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Current as of March 28, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) A physician or other healthcare provider who willfully fails to transfer in accordance with § 20-17-207 is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
(b) A physician who willfully fails to record the determination of terminal condition or permanent unconsciousness in accordance with § 20-17-205 is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
(c) An individual who willfully conceals, cancels, defaces, or obliterates the declaration of another without the declarant's consent or who falsifies or forges a revocation of the declaration of another is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
(d) An individual who falsifies or forges the declaration of another, or willfully conceals or withholds personal knowledge of a revocation as provided in § 20-17-204, is guilty of a Class D felony.
(e) An individual who requires or prohibits the execution of a declaration as a condition for being insured for, or receiving, healthcare services is guilty of a Class D felony.
(f) A person who coerces or fraudulently induces another to execute a declaration under this subchapter is guilty of a Class D felony.
(g) The sanctions provided in this section do not displace any sanction applicable under other law.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Arkansas Code Title 20. Public Health and Welfare § 20-17-209. Unlawful activities--Sanctions - last updated March 28, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ar/title-20-public-health-and-welfare/ar-code-sect-20-17-209/
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