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Arkansas Code Title 20. Public Health and Welfare § 20-13-1501. Definitions

Current as of March 28, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

As used in this subchapter:

(1) “Airborne or blood-borne disease” means a potentially life-threatening disease, including without limitation:

(A) Tuberculosis;

(B) Hepatitis C; and

(C) Hepatitis B;

(2) “Emergency response worker” means:

(A) Paramedics;

(B) Emergency response employees;

(C) Firefighters;

(D) First response workers;

(E) Emergency medical technicians;

(F) Emergency medical services personnel;

(G) Volunteers making an authorized emergency response;

(H) Law enforcement officers and personnel; and

(I) A person rendering services as a “Good Samaritan” under the “Good Samaritan” law, § 17-95-101;

(3) “Healthcare facility” means a hospital, nursing home, blood bank, blood center, sperm bank, or other healthcare institution; and

(4) “Healthcare provider” means any physician, nurse, paramedic, or other person providing medical, nursing, or other healthcare services of any kind.

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Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Arkansas Code Title 20. Public Health and Welfare § 20-13-1501. Definitions - last updated March 28, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ar/title-20-public-health-and-welfare/ar-code-sect-20-13-1501/

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