§ 16-46-105. Records of and testimony before committees reviewing and evaluating quality of medical or hospital care
(a) (1) (A) The proceedings, minutes, records, or reports of organized committees of hospital medical staffs or medical review committees of local medical societies, or a committee organized by and operating pursuant to a written plan or policy under the auspices of a professional corporation or a professional limited liability company whose members are licensed […]
§ 16-46-106. Access to medical records
(a) (1) In contemplation of, preparation for, or use in any legal proceeding, any person who is or has been a patient of a doctor, hospital, ambulance provider, medical healthcare provider, or other medical institution shall be entitled to obtain access, personally or by and through his or her attorney, to the information in his […]
§ 16-46-107. Identification of medical bills at trial
(a) Upon the trial of any civil case involving injury, disease, or disability, the patient, a member of his family, or any other person responsible for the care of the patient shall be a competent witness to identify doctor bills, hospital bills, ambulance service bills, drug bills, and similar bills for expenses incurred in the […]
§ 16-46-108. Photographically reproduced records admissible in court
(a) (1) Any record or set of records or photographically reproduced copies of such records which would be admissible under Rule 803(6) or (7) of the Arkansas Rules of Evidence shall be admissible in evidence in any court in this state upon the affidavit of the person who would otherwise provide the prerequisites of Rule […]
§ 16-46-109. Proceedings, minutes, records, or reports confidential
(a) (1) The proceedings, minutes, records, or reports of the quality assurance committees having the responsibility for reviewing and evaluating the quality of medical, nursing, or other care delivered in a long-term care facility, or of professional consultants engaged by long-term care facilities to study quality-of-care issues identified by the committee, and any other records, […]
§ 16-46-211. Notary’s protest
(a) The protest made by a notary public under his hand and seal of office shall be evidence of the facts contained in the protest. (b) The certificate of a notary public, under his hand and seal of office, that he forwarded notice of protest shall be prima facie evidence of the fact stated in […]
§ 16-46-213. Records of United States Surface Transportation Board and Arkansas Department of Transportation
Printed copies of schedules, classifications, and tariffs of rates, fares, and charges, and supplements to the printed copies, of all common carriers and contract carriers by railroad, motor vehicle, or otherwise, on file with the United States Surface Transportation Board or the Arkansas Department of Transportation and which reflect a United States Surface Transportation Board […]
§ 16-46-301. Definitions
As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) “Custodian” means the medical records librarian and the administrator or other chief officer of a duly licensed hospital, physician’s office, or comprehensive community mental health center in this state and its proprietor, as well as his or her deputies and assistants, and any other […]
§ 16-46-302. Furnishing copies of records in compliance with subpoenas
Except as hereinafter provided, when a subpoena duces tecum is served upon a custodian of records of any hospital or physician’s office duly licensed under the laws of this state in an action or proceeding in which the hospital or physician’s office is neither a party nor the place where any cause of action is […]
§ 16-46-303. Sealing, identification, and direction of copies
The copy of the records shall be separately enclosed in an inner envelope or wrapper, sealed, with the title and number of the action, the name of the custodian, and the date of subpoena clearly inscribed thereon. The sealed envelope or wrapper shall then be enclosed in an outer envelope or wrapper, sealed, and directed […]