Arkansas Code Title 20, Subtitle 2, Chapter 7, Subchapter 7 - Combating Prescription Drug Abuse Act

• § 20-7-701 - Title.
  This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Combating Prescription Drug Abuse Act".
• § 20-7-702 - Definitions.
  As used in this subchapter: (1) "Hospital" means a healthcare facility licensed as a hospital by the State Board of Health under § 20-9-213;...
• § 20-7-703 - Opioid Prescribing Guidelines for Emergency Department.
  (a) A hospital with an emergency department shall adopt guidelines concerning opioid prescribing in the emergency department.(b) The guidelines shall be drafted jointly by...
• § 20-7-704 - Prescriber Education.
  (a) (1) Within the first two (2) years of being granted a license in the state, a prescriber shall obtain a minimum of two...
• § 20-7-705 - Licensing Board Rules.
  (a) A licensing board that licenses individuals with prescriptive authority shall adopt rules that are at least as stringent as the rules of the...
• § 20-7-706 - Patient Evaluation.
  A patient who is being treated with controlled substances for chronic nonmalignant pain shall be evaluated at least one (1) time every six (6)...
• § 20-7-707 - Prescriber Requirements.
  (a) For a patient with chronic nonmalignant pain, a prescriber, at a minimum and in addition to any additional requirements of the appropriate licensing...
• § 20-7-708 - Immunity.
  A prescriber or licensed healthcare facility that in good faith reports a suspected drug diversion is immune from civil or criminal liability and disciplinary...

Last modified: November 15, 2016