Arkansas Code Title 20, Subtitle 2, Chapter 10, Subchapter 10 - Omnibus Long-Term Care Reform Act of 1988

• § 20-10-1001 - Title.
  This subchapter may be known as the "Omnibus Long-Term Care Reform Act of 1988".
• § 20-10-1002 - Intent.
  It is the intent of the General Assembly to provide protection for those citizens residing in long-term care facilities to assure the residents the...
• § 20-10-1003 - Residents' Rights.
  (a) A long-term care facility shall protect and promote the rights, benefits, or privileges guaranteed by law, the Constitution of the United States, and...
• § 20-10-1004 - Prohibiting New Admissions -- Hearings and Appeals.
  (a) The Director of the Office of Long-Term Care may prohibit new admissions to a long-term care facility not in compliance due to a...
• § 20-10-1005 - Procedure for Transfer or Discharge of Residents -- Violations.
  (a) The Office of Long-Term Care shall prescribe through rule or regulation the procedure for transfer or discharge of residents to be followed by...
• § 20-10-1006 - Residents' Councils -- Staff Coordinators -- Family Councils.
  (a) The Office of Long-Term Care shall prescribe through rule or regulation the establishment of a residents' council within each long-term care facility. The...
• § 20-10-1007 - Adverse Action Against Residents Prohibited -- Violations.
  (a) No long-term care facility owner, administrator, employee, or other representative shall discriminate, retaliate, or seek reprisal in any manner against a resident or...
• § 20-10-1008 - Disposition of Civil Penalties.
  All moneys received from the imposition of civil penalties levied by the state on long-term care facilities found to be out of compliance with...
• § 20-10-1009 - Right to Rescind Long-Term Care Contracts.
  For a fourteen-day period beginning on the date of entry into a long-term care facility, the resident shall have the right to rescind any...
• § 20-10-1010 - End-Of-life Treatment of Long-Term Care Residents.
  (a) For residents suffering from a terminal condition as defined in § 20-17-201, facilities may withhold nutrition or hydration, or both, only pursuant to:...

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