§ 20-16-401. Department of Health
This subchapter shall not be applicable to the Department of Health.
§ 20-16-402. Information from state agencies
(a) (1) Any bona fide appropriately licensed medical facility, including, but not limited to, a county hospital, participating in recognized research in Arkansas and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expressly authorized to contract for the production of any information relevant to monitoring reproductive health. (2) Information acquired under this subsection includes, but […]
§ 20-16-403. Information from neighboring states
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Arkansas Children’s Hospital, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shall have the power to enter into agreements with neighboring states consistent with the requirements and restrictions of this subchapter in order to obtain relevant information concerning Arkansas residents who receive health-related services outside the state.
§ 20-16-404. Information sharing
All hospitals with pediatric, obstetric, or spontaneous abortion patient records may under this subchapter contract to share information in those records with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Arkansas Children’s Hospital, other bona fide licensed medical facilities, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
§ 20-16-405. Authority of physician to provide information
Any physician, clinic, person, or organization may under this subchapter contract to provide information relative to reproductive health to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Arkansas Children’s Hospital, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
§ 20-16-406. No actionable right created
Persons other than the state, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Arkansas Children’s Hospital, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shall not acquire any actionable right by virtue of this subchapter.
§ 20-16-407. No legal presumption or finding of fact created
A determination by a study done under this subchapter that a source is suspected of causing adverse fetal or neonatal health outcomes shall not create by reason thereof any presumption of law or finding of a fact which shall inure to or be for the benefit of any person other than the state.
§ 20-16-408. Nonliability
No liability of any kind for damages or other relief shall arise or be enforced against any person or organization by reason of having provided information pursuant to this subchapter or by reason of having released or published the findings of research studies in order to reduce morbidity or mortality or to advance medical research […]