§ 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 […]
§ 12-87-101. Title
This chapter may be cited as the “Uniform Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioners Act”.
§ 12-87-102. Definitions
In this chapter: (1) “Disaster relief organization” means an entity that provides emergency or disaster relief services that include health or veterinary services provided by volunteer health practitioners and that: (A) is designated or recognized as a provider of those services pursuant to a disaster response and recovery plan adopted by an agency of the […]
§ 12-87-103. Applicability to volunteer health practitioners
This chapter applies to volunteer health practitioners registered with a registration system that complies with § 12-87-105 and who provide health or veterinary services in this state for a host entity while an emergency declaration is in effect.
§ 12-87-104. Regulation of services during emergency
(a) While an emergency declaration is in effect, the Department of Health may limit, restrict, or otherwise regulate: (1) the duration of practice by volunteer health practitioners; (2) the geographical areas in which volunteer health practitioners may practice; (3) the types of volunteer health practitioners who may practice; and (4) any other matters necessary to […]
§ 12-84-103. Definitions
As used in this chapter: (1) “Emergency management” means those activities related to disaster and emergency planning, mitigation, training, response, and recovery as prescribed in the Arkansas Emergency Services Act of 1973, § 12-75-101 et seq.; (2) “Hazardous and toxic materials” or “HAZMAT” means those extremely hazardous substances described under 42 U.S.C. § 11023, and […]