§ 20-38-111. Immunity
The Arkansas Crime Information Center, the Identification Bureau of the Department of Arkansas State Police, the licensing or certifying agency, and the service provider are immune from suit or liability for damages for acts or omissions other than malicious acts or omissions occurring in the performance of duties imposed by this subchapter.
§ 20-38-112. Exclusions — Licensed professionals — Completion of criminal history records check
(a) Except for employees of licensed childcare facilities or church-operated exempt childcare facilities, this subchapter does not apply to a person who provides care to clients of a service provider subject to a professional license issued under: (1) Section 17-27-101 et seq., regarding licensed professional counselors; (2) The Arkansas Dental Practice Act, § 17-82-101 et […]
§ 20-38-113. Automated abuse registry checks
The Department of Human Services shall: (1) (A) Contingent upon the receipt of funding, appropriation, and positions, create and maintain a program that automates the databases of the Child Maltreatment Central Registry created in § 12-18-901, the Adult and Long-term Care Facility Resident Maltreatment Central Registry created in § 12-12-1716, and the Certified Nursing Assistant/Employment […]
§ 20-36-103. Duties
(a) (1) The Department of Health shall adopt rules for the implementation of the biological agent registry program as follows: (A) Determining and listing the biological agents required to be reported under this section; (B) Designating persons required to make reports and specific information required to be reported, including time limits for reporting, form of […]
§ 20-36-104. Penalty
(a) (1) The Department of Health shall impose a civil penalty for a willful or knowing violation of this section in the amount of up to one thousand dollars ($1,000). (2) Each day of a continuing violation shall be a separate offense. (b) Any person wishing to contest a penalty shall be entitled to an […]
§ 20-36-105. Funding
(a) In order for the Department of Health to fully perform the duties outlined in § 20-36-103, the department shall diligently pursue funding for bioterrorism and for the biological agent registry. (b) The department’s administration of this registry program is subject to adequate and available funding in which to fully meet the requirements of this […]
§ 20-32-107. License to transport, treat, or dispose
(a) No person may transport, treat, or dispose of commercial medical waste without first obtaining an operating license from the Department of Health. (b) The treater or disposer, or transporter shall submit an application for an operating license and an application fee of two hundred fifty dollars ($250). (c) Upon issuance of the operating license, […]
§ 20-32-108. Applications — Procedure generally
(a) This section shall not apply to commercial medical waste incineration facilities which are required to comply with the provisions for obtaining a permit under § 8-6-1301 et seq. (b) No person shall operate or construct a commercial medical waste facility without submitting an application for a permit or permit modification to the Department of […]
§ 20-32-109. Location requirements
No applications shall be accepted nor shall permits be issued pursuant to § 20-32-108 by the Department of Health for the construction or operation of a facility in which any of the following factors is present: (1) The location of the facility is within a “regulatory floodway”, as adopted by communities participating in the national […]
§ 20-32-110. Transportation requirements
(a) No operational licenses shall be issued to any transporter of commercial medical waste unless that transporter shows evidence that: (1) Each vehicle used for the transportation of commercial medical waste is covered by liability insurance in an amount specified by the Department of Health; and (2) The liability insurance is issued by a company […]