§ 20-8-402. Program creation and administration
(a) (1) The Director of the Arkansas Center for Health Improvement shall establish and maintain a program to access health data to be known as the “Arkansas Health Data Initiative”. (2) The initiative shall be administered and maintained within the the Arkansas Center for Health Improvement. (b) The purpose of the initiative is to serve […]
§ 20-8-403. Data access
(a) If agreed to by state agencies responsible for maintaining requested data sources, the Arkansas Center for Health Improvement may have access to the agencies’ information and data to facilitate operation of the Arkansas Health Data Initiative. (b) Data under subsection (a) of this section include: (1) Public health databases; (2) Healthcare-utilization data; (3) Financial […]
§ 20-8-404. Rules
The Division of Information Systems, Department of Finance and Administration, Department of Health, Department of Human Services, State Insurance Department, and all other appropriate departments, agencies, subcontractors, and officers shall promulgate rules to implement this subchapter.
§ 20-8-501. Title
This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Newborn Umbilical Cord Blood Initiative Act”.
§ 20-8-109. Approval of new projects — Repeal of Acts 1975, No. 558, § 5 — Transfer of duties — Definition
(a) All projects requiring approval under the Certificate of Need Program as established by Acts 1975, No. 558, § 5 [repealed], except freestanding radiation therapy centers, shall not be instituted or commenced after April 4, 1987, except upon application for and receipt of approval from the Health Services Permit Agency utilizing the same criteria and […]
§ 20-8-502. Legislative findings
The General Assembly finds that: (1) More than one hundred million (100,000,000) Americans and two billion (2,000,000,000) other humans worldwide suffer from diseases that may eventually be treated more effectively or even cured with stem cells; (2) Stem cell research has been hampered by the controversy over the use of embryonic stem cells; (3) Stem […]
§ 20-8-110. Collection and dissemination of health data
(a) The Health Services Permit Agency shall act as a statewide health data clearinghouse for the acquisition and dissemination of data from healthcare providers, the Arkansas Medicaid Program, third-party payors, state agencies, and other appropriate sources in furtherance of this section. (b) All state agencies having information with regard to health matters shall make available […]
§ 20-8-503. Definitions
As used in this subchapter: (1) “Amniotic fluid” means the fluid inside the amnion; (2) “Nonembryonic stem cell research” means medical research involving stem cells that have not been derived from a human embryo or fetus; (3) “Placenta” means the organ that forms on the inner wall of the human uterus during pregnancy; (4) “Postnatal […]
§ 20-8-111. Transfer of Developmental Disabilities Planning Council attributes to other agency
The Governor may at any time transfer all personnel, appropriations, fund balances, and authorized positions, and the powers, duties, and personnel of the Developmental Disabilities Planning Council to any other designated agency of the state which meets the requirements of Pub. L. No. 101-496 [repealed].
§ 20-8-504. Newborn Umbilical Cord Blood Initiative
(a) (1) On or before June 30, 2008, the Arkansas Commission for the Newborn Umbilical Cord Blood Initiative shall establish a network of postnatal tissue and fluid banks in partnership with one (1) or more public or private colleges or universities, public or private hospitals, nonprofit organizations, or private firms in this state for the […]