§ 20-7-707. Prescriber requirements
(a) For a patient with chronic nonmalignant pain, a prescriber, at a minimum and in addition to any additional requirements of the appropriate licensing board, shall: (1) Check the prescriptive history of the patient on the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program at least every six (6) months; and (2) Have a signed pain contract with the […]
§ 20-7-708. Immunity
A prescriber or licensed healthcare facility that in good faith reports a suspected drug diversion is immune from civil or criminal liability and disciplinary action by the appropriate licensing board.
§ 20-7-408. Disposition of certain fees
(a) (1) Except as set forth in this subchapter, all fee revenues shall be treated as cash funds and shall not be deposited into the State Treasury, but shall be deposited as and when received into a bank or banks approved by the State Board of Health or the Secretary of the Department of Health […]
§ 20-7-608. Information exchange with other prescription drug monitoring programs
(a) The Department of Health may provide prescription monitoring information to federal prescription drug monitoring programs or other states’ prescription drug monitoring programs, and the information may be used by those programs consistent with this subchapter. (b) The department may request and receive prescription monitoring information from federal prescription drug monitoring programs or other states’ […]
§ 20-7-409. State Board of Health Public Health Laboratory Construction Fund
The proceeds of the loan other than amounts required to establish reserves, to pay interest on the loan for a period not to exceed one (1) year, or to pay costs of the loan and of issuing bonds, all of which shall be set forth in written directions executed by the Secretary of the Department […]
§ 20-7-609. Authority to contract
(a) The Department of Health may contract with another agency of this state or with a private vendor, as necessary, to ensure the effective operation of the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program. (b) A contractor shall be bound to comply with the provisions regarding confidentiality of prescription information as outlined in this subchapter and shall be […]
§ 20-7-410. Investment of funds
(a) All moneys held at any time in the State Board of Health Laboratory Revenue Fund and the State Board of Health Public Health Laboratory Construction Fund shall be invested and reinvested to the extent feasible, as directed by the Secretary of the Department of Health. (b) All moneys held in the State Board of […]
§ 20-7-610. Authority to seek funding
(a) The Department of Health may make application for, receive, and administer grant funding from public or private sources for the development, implementation, or enhancement of the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program. (b) A fee shall not be levied against practitioners for the purpose of funding or complying with the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program.
§ 20-7-411. Formation of contracts
(a) The authorizing resolution and each agreement or other writing executed and delivered pursuant to it or to this subchapter, together with this subchapter, shall constitute a contract between the State Board of Health and the Arkansas Development Finance Authority, and the obligations of the board may be enforced by mandamus or other equitable or […]
§ 20-7-611. Unlawful acts and penalties
(a) (1) It is unlawful for a dispenser to purposely fail to submit prescription monitoring information as required under this subchapter. (2) A violation of subdivision (a)(1) of this section is a Class B misdemeanor. (b) (1) It is unlawful for a dispenser to purposely submit fraudulent prescription information. (2) A violation of subdivision (b)(1) […]