§ 20-14-809. Rules
The State Board of Health shall adopt rules to implement this subchapter.
§ 20-14-806. Powers and duties of Secretary of Department of Health
(a) After consideration of the recommendation of the Advisory Board for Interpreters between Hearing Individuals and Individuals who are Deaf, Deafblind, Hard of Hearing, or Oral Deaf, the Secretary of the Department of Health shall: (1) Issue or deny a license or a renewal of license of a licensed qualified interpreter; (2) Issue or deny […]
§ 20-14-807. Licenses
(a) A licensed qualified interpreter shall meet criteria established under this subchapter for interpreters, including without limitation certification or credentialing by the: (1) Arkansas Rehabilitation Services Quality Assurance Screening Test; (2) Educational Interpreter Performance Assessment; (3) National Association of the Deaf; (4) National Cued Speech Association; (5) Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, Inc.; or […]
§ 20-14-808. Prohibitions
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, it is unlawful for an individual to use the title “licensed qualified interpreter” or “licensed provisional interpreter” or to hold himself or herself out as an interpreter between a hearing individual and an individual who is deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or oral deaf unless […]
§ 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 […]
§ 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 […]
§ 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 […]
§ 20-14-508. State Interagency Council
(a) (1) A State Interagency Council composed of at least fifteen (15) members with a maximum of twenty-five (25) members is established. (2) The council members and the cochairs of the council shall be appointed by the Governor for a term of three (3) years. One (1) cochair shall be the parent of a child […]
§ 20-14-701. Legislative intent
It is the intent of the General Assembly to ensure that the notification of all head-injured persons be made to the Brain Injury Alliance of Arkansas 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 […]
§ 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 […]