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Arkansas Code Title 20. Public Health and Welfare § 20-13-218. Specific health condition

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

(a) Emergency medical services personnel may administer prescription medications that are:

(1) Carried by a patient;

(2) Administered via routes of delivery that are within the scope of training for emergency medical services personnel;

(3) Intended to treat a specific health condition; and

(4) Not listed on the drug formulary set out by the Department of Health.

(b) A patient who is diagnosed with a specific health condition may request to be transported to an alternative destination facility that is farther away than the nearest facility if:

(1) The alternative destination facility better meets the needs of the patient because:

(A) The patient's physician and medical records are at the alternative destination facility;

(B) The patient has recently been discharged from the alternative destination facility;

(C) The patient has had previous hospitalizations at the alternative destination facility; and

(D) The patient's complex medical history is followed at the alternative destination facility; and

(2) The request is approved by the local emergency medical services entity, which may include or be an emergency medical services board established under § 14-266-105(a)(3).

(c) The Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council shall establish standards for:

(1) Emergency medical services personnel to communicate with patients and caregivers of patients who are diagnosed with a specific health condition about:

(A) The patient's specific health condition;

(B) The likelihood that the patient will need emergency medical services; and

(C) The collaborative development of emergency medical service care plans to meet the patient's needs; and

(2) Local emergency medical services entities, which may include or be emergency medical services boards established under § 14-266-105(a)(3), to participate in care coordination for patients who are diagnosed with a specific health condition.

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