§ 20-8-808. Malpractice litigation costs
A governmental contractor is responsible for costs and attorney’s fees for malpractice litigation arising out of healthcare services delivered under a contract brought to the Arkansas State Claims Commission.
§ 20-8-809. Rule promulgation
The Department of Health shall promulgate rules necessary to implement this subchapter in a manner consistent with the purpose of this subchapter.
§ 20-8-901. Title
This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Primary Prevention Programs Act”.
§ 20-8-902. Definitions
As used in this subchapter: (1) “At-risk youth” means an individual in grades kindergarten through twelve (K-12) who has a greater vulnerability for risk behaviors; (2) “Client” means the intended audience of a primary prevention and risk avoidance program; (3) “Culturally appropriate” means effective for communicating with people of different cultures, including without limitation people […]
§ 20-8-903. Primary prevention and risk avoidance programs
(a) (1) If an education program concerning risk behavior is provided to a youth by or through a state agency or public school, the education program shall utilize a primary prevention and risk avoidance program. (2) Secondary prevention strategies that focus on risk reduction rather than risk avoidance may be used only after a primary […]
§ 20-8-506. Arkansas Commission for the Newborn Umbilical Cord Blood Initiative — Powers and duties
(a) The Arkansas Commission for the Newborn Umbilical Cord Blood Initiative shall: (1) Investigate the implementation of this subchapter and recommend improvements in this subchapter to the General Assembly; (2) Make available to the public the records of all meetings of the commission and of all business transacted by the commission; (3) Oversee the operations […]
§ 20-8-1001. Life Choices Lifeline Program
(a) The Department of Health may implement the Life Choices Lifeline Program as a statewide care program to provide direct services, support, social services case management, and referrals to biological parents of unborn children and biological or adoptive parents of children under two (2) years of age. (b) The Life Choices Lifeline Program shall: (1) […]
§ 20-8-201. Legislative intent
(a) It is declared and found that a major problem facing medicine and the public health and welfare is the absence of an adequate program to assist in the treatment and rehabilitation of persons with congenital or acquired spinal cord dysfunction. (b) (1) It has been found that no fewer than one thousand one hundred […]
§ 20-8-202. Creation — Members
(a) There is established the Arkansas Spinal Cord Commission, to consist of five (5) members to be appointed by the Governor from the state at large for terms of ten (10) years and confirmed by the Senate, as provided by law. The members of the commission shall be either spinal cord injured victims themselves, members […]
§ 20-8-203. Powers and duties
The Arkansas Spinal Cord Commission shall have the following functions, powers, and duties: (1) To identify and cooperate with existing agencies, organizations, and individuals offering services to the spinal cord injured or spina bifida patient for the establishment and integration of a statewide system of treatment, rehabilitation, counseling, and social services by means of entering […]