§ 12-88-108. Supplemental
This chapter is supplemental to the Arkansas Emergency Services Act of 1973, § 12-75-101 et seq., and any other law applicable to businesses and individuals acting as emergency responders.
§ 12-88-109. Administration — Rules
The Arkansas Department of Emergency Management shall: (1) (A) Promulgate rules necessary to administer and implement this chapter. (B) The Arkansas Department of Emergency Management shall consult with the Department of Finance and Administration in promulgating rules relating to the application of and exemption from state and local taxes to out-of-state businesses and out-of-state employees […]
§ 12-87-109. Relation to other laws
(a) This chapter does not limit rights, privileges, or immunities provided to volunteer health practitioners by laws other than this chapter. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), this chapter does not affect requirements for the use of health practitioners pursuant to the Emergency Management Assistance Compact. (b) The Arkansas Department of Emergency Management, pursuant […]
§ 12-87-110. Regulatory authority
The Arkansas Department of Emergency Management may promulgate rules to implement this chapter. In doing so, the Arkansas Department of Emergency Management shall consult with and consider the recommendations of the entity established to coordinate the implementation of the Emergency Management Assistance Compact, and the Interstate Civil Defense and Disaster Compact, § 12-76-101 et seq. […]
§ 12-87-111. Limitations on civil liability for volunteer health practitioners
(a) Subject to subsection (b), a volunteer health practitioner who receives compensation of five hundred dollars ($500) or less per year for providing health or veterinary services pursuant to this chapter is not liable for damages for an act or omission of the practitioner in providing those services. Reimbursement of, or allowance for, reasonable expenses, […]
§ 12-85-103. Limitation on certified volunteers — Lists, reports, guidelines, etc
(a) (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of § 12-85-102, the number of state employees and employees of state-supported institutions of higher learning certified as disaster service volunteers shall not exceed one hundred (100) participants at any one (1) time. (2) A list of such employees shall be maintained by the American Red Cross, with pertinent information […]
§ 12-86-201. Title
This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Emergency Preparedness for Child Care Facilities Act”.
§ 12-86-202. Legislative intent
The General Assembly finds that: (1) Early care and education facilities at which children from birth to four (4) years of age and school-age children may spend part or all of their days may not be known to emergency preparedness agencies and thus may be overlooked in first response activities and in recovery planning following […]
§ 12-86-203. Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education policies
The Director of the Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education of the Department of Human Services shall coordinate efforts with other state agencies and appropriate organizations to: (1) (A) Share with the Arkansas Department of Emergency Management on a quarterly basis an integrated list of all licensed child care facilities and all known […]
§ 12-86-204. Division of Emergency Management policies
The Director of the Division of Emergency Management shall coordinate efforts with other state agencies and appropriate organizations to: (1) Disseminate county-level lists of all licensed childcare facilities and all known license-exempt childcare facilities, including without limitation physical address, maximum capacity, hours of operation, and emergency contact information, to county governments for use in search […]