§ 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, […]
§ 12-87-112. Workers’ compensation coverage
(a) In this section, “injury” means a physical or mental injury or disease for which an employee of this state who is injured or contracts the disease in the course of the employee’s employment would be entitled to benefits under the workers’ compensation or occupational disease law of this state. (b) A registered volunteer health […]
§ 12-87-113. Uniformity of application and construction
In applying and construing this uniform act, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it.
§ 12-87-115. Effective date
This chapter takes effect October 1, 2009.
§ 12-88-101. Title
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Business Rapid Response to State Disasters Facilitation Act”.
§ 12-88-102. Legislative findings
The General Assembly finds that: (1) During times of storm, flood, fire, earthquake, hurricane, and other disasters or emergencies, many businesses bring resources and personnel from other states into Arkansas on a temporary basis to expedite the often enormous and overwhelming task of cleaning up, restoring, and repairing damaged buildings, equipment, and property and building […]