Arkansas Administrative Code

20 CAR § 1-504. Acknowledgment of paternity. (a) A new certificate of birth shall be prepared by the State Registrar of Vital Records for a child born out of wedlock in this state upon receipt of a: (1) Sworn acknowledgement of paternity signed by both parents; and (2) Written re…

20 CAR § 1-505. Adoption. (a)(1) A new certificate of birth may be prepared by the State Registrar of Vital Records for a child born in this state upon receipt of an adoption report or certified copy of an adoption decree from the courts of the several states of the United States…

20 CAR § 1-506. Legal change of name. (a) A new certificate of birth, following a legal name change, shall be established upon receipt of a court order from a court of competent jurisdiction. (b) This certificate shall be marked “court order”.

20 CAR § 1-507. Existing certificate to be placed in a special file. (a) After preparation of the new certificate, the existing certificate and the evidence upon which the new certificate was based are to be placed in a special file. (b) Such file shall not be subject to inspecti…

20 CAR § 1-601. Death registration generally. (a)(1) The funeral director shall electronically, or by a system designated by the State Registrar of Vital Records, file a fact of death within three (3) days of death. (2) This shall consist of the legal name, date and time of death…

20 CAR § 1-602. Acceptance of incomplete death certificate. (a)(1) If the attending physician, medical examiner, or coroner are unable to complete the medical certification of cause of death within the prescribed statutory time period, he or she may indicate that cause of death i…

20 CAR § 1-603. Completion of certificate when death occurs in an institution. (a)(1) When a death occurs in a hospital or other institution and the death is not under the jurisdiction of the medical examiner or coroner, the person in charge of such institution, or his or her des…

20 CAR § 1-701. Burial-transit permit. (a) A burial-transit permit shall be required when a dead body is cremated or transported out of the state. (b) The burial-transit permit shall be issued by the State Registrar of Vital Records and/or designated representative of the distric…

20 CAR § 1-702. Removal of body. Before removing a dead body or fetus that has reached a gestation period of twenty (20) completed weeks from the place of death, the funeral director or his or her designated representative shall: (1) Obtain assurance from the attending physician …

20 CAR § 1-703. Disposition of dead bodies or fetuses. (a)(1) Disposition of dead bodies or fetuses shall be by burial in a registered cemetery or by cremation. (2) Hospitals may dispose of dead fetuses by incineration. (b) The death and fetal death certificates shall be certifie…

20 CAR § 1-704. Disinterment. No dead human body shall be removed from its place of original interment except under the following conditions: (1)(A) A permit from the State Registrar of Vital Records or his or her designated representative marked “disinterment permit” is secured …

20 CAR § 1-801. Transportation of dead bodies generally. (a) A transportation company shall accept a dead human body for shipment only when it is accompanied by a properly completed burial-transit permit. (b) A transportation company shall not accept a dead human body for shipmen…

20 CAR § 1-802. Preservation of bodies. (a) All dead human bodies not buried within forty-eight (48) hours after death shall be: (1) Embalmed in a manner approved by the State Board of Embalmers, Funeral Directors, Cemeteries, and Burial Services; or (2) Stored under refrigeratio…

20 CAR § 1-803. Bodies placed in vaults. Bodies placed in receiving vaults fifteen (15) days or more shall be encased in an airtight container.

20 CAR § 1-804. Responsibility for the identification of the body of deceased person who may have been infected by a communicable disease. See 20 CAR § 102-113 of the Rules Pertaining to Reportable Disease.

20 CAR § 1-805. Acts tending to promote spread of disease prohibited. Any physician or hospital caring for an individual who dies of a contagious disease shall notify the funeral director on the death certificate, or by other written notice, of the danger involved before the fune…

20 CAR § 1-901. Records and reports generally. Each funeral director shall keep a record containing, as a minimum, the following information about each dead body or fetus he or she handles: (1) The date, place, and time of receipt; (2) The date, place, and manner of disposition; …

20 CAR § 10-101. Purpose. (a)(1) The practice of interpreting affects: (A) The public health, safety, and welfare; and (B) Civic, economic, social, academic, and recreational aspects of life. (2) Individuals who are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or oral deaf, individuals with…

20 CAR § 10-102. Definitions. (a) As used in this part: (1) “Automatic licensure” means the granting of occupational licensure without an individual having met the occupational licensure requirements provided by this part or under Arkansas Code; (2) "Cued speech" means the system…

20 CAR § 10-103. Jurisdiction. This part regulates the licensing of interpreters for individuals who are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or oral deaf and imposes penalties for persons or entities that violate this part.

20 CAR § 10-104. Limitations. (a) This part does not establish minimum qualifications for interpreters in the kindergarten through twelfth grade (K – 12) school setting. (b)(1) Those qualifications have been established by the Department of Education. (2) Please contact the depar…

20 CAR § 10-201. Establishment of the Advisory Board for Interpreters between Hearing Individuals and Individuals who are Deaf, Deafblind, Hard of Hearing, or Oral Deaf. (a) Pursuant to Arkansas Code § 20-14-801 et seq., (Acts 2013, No. 1314), the Advisory Board for Interpreters …

20 CAR § 10-202. Powers and duties of the Advisory Board for Interpreters between Hearing Individuals and Individuals who are Deaf, Deafblind, Hard of Hearing, or Oral Deaf. The Advisory Board for Interpreters between Hearing Individuals and Individuals who are Deaf, Deafblind, H…

20 CAR § 10-203. Conflicts of interests regarding advisory board members. (a)(1) Membership on the Advisory Board for Interpreters between Hearing Individuals and Individuals who are Deaf, Deafblind, Hard of Hearing, or Oral Deaf is solely at the invitation and discretion of the …

20 CAR § 10-301. Application for Qualified Interpreter License. (a) Any individual desiring to practice interpreting within the state of Arkansas may submit an application for licensure, attached hereto as Appendix B. (b) The Advisory Board for Interpreters between Hearing Indivi…

20 CAR § 10-302. Application for provisional licensure. (a)(1) An individual desiring to apply for a Provisional Interpreter’s License is any individual who is deaf or hard of hearing that practices in providing interpreting services, thus practicing as a “deaf interpreter.” (2) …

20 CAR § 10-303. Application for temporary provisional licensure. (a) The Advisory Board for Interpreters between Hearing Individuals and Individuals who are Deaf, Deafblind, Hard of Hearing, or Oral Deaf shall issue a temporary and provisional license immediately upon receipt of…

20 CAR § 10-304. Application for automatic licensure. (a) The Advisory Board for Interpreters between Hearing Individuals and Individuals who are Deaf, Deafblind, Hard of Hearing, or Oral Deaf shall grant automatic licensure to an individual who holds a substantially equivalent o…

20 CAR § 10-305. Reciprocity. (a) Required qualifications. An applicant applying for reciprocal licensure shall meet the following requirements: (1) The applicant shall hold a substantially similar license in another United States jurisdiction. (A) A license from another state is…

20 CAR § 10-306. Licensing individuals from a state that does not license interpreters. (a) Required qualifications. An applicant from a state that does not license deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or oral deaf interpreters shall meet the following requirements: (1) The applican…

20 CAR § 10-307. Recognized credentials. Credentials obtained by practicing interpreters currently recognized by the Advisory Board for Interpreters between Hearing Individuals and Individuals who are Deaf, Deafblind, Hard of Hearing, or Oral Deaf include: (1) Arkansas Rehabilita…

20 CAR § 10-308. Continuing education units. (a) Interpreters must maintain Continuing Education Units (CEUs) through the credentials held. (b) Documentation of CEUs obtained shall be submitted on an annual basis at renewal by providing transcripts or tracking systems used by the…

20 CAR § 10-309. Fees. (a) All fees are to be paid at the time of application or request for services. (b) Fees are nonrefundable and are not prorated. (c) Annual fees follow a calendar year. (d) Additional fees will be assessed for insufficient funds if such should happen. (e) C…

20 CAR § 10-310. Waiver of licensure fee. (a)(1) Pursuant to Acts 2021, No. 725, an applicant may receive a waiver of the initial licensure fee, if eligible. (2) Eligible applicants are applicants who: (A) Are receiving assistance through the: (i) Arkansas, or current state of re…

20 CAR § 10-311. Summary of credentials. (a) Sign language interpreters' credentials are based on levels of proficiency, and in order to protect the health, welfare, and safety of the consumers, interpreters shall only accept assignments appropriate for their proficiency based up…

20 CAR § 10-401. Code of conduct. (a)(1) An interpreter shall make a true interpretation, in an understandable manner, to an individual who is deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or oral deaf for whom the interpreter is appointed. (2) The interpreter will interpret accurately the s…

20 CAR § 10-402. Complaint process. (a) Complaints may be filed when an individual, hiring agency, or interpreting agency: (1) Violates the NAD-RID Code of Professional Conduct of the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, Inc.; (2) Knowingly hires an interpreter who is not quali…

20 CAR § 10-403. Penalties. (a) Amount of penalty. Any individual who is not licensed and who admits to interpreting without a license or is found by the Advisory Board for Interpreters between Hearing Individuals and Individuals who are Deaf, Deafblind, Hard of Hearing, or Oral …

20 CAR § 11-101. Purpose. (a) To provide early detection of hearing loss by physiological measurement in newborn children at the birthing hospital or as soon after birth as possible, to enable these children and their families and caregivers to obtain needed multi-disciplinary ev…

20 CAR § 11-102. Definitions. As used in this part: (1) “Birth admission” means the time after birth that the newborn remains in the hospital nursery prior to discharge; (2) “Birthing hospital” means any hospital located within the State of Arkansas that delivers newborns; (3) “B…

20 CAR § 11-103. Responsibility. (a)(1) Beginning July 1, 2000, every birthing hospital in this state with more than fifty (50) births per year shall provide or arrange for a bilateral physiological hearing screening on each birth admission. (2) Hospitals with fifty (50) or fewer…

20 CAR § 11-104. Exemptions. No test is to be performed if the parent of a newborn/infant dissents on the ground that the test conflicts with personal religious belief or practice.

20 CAR § 11-105. Penalties. Any facility or individual not adhering to this part may be subject to penalties pursuant to the authority conferred by Arkansas Code § 20-7-101 et seq.

20 CAR § 11-106. Guidelines. (a) Pass/refer criteria. (1) To be considered a “pass”, a screening must encompass frequencies within the speech range to minimally include two thousand hertz to four thousand hertz (2,000 Hz – 4,000 Hz) at an intensity level commensurate with normal …

20 CAR § 2-101. Purpose. (a) The purpose of these rules is for the State Board of Health to define circumstances and activities subject to recovery of expenditures under Acts 1989, No. 384. (b) It is further the purpose to set forth the method of recovery of department expenditur…

20 CAR § 2-102. Definitions. As used in this part: (1) “Board” means the State Board of Health; (2) “Department” means the Department of Health; (3) “Person” means: (A) An individual; (B) A firm; (C) A partnership; (D) A company; (E) A corporation; (F) A trustee; (G) An associati…

20 CAR § 2-103. Incidents subject to recovery of expenditures. (a) Incidents requiring Department of Health response to nonroutine, unplanned events creating potential for adverse health effects are outlined in this section. (b) Incidents subject to recovery of expenditures inclu…