for grants for new construction, renovation, or expansion of local health unit facilities from counties or cities.
(2)
The board may adopt such rules as may be necessary to provide for the distribution of such funds for the renovation, construction, improvement, and development of the State Health Building.
(b)
Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, any grant approved by the board to a county or city for the development of a local public health facility project shall require ten percent (10%) local matching funds from the city or county applicant. The matching funds may be in the form of either cash or an in-kind match, to be determined by the board. The value of existing buildings and property shall not qualify for local matching funds under this section.
(c)
The board may also establish by rule a special program to address renovation of local health units due to special requirements of the Department of Health. The programs shall provide for grants of up to ten thousand dollars ($10,000). The local match may be waived for the special grants.
(d)
(1)
Application for grants under this subchapter shall be made in accordance with the rules of the board, and each application shall be considered on a needs-assessment basis.
(2)
In addition, the applicant city or county shall furnish proof of the following with each grant application:
(A)
Local community involvement in the project;
(B)
Existence of resources to expand existing facilities, including availability of land;
(C)
A design of the proposed project; and
(D)
Evidence of need, including factors such as population growth, additional services to be offered, and increased workload.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 1817, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 1816, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1989, No. 749, § 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 7 - STATE BOARD OF HEALTH - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (§§ 20-7-101 — 20-7-708) › Subchapter 2 - ARKANSAS HEALTH DEPARTMENT BUILDING AND LOCAL GRANT ACT (§§ 20-7-201 — 20-7-206) › Section 20-7-206 - Participation conditioned

Participation in the grant programs shall be conditioned on compliance with this subchapter and any rules or regulations of the State Board of Health promulgated under this subchapter.
Acts 1989, No. 749, § 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 7 - STATE BOARD OF HEALTH - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (§§ 20-7-101 — 20-7-708) › Subchapter 3 - STATE HEALTH DATA CLEARINGHOUSE ACT (§§ 20-7-301 — 20-7-310) › Section 20-7-301 - Title

This subchapter shall be entitled the "State Health Data Clearinghouse Act".
Acts 1995, No. 670, § 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 7 - STATE BOARD OF HEALTH - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (§§ 20-7-101 — 20-7-708) › Subchapter 3 - STATE HEALTH DATA CLEARINGHOUSE ACT (§§ 20-7-301 — 20-7-310) › Section 20-7-302 - Purpose

The General Assembly finds that as a result of rising healthcare costs, the shortage of health professionals and healthcare services in many areas of the state, and the concerns expressed by care providers, consumers, third-party payors, and others involved with planning for the provision of health care, there is an urgent need to understand patterns and trends in the availability, use, and costs of these services. Therefore, to establish an information base for patients, health professionals, and hospitals, to improve the appropriate and efficient usage of healthcare services, and to provide for appropriate protection for confidentiality and privacy, the Department of Health shall act as a state health data clearinghouse for the acquisition and dissemination of data from state agencies and other appropriate sources to carry out this subchapter.
Acts 1995, No. 670, § 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 7 - STATE BOARD OF HEALTH - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (§§ 20-7-101 — 20-7-708) › Subchapter 3 - STATE HEALTH DATA CLEARINGHOUSE ACT (§§ 20-7-301 — 20-7-310) › Section 20-7-303 - Collection and dissemination of health data

(a)
With the approval of the State Board of Health, the Secretary of the Department of Health shall compile and disseminate health data collected by the Department of Health.
(b)
(1)
In consultation with advisory groups appointed by the secretary with representation from hospitals, outpatient surgery centers, health profession licensing boards, and other state agencies, the department should:
(A)
Identify the most practical methods to collect, transmit, and share required health data as described in §
20-7-304
;
(B)
Utilize, wherever practical, existing administrative databases and modalities of data collection to provide the required data;
(C)
Develop standards of accuracy, timeliness, economy, and efficiency for the provision of the data; and
(D)
Ensure confidentiality of data by enforcing appropriate rules.
(2)
To maximize limited resources and to prevent duplication of effort, the department may consider, when appropriate, contracting with private entities for the collection of data as set forth in this section subject to this subchapter.
(c)
(1)
All state agencies, including health profession licensing, certification, or registration boards and commissions, which collect, maintain, or distribute health data, including data relating to the Arkansas Medicaid Program, shall make available to the department such data as are necessary for the department to carry out its responsibilities under this subchapter or such rules as may be adopted as provided in §
20-7-305
.
(2)
If health data are already reported to another organization or governmental agency in the same manner, form, and content or in a manner, form, and content acceptable to the department, the secretary may obtain a copy of the data from the organization or agency, and no duplicate report need be submitted by the organization.
(3)
All hospitals and outpatient surgery centers licensed by the state shall submit information in a form and manner as prescribed by rules by the State Board of Health pursuant to §
20-7-305
. However, if the same information is being collected by another state agency, the department shall obtain the data from the other state agency.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 1820, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 1819, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 1818, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 4939, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 4938, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1995, No. 670, § 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 7 - STATE BOARD OF HEALTH - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (§§ 20-7-101 — 20-7-708) › Subchapter 3 - STATE HEALTH DATA CLEARINGHOUSE ACT (§§ 20-7-301 — 20-7-310) › Section 20-7-304 - Release of health data

The Secretary of the Department of Health may release data collected under this subchapter, except that data released shall not include any information which identifies or could be used to identify any individual patient, provider, institution, or health plan except as provided in §
20-7-305
.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 4940, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1995, No. 670, § 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 7 - STATE BOARD OF HEALTH - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (§§ 20-7-101 — 20-7-708) › Subchapter 3 - STATE HEALTH DATA CLEARINGHOUSE ACT (§§ 20-7-301 — 20-7-310) › Section 20-7-305 - State Board of Health to prescribe rules - Data collected not subject to discovery

(a)
The State Board of Health shall prescribe and enforce such rules as may be necessary to carry out this subchapter, including the manner in which data are collected, maintained, compiled, and disseminated, and including such rules as may be necessary to promote and protect the confidentiality of data reported under this subchapter.
(b)
Data provided, collected, or disseminated under this subchapter which identifies, or could be used to identify, any individual patient, provider, institution, or health plan shall not be subject to discovery pursuant to the Arkansas Rules of Civil Procedure or the Freedom of Information Act of 1967, §
25-19-101
et seq.
(c)
(1)
(A)
The Department of Human Services may provide data only for purposes of research and aggregate statistical reporting to the Arkansas Center for Health Improvement, the United States Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality for its Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project, or other researchers for research projects approved by the Department of Health under rules promulgated by the State Board of Health that provide for appropriate security and confidentiality protections for the data.
(B)
The Department of Human Services also shall provide data to the Arkansas Hospital Association, Inc. for its price transparency and consumer-driven healthcare project that will make price and quality information about Arkansas hospitals available to the general public.
(2)
The data shall be treated in a manner consistent with all state and federal privacy requirements, including, without limitation, the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 privacy rule, specifically
45 C.F.R. § 164.512(i)
.
(3)
Any identifiable data provided, collected, or disseminated under this subsection shall not be subject to discovery pursuant to the Arkansas Rules of Civil Procedure or the Freedom of Information Act of 1967, §
25-19-101
et seq.
(d)
It shall be unlawful for the hospital or outpatient surgery center to release any patient-identifying information to any nongovernmental third party.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 1821, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1995, No. 670, § 2; 2005, No. 1434, § 1; 2007, No. 616, § 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 7 - STATE BOARD OF HEALTH - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (§§ 20-7-101 — 20-7-708) › Subchapter 3 - STATE HEALTH DATA CLEARINGHOUSE ACT (§§ 20-7-301 — 20-7-310) › Section 20-7-306 - Reports - Assistance

(a)
The Secretary of the Department of Health shall prepare and submit a biennial report to the Governor and the House Committee on Public Health, Welfare, and Labor and the Senate Committee on Public Health, Welfare, and Labor or appropriate subcommittees thereof.
(b)
The Department of Health shall provide assistance to the House Committee on Public Health, Welfare, and Labor and the Senate Committee on Public Health, Welfare, and Labor or appropriate subcommittees thereof in the development of information necessary in the examination of healthcare issues.
(c)
(1)
With regard to §
6-18-702(d)
, §
6-60-504(b)
, and §
20-78-206(a)(2)(B)
, the department shall report every six (6) months to the House Committee on Public Health, Welfare, and Labor and the Senate Committee on Public Health, Welfare, and Labor regarding:
(A)
The geographic patterns of exemptions, vaccination rates, and exemptions in those areas as well as the rest of the state; and
(B)
Disease incidence of vaccine-preventable diseases collected by the department.
(2)
The collection of exemption information shall begin January 4, 2004.
(3)
Reports shall begin at the first interim meeting of the House Committee on Public Health, Welfare, and Labor and the Senate Committee on Public Health, Welfare, and Labor.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 4941, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1995, No. 670, § 2; 1997, No. 179, § 22; 2003, No. 999, § 4; 2007, No. 827, § 148.
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 7 - STATE BOARD OF HEALTH - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (§§ 20-7-101 — 20-7-708) › Subchapter 3 - STATE HEALTH DATA CLEARINGHOUSE ACT (§§ 20-7-301 — 20-7-310) › Section 20-7-307 - Penalties

(a)
(1)
Any person, firm, corporation, organization, or institution that violates any of the provisions of this subchapter or any rules promulgated under this subchapter regarding confidentiality of information shall be guilty of a Class C misdemeanor.
(2)
Each day of violation shall constitute a separate offense.
(b)
Any person, firm, corporation, organization, or institution knowingly violating any of the provisions of this subchapter or any rules promulgated under this subchapter shall be guilty of a violation and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500).
(c)
(1)
Every person, firm, corporation, organization, or institution that violates any of the rules adopted by the State Board of Health or that violates any provision of this subchapter may be assessed a civil penalty by the board.
(2)
The civil penalty shall not exceed two hundred fifty dollars ($250) for each violation.
(3)
However, no civil penalty may be assessed until the person charged with the violation has been given the opportunity for a hearing on the violation pursuant to the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, §
25-15-201
et seq.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 1824, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 1823, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 1822, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1995, No. 670, § 3; 2005, No. 1994, § 243.
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 7 - STATE BOARD OF HEALTH - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (§§ 20-7-101 — 20-7-708) › Subchapter 3 - STATE HEALTH DATA CLEARINGHOUSE ACT (§§ 20-7-301 — 20-7-310) › Section 20-7-308 - Repealer

All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this subchapter are repealed, except that nothing in this subchapter shall be interpreted to repeal any provision which authorizes the Health Services Permit Agency to gather such data as may be necessary to conduct permit-of-approval activities.
Acts 1995, No. 670, § 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 7 - STATE BOARD OF HEALTH - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (§§ 20-7-101 — 20-7-708) › Subchapter 3 - STATE HEALTH DATA CLEARINGHOUSE ACT (§§ 20-7-301 — 20-7-310) › Section 20-7-309 - List of substances used to alter samples in drug or alcohol screening tests

The Department of Health shall maintain and update as part of its database under this subchapter a list of substances that may be used to adulterate urine or other bodily fluids that may be used in or used to interfere with a drug or alcohol screening test.
Acts 2003, No. 750, § 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 7 - STATE BOARD OF HEALTH - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (§§ 20-7-101 — 20-7-708) › Subchapter 3 - STATE HEALTH DATA CLEARINGHOUSE ACT (§§ 20-7-301 — 20-7-310) › Section 20-7-310 - Construction with other laws

Nothing in this act shall be construed to encourage, conflict, or otherwise interfere with the preemption of state and local laws under any federal laws or United States Department of Transportation regulations related to drug testing procedures and confidentiality.
Acts 2003, No. 750, § 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 7 - STATE BOARD OF HEALTH - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (§§ 20-7-101 — 20-7-708) › Subchapter 4 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY ACT OF 2003 (§§ 20-7-401 — 20-7-412) › Section 20-7-401 - Title

This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Department of Health Public Health Laboratory Act of 2003".
Acts 2003, No. 1723, § 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 7 - STATE BOARD OF HEALTH - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (§§ 20-7-101 — 20-7-708) › Subchapter 4 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY ACT OF 2003 (§§ 20-7-401 — 20-7-412) › Section 20-7-402 - Purpose

It is the purpose of this subchapter to better serve the citizens of Arkansas by providing for the construction and equipping of a modern public health laboratory.
Acts 2003, No. 1723, § 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 7 - STATE BOARD OF HEALTH - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (§§ 20-7-101 — 20-7-708) › Subchapter 4 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY ACT OF 2003 (§§ 20-7-401 — 20-7-412) › Section 20-7-403 - Definitions

As used in this subchapter:
(1)
"Authority" means the Arkansas Development Finance Authority;
(2)
"Authorizing resolution" means the resolution or resolutions adopted by the State Board of Health authorizing the loan;
(3)
"Building" means the state building of the Department of Health located on West Markham Street in Little Rock;
(4)
"Construct" means to acquire, construct, reconstruct, remodel, install, and equip any lands, buildings, structures, improvements, or other property, whether real, personal, or mixed, useful in connection with the expansion, by any method and manner as may be authorized by law, and in the case of the acquisition of equipment and other property of a medical, laboratory, or technical nature, by any method as the board or the Secretary of the Department of Health determines to be necessary or desirable to accomplish the power, purposes, and authorities set forth in this subchapter and without regard to the provisions of other laws pertaining to the construction and acquisition of property by state agencies;
(5)
"Construction fund" means the State Board of Health Public Health Laboratory Construction Fund;
(6)
"Fee revenues" means all revenues derived from all or any of the fees;
(7)
"Fees" means the fees generated under this subchapter that represent an increase to the allowable fees set forth in §
20-7-123
;
(8)
"Laboratory" means a public health laboratory that is a modern stand-alone public health laboratory to be constructed on the existing site of the department located on West Markham Street in Little Rock;
(9)
"Loan" means the loan which the board may effect from the authority by the terms of this subchapter;
(10)
"Renovation" means the renovation and improvement of the building, including the renovation and alteration of existing properties, whether real, personal, or mixed;
(11)
"Revenue fund" means the State Board of Health Laboratory Revenue Fund; and
(12)
"Revenue loan fund" means the State Board of Health Laboratory Revenue Loan Fund.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 389,§ 6, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 389,§ 5, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 4943, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 4942, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 2003, No. 1723, § 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 7 - STATE BOARD OF HEALTH - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (§§ 20-7-101 — 20-7-708) › Subchapter 4 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY ACT OF 2003 (§§ 20-7-401 — 20-7-412) › Section 20-7-404 - Approval of construction

(a)
(1)
The laboratory shall be constructed subject to approval by the State Board of Health.
(2)
The board may take such action as may be appropriate for the renovation of the building and any facilities necessarily related to the building.
(b)
Subject to the approval of the board, the plans, specifications, and estimates of cost for the laboratory and renovation of the building shall be developed by the Secretary of the Department of Health, and the secretary may employ architects and other like professional and technical assistance as determined to be necessary for the construction of the laboratory and renovation of the building.
(c)
The board and the secretary may take such action as may be appropriate for the construction of the laboratory and renovation of the building to accomplish the purposes of this subchapter and may engage legal, technical, and other assistance as necessary.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 4944, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 2003, No. 1723, § 4.
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 7 - STATE BOARD OF HEALTH - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (§§ 20-7-101 — 20-7-708) › Subchapter 4 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY ACT OF 2003 (§§ 20-7-401 — 20-7-412) › Section 20-7-405 - Financing of construction and renovation

(a)
(1)
To finance the construction of the laboratory and renovation of the building, the State Board of Health may enter into a loan from the Arkansas Development Finance Authority in the principal amount of not more than twenty-six million dollars ($26,000,000) under the Arkansas Development Finance Authority Act, §
15-5-101
et seq., §
15-5-201
et seq., and §
15-5-301
et seq.
(2)
The amount and purpose of the loan shall be approved by the board in an authorizing resolution, copies of which shall be maintained in the records of the board and of the authority.
(b)
The loan shall bear interest at a rate determined by the rate of interest on funds borrowed by the authority to fund the loan but not to exceed the lesser of ten percent (10%) per annum or the maximum rate of interest permitted by the Arkansas Constitution.
(c)
The loan shall mature over a period of not more than thirty (30) years.
(d)
The board and the Secretary of the Department of Health may execute and deliver agreements, instruments, and other undertakings and writings and take such action as may be appropriate to evidence the loan and the security for the loan and to carry out this subchapter.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 4945, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 2003, No. 1723, § 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 7 - STATE BOARD OF HEALTH - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (§§ 20-7-101 — 20-7-708) › Subchapter 4 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY ACT OF 2003 (§§ 20-7-401 — 20-7-412) › Section 20-7-406 - Security for indebtedness

(a)
The payment and other obligations of the State Board of Health under and with respect to the loan shall be secured by a pledge of the fee revenues, subject to the terms of this subchapter and the reserved power to release fee revenues as set forth in this subchapter.
(b)
The loan shall be an obligation of the board only and shall not constitute an indebtedness for which the faith and credit of the State of Arkansas or any of its revenues are pledged.
(c)
The loan shall not be secured by a lien on any land, building, or other property belonging to the State of Arkansas.
(d)
The loan shall not constitute an indebtedness within the meaning of any constitutional or statutory limitation.
Acts 2003, No. 1723, § 6.