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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 13 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (§§ 20-13-101 — 20-13-1805) › Subchapter 18 - NALOXONE ACCESS ACT (§§ 20-13-1801 — 20-13-1805) › Section 20-13-1802 - Legislative findings

The General Assembly finds that:
(1)
Naloxone is a relatively inexpensive opioid antagonist developed to counter the effects of opiate overdose, specifically the life-threatening depression of the central nervous and respiratory systems;
(2)
Naloxone will not adversely affect the human body if the person who receives Naloxone is suffering from an overdose of a drug that is not an opioid;
(3)
Naloxone is clinically administered via intramuscular, intravenous, or subcutaneous injection;
(4)
Naloxone is administered outside of a clinical setting or facility intranasally via a nasal atomizer, similar to the use of a common, over-the-counter anticongestion nasal spray;
(5)
The American Medical Association has supported the lay administration of this lifesaving drug since 2012;
(6)
Similar Naloxone access laws have reversed more than ten thousand (10,000) opioid overdoses by lay people in other states;
(7)
The American Medical Association has acknowledged that more must be done to prevent these unnecessary opioid overdose fatalities that devastate families and communities;
(8)
The National Institutes of Health have found that Naloxone lacks any addictive qualities that could lead to potential abuse and that medical side effects or unintended consequences associated with the drug have not been reported; and
(9)
Any administration of Naloxone to an individual experiencing an opioid overdose must be followed by professional medical attention and treatment.
Added by Act 2015, No. 1222,§ 2, eff. 7/22/2015.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 2 - HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 20-6-101 — 20-38-113) › Chapter 13 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (§§ 20-13-101 — 20-13-1805) › Subchapter 18 - NALOXONE ACCESS ACT (§§ 20-13-1801 — 20-13-1805) › Section 20-13-1803 - Definitions

As used in this subchapter:
(1)
"Emergency medical services technician" means an individual licensed by the Department of Health at any level established by the rules adopted by the State Board of Health under §
20-13-301
et seq. and authorized to perform emergency medical services, including without limitation an EMT, Advanced EMT, paramedic, EMS Instructor, or EMS Instructor Trainer;
(2)
"First responders" means state and local law enforcement personnel, fire department personnel, and emergency medical personnel who will be deployed to bioterrorism attacks, terrorist attacks, catastrophic or natural disasters, and emergencies;
(3)
"Harm reduction organization" means an organization that provides direct assistance and services such as syringe exchanges, counseling, homeless services, advocacy, and drug treatment and screening to individuals at risk of experiencing a drug overdose;
(4)
"Healthcare professional" means a person or entity that is licensed, certified, or otherwise authorized by the laws of this state to administer health care in the ordinary course of the practice of his or her profession or as a function of an entity's administration of the practice of medicine;
(5)
"Opioid" means a drug or medication that relieves pain, including without limitation:
(A)
Hydrocodone;
(B)
Oxycodone;
(C)
Morphine;
(D)
Codeine;
(E)
Heroin; and
(F)
Fentanyl;
(6)
"Opioid antagonist" means any drug that binds to opioid receptors and blocks or inhibits the effects of opioids acting on the receptors and that is approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of an opioid-related drug overdose; and
(7)
"Opioid-related drug overdose" means an acute condition resulting from, or that a reasonable person would believe to be resulting from, the consumption or use of an opioid or another substance with which an opioid was combined by an individual with signs and symptoms that include without limitation:
(A)
Extreme physical illness;
(B)
Decreased level of consciousness;
(C)
Respiratory depression;
(D)
Coma;
(E)
Mania; or
(F)
Death.
Added by Act 2015, No. 1222,§ 2, eff. 7/22/2015.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 2 - HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 20-6-101 — 20-38-113) › Chapter 13 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (§§ 20-13-101 — 20-13-1805) › Subchapter 18 - NALOXONE ACCESS ACT (§§ 20-13-1801 — 20-13-1805) › Section 20-13-1804 - Opioid antagonist - Immunity

(a)
A healthcare professional acting in good faith may directly or by standing order prescribe, dispense, and supply an opioid antagonist to:
(1)
A person at risk of experiencing an opioid-related drug overdose;
(2)
A family member, friend, or other individual in a position to assist an individual at risk of experiencing an opioid-related overdose;
(3)
An individual who is employed or contracted by a public or private organization, including without limitation:
(A)
A state, municipal, or county entity;
(B)
A hospital or clinic;
(C)
A law enforcement agency;
(D)
A harm reduction organization;
(E)
A shelter or homeless services organization;
(F)
An educational institution;
(G)
A building manager; or
(H)
A pain management center;
(4)
An emergency medical services technician;
(5)
A first responder;
(6)
A law enforcement officer; or
(7)
An employee of the State Crime Laboratory.
(b)
Notwithstanding any other law, an individual that has been prescribed, dispensed, or supplied with an opioid antagonist under subsection (a) of this section:
(1)
Shall follow manufacturer instructions for storage, replacement, and disposal of the opioid antagonist; and
(2)
May provide the opioid antagonist, directly or indirectly, and at no cost, to a person described in subdivision (a)(1) or (2) of this section.
(c)
If an individual listed in subsection (a) of this section does not have access to a healthcare practitioner to issue a standing order for a prescription for an opioid antagonist, then the Secretary of the Department of Health, or his or her designee who is otherwise authorized to prescribe an opioid antagonist, may issue a standing order for an individual to act under subsection (b) of this section.
(d)
A person acting in good faith who reasonably believes that another person is experiencing an opioid-related drug overdose may administer an opioid antagonist that was prescribed, dispensed, or supplied under subsection (a) of this section.
(e)
The following individuals are immune from civil liability, criminal liability, or professional sanctions for administering, prescribing, dispensing, or supplying an opioid antagonist under this section:
(1)
A healthcare professional who prescribes an opioid antagonist under subsection (a) of this section;
(2)
A healthcare professional or pharmacist who acts in good faith and in compliance with the standard of care that dispenses or supplies an opioid antagonist under subsection (a) of this section; and
(3)
A person other than a healthcare professional who administers an opioid antagonist under subsection (d) of this section or who is supplied with an opioid antagonist under subsection (a) of this section.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 586,§ 2, eff. 4/11/2023.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 70,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017.
Added by Act 2015, No. 1222,§ 2, eff. 7/22/2015.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 2 - HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 20-6-101 — 20-38-113) › Chapter 14 - INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES (§§ 20-14-201 — 20-14-1004) › Subchapter 2 - GOVERNOR'S COMMISSION ON PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES (§§ 20-14-201 — 20-14-210) › Section 20-14-201 - Legislative policy

This law is enacted to provide for a Governor's commission to carry on a continuing program to promote the interests of persons with disabilities in this state, in recognition that:
(1)
Arkansas has a public awareness of, and community interest in, the problems of persons with disabilities and that the awareness and interest must be heightened in order to enhance understanding of their problems;
(2)
There exists a need to assure that the special requirements of persons with disabilities are appropriately considered in state programs;
(3)
Existing programs for persons with disabilities require coordination to eliminate fragmentation of responsibility; and
(4)
There exists a critical need to provide individuals seeking information or assistance regarding services and programs for persons with disabilities with a simple means of obtaining appropriate information and referrals.
Acts 1985, No. 911, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-2908.
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 14 - INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES (§§ 20-14-201 — 20-14-1004) › Subchapter 2 - GOVERNOR'S COMMISSION ON PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES (§§ 20-14-201 — 20-14-210) › Section 20-14-202 - Creation - Members

(a)
There is created a commission to be known as the "Governor's Commission on People with Disabilities" composed of eleven (11) members appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate.
(b)
(1)
Six (6) of the members shall be persons with disabilities.
(2)
Membership terms shall be four (4) years.
(3)
Vacancies shall be filled for the remainder of the term of the original appointment by the Governor.
(4)
Members shall receive no compensation for serving on the commission.
(5)
The vacancies shall be filled in the manner prescribed by law.
(c)
The commission shall be nonpartisan, nonprofit, and shall not engage in the dissemination of partisan principles.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 540,§ 44, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1985, No. 911, §§ 2, 6, 8, 11; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 82-2909, 82-2913, 82-2915, 82-2917.
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 14 - INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES (§§ 20-14-201 — 20-14-1004) › Subchapter 2 - GOVERNOR'S COMMISSION ON PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES (§§ 20-14-201 — 20-14-210) › Section 20-14-203 - Ex officio members

(a)
The Commissioner of Arkansas Rehabilitation Services, the director of the appropriate division as determined by the Secretary of the Department of Commerce, and the Director of the Division of Workforce Services or any director, commissioner, or administrator of successors' agencies shall serve as ex officio members of the Governor's Commission on People with Disabilities.
(b)
The Governor shall also appoint two (2) members of the General Assembly to serve as ex officio members of the commission.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 182,§ 6, eff. 8/1/2023.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 499, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1985, No. 911, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-2910.
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 14 - INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES (§§ 20-14-201 — 20-14-1004) › Subchapter 2 - GOVERNOR'S COMMISSION ON PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES (§§ 20-14-201 — 20-14-210) › Section 20-14-204 - Officers

(a)
The Chair of the Governor's Commission on People with Disabilities shall be appointed biennially by the Governor and serve at the pleasure of the Governor.
(b)
The chair is empowered to select from the Governor's Commission on People with Disabilities membership a vice chair should such a position be desirable.
(c)
The chair, or in his or her absence the Vice Chair of the Governor's Commission on People with Disabilities, shall exercise general supervision of all commission affairs.
(d)
The chair shall preside over all meetings of the commission, appoint subcommittees and chairs, and serve as an ex officio member of all subcommittees.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 365,§ 58, eff. 7/1/2023.
Acts 1985, No. 911, § 7; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-2914.
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 14 - INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES (§§ 20-14-201 — 20-14-1004) › Subchapter 2 - GOVERNOR'S COMMISSION ON PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES (§§ 20-14-201 — 20-14-210) › Section 20-14-205 - Meetings

(a)
A notice of regular and special meetings shall be mailed to members of the Governor's Commission on People with Disabilities not less than ten (10) days in advance. An agenda for the meeting shall accompany the notice of meeting.
(b)
A quorum shall consist of not less than one-third (1/3) of the membership plus one (1) additional member.
(c)
The conduct of all meetings shall be governed by Robert's Rules of Order, Revised, unless a majority of those attending vote to lay rules aside for a particular meeting.
Acts 1985, No. 911, § 8; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-2915.
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 14 - INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES (§§ 20-14-201 — 20-14-1004) › Subchapter 2 - GOVERNOR'S COMMISSION ON PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES (§§ 20-14-201 — 20-14-210) › Section 20-14-206 - Powers and duties

The Governor's Commission on People with Disabilities shall:
(1)
Advise and assist the Governor in developing policies designed to meet the needs of citizens with disabilities;
(2)
Help coordinate state and private provider programs and activities relating to persons with disabilities;
(3)
Cooperate with state agencies and private providers to assure that the services which the Governor and the General Assembly have authorized for persons with disabilities are, in fact, provided;
(4)
Cooperate with and assist political subdivisions of the state and private providers in the development of local programs for persons with disabilities, including, but not limited to, coordination and community planning, information services, counseling services, dissemination of information, and volunteer activities;
(5)
Stimulate community interest in the problems of persons with disabilities and promote public awareness of resources available for such persons;
(6)
Refer persons seeking advice, assistance, and available services in connection with particular problems of persons with disabilities to the appropriate departments and agencies of the state and federal governments or to agencies providing services by contract with the governmental entities as well as other private providers;
(7)
Consult and cooperate with universities, colleges, and educational institutions in the state for the development of courses of study for persons engaged in public and private programs for persons with disabilities;
(8)
Make or cause to be made such studies of needs of persons with disabilities as may be appropriate;
(9)
Serve as a clearinghouse for information relating to the needs of persons with disabilities;
(10)
Sponsor conferences relating to problems of and services for persons with disabilities;
(11)
Assist state and local governments in eliminating obstacles to dignity and achievement which persons with disabilities may face as a result of a government and society unaware of or insensitive to their needs;
(12)
Examine federal, state, and local programs for persons with disabilities and provide assistance when greater coordination between federal, state, and local programs is needed; and
(13)
Cooperate with the General Assembly and the President's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities.
Acts 1985, No. 911, § 5; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-2912; Acts 1997, No. 208, § 15.
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 14 - INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES (§§ 20-14-201 — 20-14-1004) › Subchapter 2 - GOVERNOR'S COMMISSION ON PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES (§§ 20-14-201 — 20-14-210) › Section 20-14-207 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2023, No. 365,§ 59, eff. 7/1/2023.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 500, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1985, No. 911, § 8; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-2915.
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 14 - INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES (§§ 20-14-201 — 20-14-1004) › Subchapter 2 - GOVERNOR'S COMMISSION ON PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES (§§ 20-14-201 — 20-14-210) › Section 20-14-208 - Subcommittees

(a)
The Governor's Commission on People with Disabilities shall establish such subcommittees as it determines necessary.
(b)
Membership of subcommittees shall not be limited to members of the commission.
(c)
Subcommittees shall maintain written records of their activities and submit them to the Chair of the Governor's Commission on People with Disabilities.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 365,§ 60, eff. 7/1/2023.
Acts 1985, No. 911, § 10; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-2916.
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 14 - INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES (§§ 20-14-201 — 20-14-1004) › Subchapter 2 - GOVERNOR'S COMMISSION ON PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES (§§ 20-14-201 — 20-14-210) › Section 20-14-209 - Administrative support

(a)
The appropriate division as determined by the Commissioner of Arkansas Rehabilitation Services, the Secretary of the Department of Commerce, or any other agency or division as the Governor shall designate shall provide administrative support to the Governor's Commission on People with Disabilities.
(b)
A representative of the secretary shall be appointed as director to effect the coordination between the division and the Chair of the Governor's Commission on People with Disabilities in the arrangement of the support.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 182,§ 7, eff. 8/1/2023.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 501, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 264,§ 3, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1985, No. 911, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-2911.
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 14 - INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES (§§ 20-14-201 — 20-14-1004) › Subchapter 2 - GOVERNOR'S COMMISSION ON PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES (§§ 20-14-201 — 20-14-210) › Section 20-14-210 - Gifts, grants, and donations

(a)
The Governor's Commission on People with Disabilities may receive any gifts, grants, or donations made for any of the purposes of its program.
(b)
The commission may disburse and administer the gifts, grants, and donations in accordance with the conditions established by the commission.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 365,§ 61, eff. 7/1/2023.
Acts 1985, No. 911, § 12; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-2918.
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 14 - INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES (§§ 20-14-201 — 20-14-1004) › Subchapter 3 - RIGHTS GENERALLY (§§ 20-14-301 — 20-14-311) › Section 20-14-301 - Policy

(a)
It is the policy of this state to accord individuals with visual, hearing, or other physical disabilities all rights and privileges of other persons with respect to the use of public streets, highways, sidewalks, public buildings, public facilities, public carriers, public housing accommodations, public amusement and resort areas, and other public areas to which the public is invited, subject only to the limitations and conditions established by law and applicable to all persons and subject to the special limitations and conditions prescribed in this subchapter for individuals with visual, hearing, or other physical disabilities.
(b)
It is further the policy of this state that individuals with visual, hearing, or other physical disabilities shall be employed in state service, in the service of political subdivisions of this state, in the public schools, and in all other employment supported in whole or in part by public funds, on the same terms and conditions as individuals without visual, hearing, or other physical disabilities, unless it is shown that the visual, hearing, or other physical disability of a person prevents the performance of the work involved.
Acts 1973, No. 484, § 1; 1979, No. 574, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-2901.
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 14 - INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES (§§ 20-14-201 — 20-14-1004) › Subchapter 3 - RIGHTS GENERALLY (§§ 20-14-301 — 20-14-311) › Section 20-14-302 - Penalty

Any person, firm, or corporation, or the agent of any person, firm, or corporation, who denies or interferes with the admittance to or enjoyment of public facilities and housing accommodations by an individual with visual, hearing, or other physical disabilities or otherwise interferes with the rights of an individual with visual, hearing, or other physical disabilities shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Acts 1973, No. 484, § 6; 1979, No. 574, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-2906.
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 14 - INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES (§§ 20-14-201 — 20-14-1004) › Subchapter 3 - RIGHTS GENERALLY (§§ 20-14-301 — 20-14-311) › Section 20-14-303 - Rights generally

(a)
Individuals with visual, hearing, or other physical disabilities shall have the same rights and privileges as other persons to the full use and enjoyment of:
(1)
The public streets, highways, sidewalks, walkways, public buildings, public facilities, and other public places;
(2)
All common carriers and other public conveyances or modes of transportation, whether by air, land, or water;
(3)
All hotels, motels, lodging places, and housing accommodations;
(4)
Other places of public accommodation, amusement, or resort; and
(5)
All other places to which the general public is invited.
(b)
The rights and privileges are subject only to the limitations and conditions established by law and applicable to all persons and subject to the special limitations and conditions prescribed in this subchapter with respect to individuals with visual, hearing, or other physical disabilities.
Acts 1973, No. 484, § 2; 1979, No. 574, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-2902.
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 14 - INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES (§§ 20-14-201 — 20-14-1004) › Subchapter 3 - RIGHTS GENERALLY (§§ 20-14-301 — 20-14-311) › Section 20-14-304 - Right to be accompanied by service animal - Penalty and restitution for killing or injuring a service animal or search and rescue dog - Definition

(a)
Every individual with visual, hearing, or other disabilities has the right to be accompanied by a service animal especially trained to do work or to perform tasks for the benefit of an individual with a disability in or upon any and all public ways, public places, and other public accommodations and housing accommodations prescribed in §
20-14-303
and to be accompanied by a service dog as defined in Title II and Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990,
42 U.S.C. § 12101
et seq., as it existed on January 1, 2017, and shall not be required to pay any extra fee or charge for the service animal.
(b)
However, any individual with visual, hearing, or other physical disabilities accompanied by a service animal in any public way, public place, public accommodation, or housing accommodation shall be liable for any damage caused to the premises or facilities by the animal.
(c)
As used in this section, "search and rescue dog" means any dog:
(1)
In training for or trained for the purpose of search and rescue;
(2)
Owned by an independent handler or a member of a search and rescue team; and
(3)
Used in conjunction with local law enforcement or emergency services organizations for the purpose of locating missing persons or evidence of arson.
(d)
Any person who without just cause purposely kills or injures any service animal described in this section or any search and rescue dog is guilty of a Class D felony.
(e)
Any person who kills or injures any service animal described in this section or any search and rescue dog shall make restitution to the owner of the animal.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 652,§ 2, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1973, No. 484, § 3; 1979, No. 574, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-2903; Acts 1995, No. 266, § 1; 1999, No. 571, § 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 14 - INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES (§§ 20-14-201 — 20-14-1004) › Subchapter 3 - RIGHTS GENERALLY (§§ 20-14-301 — 20-14-311) › Section 20-14-305 - Access to housing accommodations

(a)
Individuals with visual, hearing, or other physical disabilities shall be entitled to full and equal access, as other members of the general public, to all housing accommodations offered for rental, lease, or compensation in this state subject only to the conditions and limitations established by law and applicable alike to other persons.
(b)
The provisions of this section with respect to the rights of individuals with visual, hearing, or other physical disabilities to equal access to housing accommodations shall not be deemed to include any accommodations in a facility which is designed and used primarily as a single family residence and a portion of which is rented, leased, or furnished for compensation.
(c)
Nothing in this section shall be deemed to require any person renting, leasing, or otherwise providing housing accommodations for compensation to modify his or her accommodations in any way or to provide a higher degree of care for an individual with visual, hearing, or other physical disabilities than for an individual without visual, hearing, or other physical disabilities.
Acts 1973, No. 484, § 5; 1979, No. 574, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-2905.
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 14 - INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES (§§ 20-14-201 — 20-14-1004) › Subchapter 3 - RIGHTS GENERALLY (§§ 20-14-301 — 20-14-311) › Section 20-14-306 - Reasonable precautions by drivers

The driver of a vehicle approaching a person with a visual or hearing disability who is carrying a cane which is predominately white or metallic in color with or without a red tip or using a guide or hearing ear dog or the driver of a vehicle approaching a person with another physical disability shall take all reasonable precautions to avoid injury to the pedestrian with visual, hearing, or other physical disabilities.
Acts 1973, No. 484, § 4; 1979, No. 574, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-2904.
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 14 - INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES (§§ 20-14-201 — 20-14-1004) › Subchapter 3 - RIGHTS GENERALLY (§§ 20-14-301 — 20-14-311) › Section 20-14-307 - Signs for individuals with disabilities

(a)
State agencies which require any persons, agencies, boards, commissions, businesses, or other entities to display signs for individuals with disabilities shall require those persons, agencies, boards, commissions, businesses, or other entities to display only the blue and white international symbol of access.
(b)
This section shall have no retroactive effect, applying only to signs installed subsequent to this section's taking effect.
(c)
This section shall apply only if installation of a required sign can be achieved without creating a negative financial impact on any persons, agencies, boards, commissions, businesses, or other entities required to display signs for individuals with disabilities.
Acts 2001, No. 992, § 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 14 - INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES (§§ 20-14-201 — 20-14-1004) › Subchapter 3 - RIGHTS GENERALLY (§§ 20-14-301 — 20-14-311) › Section 20-14-308 - Guide dog and service dog access

(a)
An individual with visual, hearing, or other physical disabilities and his or her guide, signal, or service dog or a dog trainer in the act of training a guide, signal, or service dog shall not be denied admittance to or refused access to the following because of the dog:
(1)
Any street or highway;
(2)
Any sidewalk or walkway;
(3)
Any common carrier, airplane, motor vehicle, railroad train, bus, streetcar, boat, or any other public conveyance or mode of transportation;
(4)
Any hotel, motel, or other place of lodging;
(5)
Any public building maintained by any unit or subdivision of government;
(6)
Any building to which the general public is invited;
(7)
Any educational facility or college dormitory;
(8)
Any restaurant or other place where food is offered for sale to the public; or
(9)
Any other place of public accommodation, amusement, convenience, or resort to which the general public or any classification of persons from the general public is regularly, normally, or customarily invited within the State of Arkansas.
(b)
The individual with visual, hearing, or other physical disabilities, or dog trainer in the act of training a guide, signal, or service dog shall not be required to pay any additional charges for his or her guide, signal, or service dog but shall be liable for any damage done to the premises by the dog.
Acts 2003, No. 1107, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 2 - HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 20-6-101 — 20-38-113) › Chapter 14 - INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES (§§ 20-14-201 — 20-14-1004) › Subchapter 3 - RIGHTS GENERALLY (§§ 20-14-301 — 20-14-311) › Section 20-14-309 - Website accessibility - Compliance

(a)
(1)
Before filing a civil action or petition for injunctive relief based on a claim that an entity's website does not conform with applicable law, codes, guidelines, or standards regulating the functionality of an entity's website to accommodate a person with a disability as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990,
42 U.S.C. § 12101
et seq., the aggrieved party shall notify the entity in writing of the aggrieved party's allegation that the website does not comply with applicable law, codes, guidelines, or standards regulating the functionality of an organization's website to accommodate persons with a disability as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990,
42 U.S.C. § 12101
et seq., and the specific violations that the aggrieved party asserts.
(2)
The specific violations alleged in the written notice under subdivision (a)(1) of this section shall include without limitation the alleged violation, alleged harm, and date of alleged harm.
(3)
The notice shall be sent by certified mail with return receipt requested at least one hundred twenty (120) days before the filing of a petition for injunctive relief.
(4)
The lack of the written notice under or compliance with this subsection may be used as a basis for dismissal by a court and may be used by a court as a mitigating factor in any remedy ordered by the court.
(b)
(1)
An entity that corrects the website that is allegedly in violation as described in the written notice under subsection (a) of this section within one hundred twenty (120) days of receipt of the written notice under subsection (a) of this section may use that fact as an affirmative defense to a civil action or petition for injunctive relief.
(2)
The affirmative defense under subdivision (b)(1) of this section shall be proven by a preponderance of the evidence and may not be rebutted.
(3)
A defendant in a civil action or petition for injunctive relief that prevails in that action due to the raising and successful proving of the affirmative defense under subdivision (b)(1) of this section shall be entitled to all reasonable costs of litigation, including attorney's fees.
Added by Act 2017, No. 784,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017.
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 14 - INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES (§§ 20-14-201 — 20-14-1004) › Subchapter 3 - RIGHTS GENERALLY (§§ 20-14-301 — 20-14-311) › Section 20-14-310 - Misrepresentation as a service animal - Civil penalty

(a)
An individual shall not misrepresent an animal to be a service animal or service animal-in-training to a person or entity that operates a public accommodation.
(b)
An individual who violates subsection (a) of this section may be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars ($250) for each violation.
Added by Act 2019, No. 1002,§ 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 14 - INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES (§§ 20-14-201 — 20-14-1004) › Subchapter 3 - RIGHTS GENERALLY (§§ 20-14-301 — 20-14-311) › Section 20-14-311 - Organizations holding Section 14 (c)

(a)
As used in this section, "Section 14(c) certificate" means a special certificate issued under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938,
29 U.S.C. § 201
et seq., as existing on January 1, 2023.
(b)
As long as a Section 14(c) certificate is issued by the United States Department of Labor, an organization that holds a Section 14(c) certificate is recognized as legal to employ individuals with disabilities and is protected by this state.
Added by Act 2023, No. 339,§ 2, eff. 8/1/2023.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 2 - HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 20-6-101 — 20-38-113) › Chapter 14 - INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES (§§ 20-14-201 — 20-14-1004) › Subchapter 5 - EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAM FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS (§§ 20-14-501 — 20-14-508) › Section 20-14-501 - Legislative determination

(a)
The General Assembly finds that there is an urgent and substantial need to:
(1)
Enhance the development of infants and toddlers with developmental delays and to minimize their potential for developmental delay;
(2)
Reduce the educational costs to our society, including our state's schools, by minimizing the need for special education and related services after the infants and toddlers with developmental delays reach school age;
(3)
Minimize the likelihood of institutionalization of infants and toddlers with developmental delays and to maximize the potential for their independent living in society; and
(4)
Enhance the capacity of families to meet the special needs of their infants and toddlers with developmental delays.
(b)
It is therefore the policy of this state to:
(1)
Develop and implement a statewide, comprehensive, coordinated, multidisciplinary interagency program of early intervention services for infants and toddlers with developmental delays and their families;
(2)
Coordinate payment for early intervention services from federal, state, local, and private sources, including public and private insurance coverage; and
(3)
Provide quality early intervention services and to expand and improve existing early intervention services being provided to infants and toddlers with developmental delays and their families.
Acts 1987, No. 658, § 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 14 - INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES (§§ 20-14-201 — 20-14-1004) › Subchapter 5 - EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAM FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS (§§ 20-14-501 — 20-14-508) › Section 20-14-504 - Assessment - Individualized family service plan

(a)
Each infant or toddler with disabilities and the infant's or toddler's family shall receive:
(1)
Multidisciplinary assessment of unique needs and the identification of services appropriate to meet these needs; and
(2)
A written individualized family service plan developed by a multidisciplinary team, including the parent or guardian, as required by subsection (d) of this section.
(b)
The individualized family service plan shall be evaluated one (1) time a year, and the family shall be provided a review of the plan at six-month intervals, or more often when appropriate, based on infant or toddler and family needs.
(c)
The individualized family service plan shall be developed within a reasonable time after the assessment required by subdivision (a)(1) of this section is completed. With the parent's or guardian's consent, early intervention services may commence before the completion of the assessment.
(d)
The individualized family service plan shall be in writing and contain:
(1)
A statement of the infant's or toddler's present level of physical development, cognitive development, language and speech development, psychosocial development, and self-help skills, based on acceptable objective criteria;
(2)
A statement of the family's strengths and needs relating to enhancing the development of the family's infant or toddler with disabilities;
(3)
A statement of the major outcomes expected to be achieved for the infant and toddler and the family, the criteria, procedures, and timeliness used to determine the degree to which progress toward achieving the outcomes is being made, and whether modifications or revisions of the outcomes are necessary;
(4)
A statement of specific early intervention services necessary to meet the unique needs of the infant or toddler and the family, including the frequency, intensity, and method of delivering services;
(5)
The projected dates for initiation of services and the anticipated duration of the services;
(6)
The name of the case manager from the profession most immediately relevant to the infant's, toddler's, or family's needs who will be responsible for the implementation of the plan and coordination with the other agencies and persons; and
(7)
The steps to be taken supporting the transition of the toddler with disabilities to services provided to three-year-olds to five-year-olds to the extent that such services are considered appropriate.
Acts 1987, No. 658, § 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 14 - INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES (§§ 20-14-201 — 20-14-1004) › Subchapter 5 - EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAM FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS (§§ 20-14-501 — 20-14-508) › Section 20-14-505 - Disposition of funds

(a)
In addition to using funds provided under this subchapter to plan, develop, and implement the statewide system required by Pub. L. No. 99-457, the state shall use these funds:
(1)
For direct services for infants and toddlers with disabilities that are not otherwise provided from other public or private sources; and
(2)
To expand and improve on services for infants and toddlers with disabilities that are otherwise available.
(b)
A maximum of ten percent (10%) of these funds may be used during the first year for central agency and State Interagency Council expenses.
Acts 1987, No. 658, § 5; 1997, No. 208, § 16.
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 14 - INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES (§§ 20-14-201 — 20-14-1004) › Subchapter 5 - EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAM FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS (§§ 20-14-501 — 20-14-508) › Section 20-14-506 - Procedural safeguards

The procedural safeguards shall be the same as required under Pub. L. No. 94-142 and Pub. L. No. 99-457 and shall provide the following at a minimum:
(1)
(A)
The timely administrative resolution of complaints by parents. Any party aggrieved by the findings and decision regarding a complaint shall have the right to bring a civil action with respect to the complaint which may be brought in any state court of competent jurisdiction or in a district court of the United States without regard to the amount in controversy.
(B)
In any action brought under this subdivision (1), the court shall receive the records of the administrative proceedings, shall hear additional evidence at the request of a party, and shall grant relief as the court determines is appropriate, basing its decision on the preponderance of the evidence;
(2)
The right to confidentiality of personally identifiable information which shall be protected through procedures such as appropriate access lists, sign-offs, and procedures for handling records;
(3)
The opportunity for parents or guardians to examine records relating to assessment, screening, eligibility determinations, and the development and implementation of the individualized family service plan;
(4)
Procedures to protect the rights of the infants and toddlers with disabilities whenever the parents or guardian of the child is not known or is unavailable or whenever the child is a ward of the state. The procedures shall include the assignment of an individual who shall not be an employee of the state agency providing services to act as a surrogate for the parents or guardian;
(5)
Written prior notice to the parents or guardian of the infant or toddler with a disability whenever the state agency or service provider proposes to initiate or change or refuses to initiate or change the identification, evaluation, placement, or provision of appropriate early intervention services to the infant or toddler with a disability;
(6)
Procedures designed to assure that the notice required by subdivision (5) of this section fully informs the parents or guardian in the parents' or guardian's native language unless it clearly is not feasible to do so, of all procedures available pursuant to this section; and
(7)
During the pendency of any proceeding or action involving a complaint, unless the state agency and the parents or guardian otherwise agree, the child shall continue to receive the appropriate early intervention services currently being provided, or if applying for initial services, shall receive the services not in dispute.
Acts 1987, No. 658, § 6; 1997, No. 208, § 17.
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 14 - INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES (§§ 20-14-201 — 20-14-1004) › Subchapter 5 - EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAM FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS (§§ 20-14-501 — 20-14-508) › Section 20-14-507 - Nonsubstitution of funds - Other benefits not reduced

(a)
Funds provided under the Pub. L. No. 99-457 grant may not be used to satisfy a financial commitment for services which would have been paid for from another public or private source but for the enactment of Pub. L. No. 99-457, except that, whenever considered necessary to prevent the delay in the receipt of appropriate early intervention services by the infant or toddler or family in a timely fashion, funds provided under this subchapter may be used to pay the provider of services pending reimbursement from the agency which has ultimate responsibility for the payment.
(b)
Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to permit the state to reduce medical or other assistance available or to alter eligibility under Title V of the Social Security Act, relating to maternal and child health, or Title XIX of the Social Security Act, relating to Medicaid for infants and toddlers with disabilities, within the state.
Acts 1987, No. 658, § 7; 1997, No. 208, § 18.
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 14 - INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES (§§ 20-14-201 — 20-14-1004) › Subchapter 7 - HEAD INJURIES (§§ 20-14-701 — 20-14-705) › Section 20-14-701 - Legislative intent

It is the intent of the General Assembly to ensure that the notification of all persons with a disability resulting from a traumatic head injury be made to the Department of Health by appropriate individuals or public and private agencies in order that all persons might obtain the appropriate total rehabilitative services rendered by existing state agencies, departments, and other organizations and individuals.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 355,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2023.
Acts 1989, No. 491, § 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 14 - INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES (§§ 20-14-201 — 20-14-1004) › Subchapter 7 - HEAD INJURIES (§§ 20-14-701 — 20-14-705) › Section 20-14-702 - Definition

"Head injury" or "traumatic head injury" means any insult to the brain not of a degenerative or congenital nature, but caused by an external physical force, that may produce a diminished or altered state of consciousness which results in impairment of cognitive abilities or physical functioning. It can also result in the disturbance of behavioral or emotional functioning. These impairments may be either temporary or permanent and cause partial or total functional disability or psychosocial maladjustment.
Acts 1989, No. 491, § 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 14 - INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES (§§ 20-14-201 — 20-14-1004) › Subchapter 7 - HEAD INJURIES (§§ 20-14-701 — 20-14-705) › Section 20-14-703 - Central registry - Reports

(a)
(1)
The Department of Health shall establish and maintain a central registry of persons with a disability resulting from a traumatic head injury.
(2)
The department may grant or contract services to ensure services and the tracking of persons with a disability resulting from a traumatic head injury.
(b)
(1)
(A)
Every hospital in the Arkansas Trauma System shall report to the department or authorized agent of the department within five (5) calendar days after an identification of all persons with a disability resulting from a traumatic head injury.
(B)
The notification of the report described in subdivision (b)(1)(A) of this section shall be provided to the individual or the family of the individual after the hospital makes the report and the individual or the family may exercise the option to be removed from future communications.
(2)
The report described in subdivision (b)(1)(A) of this section shall contain the name, age, residence, and type of disability of the individual and such additional information as may be deemed necessary by the department.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 355,§ 2, eff. 8/1/2023.
Acts 1989, No. 491, § 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 14 - INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES (§§ 20-14-201 — 20-14-1004) › Subchapter 7 - HEAD INJURIES (§§ 20-14-701 — 20-14-705) › Section 20-14-704 - Rehabilitative services

(a)
Within thirty (30) business days of the report and identification of a person with a disability resulting from a traumatic head injury under §
20-14-703
, the Department of Health or an authorized agent of the Department of Health shall notify the person with a disability or the most immediate family members of their right to assistance from the state, the services available, and the eligibility requirements.
(b)
The Department of Health or an authorized agent of the Department of Health shall refer a person with a disability resulting from a traumatic head injury to appropriate divisions, departments, and other state agencies to ensure that maximum available rehabilitative services, if desired, are obtained by the person with a disability resulting from a traumatic head injury.
(c)
All other agencies of the state shall cooperate with the Department of Health or an authorized agent of the Department of Health to ensure that appropriate total rehabilitative and other services are available.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 355,§ 2, eff. 8/1/2023.
Acts 1989, No. 491, § 1.