Arkansas Code Title 20, Subtitle 2, Chapter 13, Subchapter 2 - Emergency Medical Services Act
- § 20-13-201 - Title.
This subchapter may be cited as the "Emergency Medical Services Act".
- § 20-13-202 - Definitions.
As used in this subchapter: (1) "Air ambulance" means an aircraft, fixed or rotary wing, utilized for on-scene responses or transports deemed necessary by...
- § 20-13-203 - Applicability.
(a) All municipal, county, or state-operated rescue services which choose to provide advanced life support skills to the general public but which do not...
- § 20-13-204 - Penalties.
Any person violating this subchapter or any rule, regulation, or order adopted in accordance with this subchapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and...
- § 20-13-205 - Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council -- Creation -- Members.
(a) There is created the Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council, which shall consist of nineteen (19) members with a demonstrated interest in emergency medical...
- § 20-13-206 - Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council -- Proceedings.
(a) The Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council, within thirty (30) days after its appointment, shall organize as necessary to carry out its purposes as...
- § 20-13-207 - Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council -- Powers and Duties.
(a) The Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council shall recommend for adoption by the State Board of Health rules on all matters relating to emergency...
- § 20-13-208 - State Board of Health -- Powers and Duties.
(a) (1) The State Board of Health shall have the responsibility and authority to hold public hearings and promulgate and implement rules, regulations, and...
- § 20-13-209 - Department of Health -- Powers and Duties.
The Department of Health shall have the responsibility and authority to: (1) Administer this subchapter; (2) Enforce the rules, regulations, and standards promulgated by...
- § 20-13-210 - Rules and Standards -- Review Required.
(a) (1) All rules and standards relating to emergency medical services promulgated and adopted by the Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council and the State...
- § 20-13-211 - Fees.
The State Board of Health may establish the fees to be charged by the Department of Health to defray the cost of administering and...
- § 20-13-212 - Additional Fees.
(a) There is imposed an additional annual fee of one hundred dollars ($100) for the inspection and permitting of ambulances. The fee shall be...
- § 20-13-213 - Ambulance Standards.
All ambulances operating in this state shall meet all standards prescribed by and under this subchapter and be licensed under this subchapter, and all...
- § 20-13-214 - Military Emergency Medical Personnel.
(a) Military personnel who return to the State of Arkansas following active duty and who received emergency medical training on active duty shall be...
- § 20-13-215 - Award of Flag Upon Death.
(a) When a person licensed by the Division of Emergency Medical Services of the Department of Health dies in the course of employment, in...
Last modified: November 15, 2016