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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 15 - DISEASE AND DISEASE PREVENTION GENERALLY (§§ 20-15-101 — 20-15-2407) › Subchapter 7 - TUBERCULOSIS (§§ 20-15-701 — 20-15-710) › Section 20-15-703 - Involuntary examinations

(a)
When the state, county, or city health officer shall have reasonable grounds to believe that any person has tuberculosis in an active state or in a communicable form and who will not voluntarily seek a medical examination or treatment, the health officer may cause the person to be apprehended and detained for the necessary tests and examinations, including an approved chest X-ray, sputum examination, and other approved laboratory tests to ascertain the existence of tuberculosis.
(b)
If active tuberculosis is found to exist, it shall then be the duty of the health officer to make an investigation of the person to determine whether the environmental conditions of the person or the conduct of the person is suitable for proper isolation or control of the case by any type of local quarantine.
Acts 1955, No. 161, § 2; 1957, No. 298, § 1; 1961, No. 171, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-612.
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 15 - DISEASE AND DISEASE PREVENTION GENERALLY (§§ 20-15-101 — 20-15-2407) › Subchapter 7 - TUBERCULOSIS (§§ 20-15-701 — 20-15-710) › Section 20-15-704 - Petition to isolate patient

(a)
If the health officer finds that the circumstances are not suitable for proper isolation or contagious control of the case by any type of local quarantine and if the person will not voluntarily seek medical treatment and is a source of danger to others, then the health officer shall petition the circuit court of the county where the person is found to order the admission of the person to any state-owned and state-operated hospital or sanatorium or any other hospital or sanatorium that is equipped to treat tuberculosis under the conditions enumerated in §
20-15-707(a)
.
(b)
The health officer shall set forth in a petition a summary of the factual basis of the determination that the circumstances are not suitable for proper isolation or contagious control of the case by any type of local quarantine and that the person will not voluntarily seek medical treatment and is a source of danger to others.
Acts 1955, No. 161, §§ 3, 4; 1975, No. 745, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 82-613, 82-614.
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 15 - DISEASE AND DISEASE PREVENTION GENERALLY (§§ 20-15-101 — 20-15-2407) › Subchapter 7 - TUBERCULOSIS (§§ 20-15-701 — 20-15-710) › Section 20-15-705 - Notice of petition and hearing

(a)
Upon receiving the petition, the court shall fix a date for a hearing on the petition and shall cause notice of the petition, with the time and place for the hearing, to be served personally at least seven (7) days before the hearing upon the person who has tuberculosis and is alleged to be dangerous to others.
(b)
While the petition is pending, the person shall be subject to the local quarantine or restrictions of his or her movements placed on him or her by the health officer for the protection of the public health.
Acts 1955, No. 161, § 5; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-615; Acts 1997, No. 208, § 19.
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 15 - DISEASE AND DISEASE PREVENTION GENERALLY (§§ 20-15-101 — 20-15-2407) › Subchapter 7 - TUBERCULOSIS (§§ 20-15-701 — 20-15-710) › Section 20-15-706 - Hearing

The petition shall be heard in open court, and the respondent to the petition shall have the privilege of counsel of his or her own selection.
Acts 1955, No. 161, § 6; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-616.
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 15 - DISEASE AND DISEASE PREVENTION GENERALLY (§§ 20-15-101 — 20-15-2407) › Subchapter 7 - TUBERCULOSIS (§§ 20-15-701 — 20-15-710) › Section 20-15-707 - Commitment

(a)
If upon hearing of the petition the court finds that the circumstances are not suitable for proper isolation or contagious control of the case by any type of local quarantine and that the person will not voluntarily seek medical treatment and is a source of danger to others, the court shall order the commitment of the person to a hospital or sanatorium as petitioned for.
(b)
The superintendent of the institution to which the person is committed shall direct that the person be placed apart from others and restrained from leaving the institution.
Acts 1955, No. 161, §§ 7, 8; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 82-617, 82-618.
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 15 - DISEASE AND DISEASE PREVENTION GENERALLY (§§ 20-15-101 — 20-15-2407) › Subchapter 7 - TUBERCULOSIS (§§ 20-15-701 — 20-15-710) › Section 20-15-708 - Observation of rules and regulations required

(a)
A person who is committed to the hospital or sanatorium under the provisions of this subchapter shall observe all the rules and regulations of the hospital or sanatorium.
(b)
The superintendent of the institution may file a complaint in the district court against a person committed to the institution under the provisions of this subchapter who willfully violates the rules and regulations of the institution or who conducts himself or herself in a disorderly manner. A person so charged shall have the legal procedural rights of a person charged with disorderly conduct.
Acts 1955, No. 161, §§ 9, 10; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 82-619, 82-620; Acts 2003, No. 1185, § 255.
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 15 - DISEASE AND DISEASE PREVENTION GENERALLY (§§ 20-15-101 — 20-15-2407) › Subchapter 7 - TUBERCULOSIS (§§ 20-15-701 — 20-15-710) › Section 20-15-709 - Discharge

(a)
The superintendent of the institution to which a person has been committed under this subchapter may discharge the person so committed upon signing and placing among the records of the institution a statement that the person has obeyed the rules and regulations of the institution and that for the reasons set forth in the statement, in his or her judgment the person may be discharged without danger to the health and life of others.
(b)
The superintendent of the institution shall report each discharge with a full statement of reasons therefor at once to the Secretary of the Department of Health, to the county health officer of the county where the person was committed, and to the clerk of the court from which the person was committed.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 5003, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1955, No. 161, §§ 12, 13; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 82-622, 82-623.
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 15 - DISEASE AND DISEASE PREVENTION GENERALLY (§§ 20-15-101 — 20-15-2407) › Subchapter 7 - TUBERCULOSIS (§§ 20-15-701 — 20-15-710) › Section 20-15-710 - Violations of commitment - Penalties

(a)
A person committed to an institution who is found guilty of violating the rules and regulations of the institution or of conducting himself or herself in a disorderly manner may be confined for a period not to exceed six (6) months in any place where persons convicted of disorderly conduct may be confined.
(b)
Any person committed to an institution pursuant to this subchapter, who shall leave or attempt to leave the institution without being properly discharged by the superintendent of the institution or his or her authorized agent, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be imprisoned for a period of not less than six (6) months nor more than one (1) year.
(c)
Any person confined or imprisoned pursuant to this section shall be kept separate from the other inmates of the place of confinement. Upon completion of the period of confinement, he or she shall be returned to the hospital or sanatorium where originally committed.
(d)
Any person confined or imprisoned pursuant to the provisions of this section may be confined or imprisoned in the hospital or sanatorium where originally committed if facilities for confinement or imprisonment are available at the hospital or sanatorium.
Acts 1955, No. 161, § 11; 1963, No. 174, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-621.
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 15 - DISEASE AND DISEASE PREVENTION GENERALLY (§§ 20-15-101 — 20-15-2407) › Subchapter 8 - SCOLIOSIS (§§ 20-15-801 — 20-15-803) › Section 20-15-801 - Legislative determination

(a)
The General Assembly recognizes that scoliosis is a terrible disease of the spine which attacks young children during their formative years and that the spinal curvature can be relatively easily detected and should be treated as early as possible.
(b)
The General Assembly has determined that the most logical entities to conduct a scoliosis screening program are our private schools, public schools, and other state-supported institutions providing education to our children.
Acts 1987, No. 41, § 1; 1989, No. 95, § 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 15 - DISEASE AND DISEASE PREVENTION GENERALLY (§§ 20-15-101 — 20-15-2407) › Subchapter 8 - SCOLIOSIS (§§ 20-15-801 — 20-15-803) › Section 20-15-802 - Screening program

Every public elementary and secondary school in this state, every other institution supported by state funds which provides education to our minor children, and all private institutions which provide education to our minor children shall as soon as possible institute a continuing scoliosis screening program to be conducted in accordance with rules promulgated by the State Board of Health.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 1939, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1987, No. 41, § 1; 1989, No. 95, § 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 15 - DISEASE AND DISEASE PREVENTION GENERALLY (§§ 20-15-101 — 20-15-2407) › Subchapter 8 - SCOLIOSIS (§§ 20-15-801 — 20-15-803) › Section 20-15-803 - Rules

(a)
The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education, in coordination with the State Board of Health, shall promulgate rules as soon as possible to implement this subchapter.
(b)
The rules shall provide that:
(1)
A child is not to be screened if his or her parent or guardian objects to the screening in writing, stating as the basis of the objection that it is contrary to the parent's or guardian's religious beliefs; and
(2)
A school is not required to hire personnel on a full-time, part-time, or consultant basis to conduct the screening, but shall utilize school health personnel, volunteers, and other school employees who are not classroom teachers and who meet the qualifications prescribed by the rules.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 1940, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 843,§ 1, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1987, No. 41, § 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 15 - DISEASE AND DISEASE PREVENTION GENERALLY (§§ 20-15-101 — 20-15-2407) › Subchapter 9 - HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS OR ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME (§§ 20-15-901 — 20-15-909) › Section 20-15-901 - Free testing program - Confidentiality

(a)
The Department of Health shall institute an acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) testing program whereby any citizen may be tested for the virus without charge.
(b)
The program shall be so devised as to maintain secrecy as to the identification of persons voluntarily participating in the program.
Acts 1987 (1st Ex. Sess.), No. 51, § 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 15 - DISEASE AND DISEASE PREVENTION GENERALLY (§§ 20-15-101 — 20-15-2407) › Subchapter 9 - HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS OR ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME (§§ 20-15-901 — 20-15-909) › Section 20-15-902 - Counseling - Seminars

The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, and the Department of Health shall jointly provide counseling and shall also conduct public seminars designed to educate the public regarding acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS).
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 2286, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1987 (1st Ex. Sess.), No. 51, § 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 15 - DISEASE AND DISEASE PREVENTION GENERALLY (§§ 20-15-101 — 20-15-2407) › Subchapter 9 - HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS OR ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME (§§ 20-15-901 — 20-15-909) › Section 20-15-903 - Advising physician or dentist required - Penalty

(a)
Before receiving any healthcare services of a physician or dentist, any person who is found to have human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection shall advise the physician or dentist that the person has human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection.
(b)
Any person failing or refusing to comply with the provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor and punished accordingly.
Acts 1989, No. 413, §§ 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 15 - DISEASE AND DISEASE PREVENTION GENERALLY (§§ 20-15-101 — 20-15-2407) › Subchapter 9 - HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS OR ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME (§§ 20-15-901 — 20-15-909) › Section 20-15-904 - Reporting - Confidentiality - Subpoenas

(a)
A person with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) or who tests positive for the presence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antigen or antibodies is infectious to others through the exchange of body fluids during sexual intercourse and through the parenteral transfer of blood or blood products and under these circumstances is a danger to the public.
(b)
A physician whose patient is determined to have acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) or who tests positive for the presence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antigen or antibodies shall immediately make a report to the Department of Health in the manner and form as the department shall direct.
(c)
(1)
All information and reports in connection with persons suffering from or suspected to be suffering from the diseases specified in this section shall be regarded as confidential by every person, body, or committee whose duty it is or may be to obtain, make, transmit, and receive information and reports.
(2)
However, any prosecuting attorney of this state may subpoena information as may be necessary to enforce the provisions of this section and §§
5-14-123
and
16-82-101
, provided that any information acquired pursuant to the subpoena shall not be disclosed except to the courts to enforce this section.
Acts 1989, No. 614, §§ 1, 3, 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 15 - DISEASE AND DISEASE PREVENTION GENERALLY (§§ 20-15-101 — 20-15-2407) › Subchapter 9 - HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS OR ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME (§§ 20-15-901 — 20-15-909) › Section 20-15-906 - Report to the Department of Health required - Privileged communications

(a)
Reports shall be made to the Department of Health in the form and manner as may be required by the department for all persons who have been determined to have acquired immunodeficiency syndrome or who have tested positive for the presence of human immunodeficiency virus antigen or antibodies.
(b)
Reporting is required by the following persons:
(1)
Physicians;
(2)
Hospital infection control practitioners and the chairs of hospital infection control committees;
(3)
Directors of laboratories doing business in the State of Arkansas;
(4)
Medical directors of in-home health agencies;
(5)
Program directors of state agencies to whom a human immunodeficiency virus or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome diagnosis has been disclosed;
(6)
Nursing home medical directors; and
(7)
Those other persons as are required by the rules of the department.
(c)
Notwithstanding this section or any other law, the privileged communications provisions under §§
17-103-107
and
17-103-108
are not repealed.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 1941, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1991, No. 967, §§ 1, 2; 1992 (1st Ex. Sess.), No. 72, § 5; 1999, No. 1122, § 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 15 - DISEASE AND DISEASE PREVENTION GENERALLY (§§ 20-15-101 — 20-15-2407) › Subchapter 9 - HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS OR ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME (§§ 20-15-901 — 20-15-909) › Section 20-15-907 - Title

This section and §§
20-15-908
and
20-15-909
shall be known and may be cited as the "Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) or Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) Medications Act of 2001".
Acts 2001, No. 235, § 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 15 - DISEASE AND DISEASE PREVENTION GENERALLY (§§ 20-15-101 — 20-15-2407) › Subchapter 9 - HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS OR ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME (§§ 20-15-901 — 20-15-909) › Section 20-15-908 - Findings and purpose

It is found and determined by the General Assembly that:
(1)
The citizens of Arkansas suffering from human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) should have access to the latest drug therapies;
(2)
The continued spread of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a danger to the public health of Arkansas;
(3)
Proper treatment of individuals living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) who are pregnant can significantly decrease the possibility of infecting their unborn children;
(4)
Infection rates among Arkansas citizens can be curtailed by the proper administration of drug therapies to those infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS);
(5)
The continued medical costs associated with illnesses related to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) are a threat to the medical infrastructure of Arkansas;
(6)
The quality of life of those individuals affected by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), along with the quality of life of their family members, can be enhanced through continuing drug therapies;
(7)
There is a pressing and immediate need for the distribution of medications for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS); and
(8)
This section and §§
20-15-907
and
20-15-909
can help meet these needs by furnishing financial assistance, subject to the availability of funds, to citizens of Arkansas suffering from human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).
Acts 2001, No. 235, § 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 15 - DISEASE AND DISEASE PREVENTION GENERALLY (§§ 20-15-101 — 20-15-2407) › Subchapter 9 - HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS OR ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME (§§ 20-15-901 — 20-15-909) › Section 20-15-909 - Implementation

The State Board of Health shall promulgate rules to provide for the distribution of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) medications to Arkansas citizens without ample resources or available avenues to acquire their medically necessary medications.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 1942, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 2001, No. 235, § 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 15 - DISEASE AND DISEASE PREVENTION GENERALLY (§§ 20-15-101 — 20-15-2407) › Subchapter 10 - BREAST CANCER - MAMMOGRAMS (§§ 20-15-1001 — 20-15-1006) › Section 20-15-1001 - Legislative findings and intent

The General Assembly finds and declares that:
(1)
Breast cancer, according to the American Cancer Society, is the second leading cause of death among women in the United States;
(2)
One (1) American woman in ten (10) will develop breast cancer in her lifetime;
(3)
Mammography provides the earliest detection of breast cancer;
(4)
Screening using mammography can significantly cut the death rate of women with breast cancer, especially for women with small tumors that have not invaded the lymph nodes and who have a ninety percent (90%) chance of surviving at least five (5) years when such tumors are diagnosed and removed;
(5)
Both the American Cancer Society and the National Cancer Institute have developed age and frequency guidelines for mammogram screening, and those guidelines have been incorporated in this subchapter; and
(6)
Therefore it is in the best interest for the general health and welfare of the people of the State of Arkansas that legislation be enacted encouraging health insurance coverage for screening mammography.
Acts 1989, No. 292, § 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 15 - DISEASE AND DISEASE PREVENTION GENERALLY (§§ 20-15-101 — 20-15-2407) › Subchapter 10 - BREAST CANCER - MAMMOGRAMS (§§ 20-15-1001 — 20-15-1006) › Section 20-15-1002 - Definitions

As used in this subchapter:
(1)
"Accreditation body" means a body that has been approved by the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services to accredit mammography facilities under the federal Mammography Quality Standards Act of 1992, Pub. L. No. 102-539 ( 21 C.F.R. Part 900 );
(2)
"Diagnostic mammography" means a problem-solving radiologic procedure of higher intensity than screening mammography provided to a woman who is suspected of having breast pathology. A patient is usually referred for analysis of palpable abnormalities or for further evaluation of mammographically detected abnormalities. All images are immediately reviewed by the physician interpreting the study, and additional views are obtained as needed. A physical examination of the breast by the interpreting physician to correlate the radiologic findings is often performed as part of the study;
(3)
"Mammography" means radiography of the breast; and
(4)
"Screening mammography" means a radiologic procedure provided to a woman who has no signs or symptoms of breast cancer for the purpose of early detection of breast cancer. The procedure entails two (2) views of each breast and includes a physician's interpretation of the results of the procedure.
Amended by Act 2013, No. 1132,§ 12, eff. 8/16/2013.
Acts 1989, No. 292, § 2; 1995, No. 508, § 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 15 - DISEASE AND DISEASE PREVENTION GENERALLY (§§ 20-15-101 — 20-15-2407) › Subchapter 10 - BREAST CANCER - MAMMOGRAMS (§§ 20-15-1001 — 20-15-1006) › Section 20-15-1003 - Advisory committee

(a)
To assure the safety and accuracy of screening and diagnostic mammography and to promote the highest quality imaging in the most efficient setting to contain costs, radiological standards and quality assurance programs shall be established and administered by the Secretary of the Department of Health.
(b)
To assist the secretary in establishing the quality standards, there is created an advisory committee to be composed of:
(1)
The Director of Mammography at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, or his or her designee;
(2)
The Chair of the Breast Screening Project of the Arkansas Division of the American Cancer Society, or his or her designee;
(3)
A physician appointed by the Arkansas Medical Society, Inc., or his or her designee;
(4)
A health physicist from the Radiation Control Section, or his or her designee;
(5)
A medical physicist with experience and training in mammography procedures appointed by the secretary;
(6)
A registered X-ray technologist with experience and training in mammography practices and procedures appointed by the secretary; and
(7)
The President of the Arkansas Chapter of the American College of Radiology, or his or her designee.
(c)
The committee and the secretary shall continuously review and revise the quality standards in light of current scientific knowledge, but no less frequently than one (1) time every year.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 5004, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2013, No. 1132,§ 13, eff. 8/16/2013.
Acts 1989, No. 292, § 5; 1995, No. 508, § 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 15 - DISEASE AND DISEASE PREVENTION GENERALLY (§§ 20-15-101 — 20-15-2407) › Subchapter 10 - BREAST CANCER - MAMMOGRAMS (§§ 20-15-1001 — 20-15-1006) › Section 20-15-1004 - Accreditation of facilities required - Penalty

(a)
(1)
The Secretary of the Department of Health shall establish quality standards for accreditation of facilities wherein mammography may be conducted in accordance with the Mammography Quality Standards Act of 1992, Pub. L. No. 102-539 ( 21 C.F.R. Part 900 ).
(2)
The standards applicable to the physician who interprets mammograms shall not be more stringent than those standards listed in the Mammography Quality Standards Act of 1992, Pub. L. No. 102-539 ( 21 C.F.R. Part 900 ).
(b)
(1)
Such facilities shall be accredited by the Department of Health every three (3) years.
(2)
No mammography shall be performed in an unaccredited facility after January 1, 1990.
(c)
For facilities accredited by the department, documents of accreditation shall be nontransferable and shall expire three (3) years after being issued or at a time specified by the department.
(d)
The owners of any unaccredited facility wherein mammography is performed after January 1, 1990, shall be subject to a civil penalty imposed by the department in an amount not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100) for each day the facility operates without accreditation by the department.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 5005, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1989, No. 292, § 6; 1995, No. 508, § 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 15 - DISEASE AND DISEASE PREVENTION GENERALLY (§§ 20-15-101 — 20-15-2407) › Subchapter 10 - BREAST CANCER - MAMMOGRAMS (§§ 20-15-1001 — 20-15-1006) › Section 20-15-1005 - Fees

(a)
As an accreditation body, the Department of Health may charge and collect the following fees:
(1)
First mammography tube, seven hundred dollars ($700) to be collected at the beginning of each three-year accreditation period;
(2)
Each additional mammography tube, five hundred dollars ($500) to be collected at the beginning of each three-year accreditation period; and
(3)
Each additional review of clinical images and phantoms, one hundred dollars ($100) to be collected at the time of submission of clinical images and phantoms for review, except that the maximum annual cost for additional review of clinical images and phantoms shall not exceed three hundred dollars ($300).
(b)
(1)
The department may prorate the accreditation fee for a mammography tube that is accredited for less than the three-year accreditation period.
(2)
The department may bill on an annual basis for one-third (1/3) of the accreditation fee.
(c)
(1)
All revenue derived from fees collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited into the State Treasury and 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 officer for the department may transfer all unexpended funds that pertain to fees collected, as certified by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, to be carried forward and made available for expenditures for the same purpose in any following fiscal year.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 1943, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1995, No. 508, § 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 15 - DISEASE AND DISEASE PREVENTION GENERALLY (§§ 20-15-101 — 20-15-2407) › Subchapter 10 - BREAST CANCER - MAMMOGRAMS (§§ 20-15-1001 — 20-15-1006) › Section 20-15-1006 - Standards certification program

The Department of Health may operate a mammography quality standards certification program in accordance with the Mammography Quality Standards Act of 1992, Pub. L. No. 102-539 ( 21 C.F.R. Part 900 ), to:
(1)
Issue initial and renewal certificates to mammography facilities;
(2)
Conduct inspections and determine compliance of certified facilities; and
(3)
Impose sanctions, to include:
(A)
Suspension or revocation of certification;
(B)
Injunctions to restrict unsafe or illegal activities in mammography facilities; and
(C)
Civil penalties.
Acts 1995, No. 508, § 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 15 - DISEASE AND DISEASE PREVENTION GENERALLY (§§ 20-15-101 — 20-15-2407) › Subchapter 11 - NEWBORN INFANT HEARING SCREENING PROGRAM (§§ 20-15-1101 — 20-15-1107) › Section 20-15-1101 - Purpose

The purpose of this subchapter is to provide a statewide coordinated early intervention program to identify and follow up with testing and treatment of newborn infants who are at risk for hearing impairment.
Acts 1993, No. 1096, § 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 15 - DISEASE AND DISEASE PREVENTION GENERALLY (§§ 20-15-101 — 20-15-2407) › Subchapter 11 - NEWBORN INFANT HEARING SCREENING PROGRAM (§§ 20-15-1101 — 20-15-1107) › Section 20-15-1102 - Definitions

As used in this subchapter:
(1)
"Newborn infant with hearing impairment" means a newborn infant who has a disorder of the auditory system of any type or degree causing a hearing impairment sufficient to interfere with the development of language and speech skills;
(2)
"Newborn infants at risk" means those newborn infants who are at risk for hearing impairment because they have one (1) or more risk factors;
(3)
"Risk factors" are those criteria or factors, any one (1) of which identifies a newborn infant as being at risk for hearing impairment, as determined by the Department of Health and set forth in rules promulgated by the department;
(4)
"Screening infants for hearing impairment" means a procedure for employing a device for identifying a disorder of the auditory system, but the procedure may not necessarily provide a comprehensive determination of hearing thresholds in the speech range. Such a procedure may include auditory brainstem response screening or other devices approved by the department; and
(5)
"Screening report" means a report by a facility providing screening for hearing impairment which identifies each newborn infant who has been screened for hearing impairment.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 1944, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 389,§ 31, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 389,§ 30, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1993, No. 1096, § 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 15 - DISEASE AND DISEASE PREVENTION GENERALLY (§§ 20-15-101 — 20-15-2407) › Subchapter 11 - NEWBORN INFANT HEARING SCREENING PROGRAM (§§ 20-15-1101 — 20-15-1107) › Section 20-15-1103 - Creation

(a)
There is established in the Department of Health a program to be known as the "Newborn Infant Hearing Screening Program". The program shall provide for the early identification and follow-up of newborn infants at risk.
(b)
The program shall include:
(1)
Development through the promulgation of rules and criteria or factors to identify those newborn infants who are at risk for hearing impairment or of developing a progressive hearing impairment;
(2)
Creation of a Hearing Impairment Registry to include, but not be limited to, the identification of newborn infants at risk for hearing impairment, infants with hearing impairment, and infants at risk of developing a progressive hearing impairment;
(3)
Development of a hearing impairment at-risk questionnaire. The instrument shall be provided by the department to hospitals, birthing centers, and lay midwives for use in the program;
(4)
Development of appropriate written materials regarding hearing impairment. The materials shall be provided to hospitals, birthing centers, and lay midwives for their use in the program;
(5)
Development of a means of establishing contact with parents, guardians, and physicians of newborn infants with hearing impairment, of newborn infants at risk, and of infants at risk of developing a progressive hearing impairment;
(6)
Establishment of a telephone hotline to communicate information about hearing impairment, hearing screening, audiological evaluation, and other services for infants with hearing impairment;
(7)
Development of a screening report to be used by all facilities screening infants for hearing impairment to provide information to the department for a tracking system for newborn infants at risk; and
(8)
A data collection system.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 1945, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1993, No. 1096, § 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 15 - DISEASE AND DISEASE PREVENTION GENERALLY (§§ 20-15-101 — 20-15-2407) › Subchapter 11 - NEWBORN INFANT HEARING SCREENING PROGRAM (§§ 20-15-1101 — 20-15-1107) › Section 20-15-1104 - Screening of newborns

(a)
(1)
All hospitals, birthing centers, and lay midwives shall complete a hearing impairment at-risk questionnaire for each newborn infant before discharge or, in the case of a lay midwife, within seventy-two (72) hours of the birth of the infant.
(2)
All hearing impairment at-risk questionnaires shall be completed by a designee of the hospital or birthing center or by the midwife.
(3)
However, no infant shall be screened for hearing impairment whose parent presents a written statement that he or she objects to the screening of his or her child.
(b)
The hospital, birthing center, or lay midwife shall forward to the Department of Health a copy of all completed questionnaires.
(c)
The hospital, birthing center, or lay midwife shall provide the parents or guardians of all newborn infants with written materials provided by the department concerning hearing impairment.
Acts 1993, No. 1096, § 4; 1995, No. 1296, § 78.
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 15 - DISEASE AND DISEASE PREVENTION GENERALLY (§§ 20-15-101 — 20-15-2407) › Subchapter 11 - NEWBORN INFANT HEARING SCREENING PROGRAM (§§ 20-15-1101 — 20-15-1107) › Section 20-15-1105 - Provision of services - Test results - Follow-up care

(a)
The hospital, birthing center, or lay midwife may elect to provide for the screening of infants for hearing impairment but is not required to do so by this subchapter.
(b)
Any facility screening infants for hearing impairment shall forward test results on a screening report to the Department of Health by the fifteenth of the month following the month in which the test was conducted.
(c)
Any facility screening infants for hearing impairment shall provide information on locations at which medical and audiological follow-up can be obtained by the parents or guardians of infants with hearing impairment.
Acts 1993, No. 1096, §§ 4, 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 15 - DISEASE AND DISEASE PREVENTION GENERALLY (§§ 20-15-101 — 20-15-2407) › Subchapter 11 - NEWBORN INFANT HEARING SCREENING PROGRAM (§§ 20-15-1101 — 20-15-1107) › Section 20-15-1106 - Coordination of services

The Department of Health, the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education, and the Department of Human Services shall work cooperatively and develop a plan to coordinate early educational and rehabilitative services for newborn infants identified as Deaf, deaf, or Hard of Hearing.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 84,§ 12, eff. 7/28/2021.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 2287, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1993, No. 1096, § 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 15 - DISEASE AND DISEASE PREVENTION GENERALLY (§§ 20-15-101 — 20-15-2407) › Subchapter 11 - NEWBORN INFANT HEARING SCREENING PROGRAM (§§ 20-15-1101 — 20-15-1107) › Section 20-15-1107 - Immunity

Any person or entity who reports in good faith and without malice or who in good faith and without malice fails to report the information required by this subchapter shall have immunity from any liability, civil or criminal, that might be incurred or imposed in any action resulting from such a report. Any such person or entity shall have the same immunity with respect to participation in any judicial proceeding resulting from such a report.
Acts 1993, No. 1096, § 7.
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 15 - DISEASE AND DISEASE PREVENTION GENERALLY (§§ 20-15-101 — 20-15-2407) › Subchapter 12 - IMMUNIZATION REGISTRATION (§§ 20-15-1201 — 20-15-1203) › Section 20-15-1201 - Definition

As used in this subchapter, "provider" means any healthcare professional who has direct or supervisory responsibility for the delivery of immunizations.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 389,§ 32, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1995, No. 432, § 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 15 - DISEASE AND DISEASE PREVENTION GENERALLY (§§ 20-15-101 — 20-15-2407) › Subchapter 12 - IMMUNIZATION REGISTRATION (§§ 20-15-1201 — 20-15-1203) › Section 20-15-1202 - Statewide immunization registry

(a)
(1)
The Department of Health shall establish a statewide immunization registry.
(2)
Immunization records shall include data as specified by the department.
(b)
The department may make information in the registry available to the parents or guardians of a child, to providers who report on the immunization status of children in their care, and to such other persons or organizations designated by rule of the State Board of Health.
(c)
The board shall adopt rules to implement this subchapter, including provisions for confidentiality of medical information.
(d)
The department may enter into data-sharing agreements with federal, state, and local jurisdictions as well as the nations that are part of the Compact of Free Association islands to ensure effective surveillance and better immunization planning.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 880,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1995, No. 432, § 2; 1997, No. 869, § 1; 2011, No. 179, § 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 15 - DISEASE AND DISEASE PREVENTION GENERALLY (§§ 20-15-101 — 20-15-2407) › Subchapter 12 - IMMUNIZATION REGISTRATION (§§ 20-15-1201 — 20-15-1203) › Section 20-15-1203 - Duty of providers - Penalty

(a)
(1)
A provider shall register with the Department of Health the intent to administer childhood immunizations to an individual under twenty-two (22) years of age under guidelines established by the department.
(2)
A provider shall report to the department the administration of a childhood immunization to an individual under twenty-two (22) years of age.
(3)
A provider may report the administration of adult immunizations to individuals twenty-two (22) years of age or older to the department.
(b)
A provider who administers a childhood immunization and fails to register with the department or make the required reports to the department, or both, shall be fined twenty-five dollars ($25.00).
Amended by Act 2015, No. 541,§ 1, eff. 7/22/2015.
Amended by Act 2013, No. 1132,§ 14, eff. 8/16/2013.
Acts 1995, No. 432, § 3; 2011, No. 179, § 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 15 - DISEASE AND DISEASE PREVENTION GENERALLY (§§ 20-15-101 — 20-15-2407) › Subchapter 13 - BREAST CANCER ACT OF 1997 (§§ 20-15-1301 — 20-15-1304) › Section 20-15-1301 - Title

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Breast Cancer Act of 1997".
Acts 1997, No. 434, § 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 15 - DISEASE AND DISEASE PREVENTION GENERALLY (§§ 20-15-101 — 20-15-2407) › Subchapter 13 - BREAST CANCER ACT OF 1997 (§§ 20-15-1301 — 20-15-1304) › Section 20-15-1302 - Legislative findings and intent

The General Assembly finds and declares as follows:
(1)
Breast cancer is a significant threat to the health of women. Breast cancer is the most common form of cancer in women and causes the death of a woman in the United States every twelve (12) minutes;
(2)
The incidence of breast cancer continues to increase at a dramatic rate. During the past decade, the incidence has increased by thirty percent (30%). In 1960, one (1) woman in twenty (20) developed breast cancer over the course of her lifetime. By 1992, the probability had increased to one (1) woman in eight (8). At the current rate of increase, in the year 2000, one (1) woman in six (6) will develop breast cancer over the course of her lifetime. Presently, breast cancer claims the lives of over four hundred seventy (470) women in Arkansas each year;
(3)
Breast cancer exacts an enormous economic toll on our society, including over two billion dollars ($2,000,000,000) in direct medical costs, and over eight billion dollars ($8,000,000,000) in both direct medical and indirect costs;
(4)
Medical experts still do not know the cause of breast cancer or how to prevent breast cancer;
(5)
The State of Arkansas must take the lead in combatting the increasingly rapid spread of breast cancer and the current lack of knowledge with respect to breast cancer's cause and cure and effective methods of prevention; and
(6)
It is the intent of the General Assembly in enacting this act to fund essential research and services with respect to the cause, cure, detection and prevention of breast cancer, and breast cancer education.
Acts 1997, No. 434, § 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 15 - DISEASE AND DISEASE PREVENTION GENERALLY (§§ 20-15-101 — 20-15-2407) › Subchapter 13 - BREAST CANCER ACT OF 1997 (§§ 20-15-1301 — 20-15-1304) › Section 20-15-1303 - Breast Cancer Research Program - Funding

There is established in the University of Arkansas a Breast Cancer Research Program. This program shall support research efforts into the cause, cure, treatment, earlier detection, and prevention of breast cancer and shall be administered according to the following principles:
(1)
The program shall fund innovative research and the dissemination of successful research findings, with special emphasis on research that complements, rather than duplicates, the research funded by the United States Government and other entities;
(2)
(A)
All research grants shall be awarded on the basis of the research priorities established for the program and the scientific merit of the proposed research as determined by a peer review process governed by the Oversight Committee on Breast Cancer Research.
(B)
The committee shall consist of seven (7) members appointed by the Governor, as follows:
(i)
One (1) shall be appointed to represent the Arkansas Medical Society, Inc.;
(ii)
One (1) shall represent the Arkansas Hospital Association, Inc.;
(iii)
One (1) shall represent the medical oncology community;
(iv)
One (1) shall be a women's health advocate; and
(v)
Three (3) shall represent the University of Arkansas system.
(C)
Each of the four (4) congressional districts shall be represented by at least one (1) member.
(D)
The members shall serve for a period of four (4) years;
(3)
The peer review process for the selection of research grants awarded under this program shall be generally modeled on that used by the National Institutes of Health in its grant-making process, and the peer review process may stipulate that an applicant shall have participated in an established grant process before applying for a grant under this subchapter;
(4)
An awardee shall be awarded grants for the full or partial cost of conducting the sponsored research grants and contracts; and
(5)
All intellectual property assets developed under this program shall be treated in accordance with state and federal law.
Acts 1997, No. 434, § 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 15 - DISEASE AND DISEASE PREVENTION GENERALLY (§§ 20-15-101 — 20-15-2407) › Subchapter 13 - BREAST CANCER ACT OF 1997 (§§ 20-15-1301 — 20-15-1304) › Section 20-15-1304 - Advisory board - Breast Cancer Control Program

(a)
(1)
There is hereby established a Breast Cancer Control Advisory Board, which shall consist of eight (8) members appointed by the Governor, as follows:
(A)
One (1) member shall be appointed to represent the Arkansas Medical Society, Inc.;
(B)
One (1) member shall represent the Arkansas Chapter of Susan G. Komen;
(C)
One (1) member shall represent the Arkansas Hospital Association, Inc.;
(D)
One (1) member shall represent the American Cancer Society;
(E)
One (1) member shall represent the Arkansas Nurses Association;
(F)
One (1) member shall represent the medical oncology community;
(G)
One (1) member shall represent the radiation oncology community; and
(H)
One (1) member shall be a women's health advocate.
(2)
Each of the four (4) congressional districts shall be represented by at least one (1) member.
(3)
The members shall serve for a period of four (4) years.
(b)
(1)
There is established in the Department of Health the Breast Cancer Control Program. This program shall provide for the early detection, diagnosis, and treatment of breast cancer.
(2)
The program shall be administered according to the following principles:
(A)
The program shall provide for breast cancer education and awareness so as to ensure early detection and conduct surveillance activities across the state;
(B)
The program shall provide screening of women for breast cancer, including mammography, as an early detection healthcare measure;
(C)
After screening, the program shall provide medical referrals and financial assistance for services necessary for definitive diagnoses, including nonradiological techniques and biopsy; and
(D)
If a positive diagnosis is made, the program shall provide the necessary advocacy and financial assistance to help the person obtain necessary treatment.
Acts 1997, No. 434, § 4.