Title 17 — Professions, Occupations, and Businesses
83 chapters · 2,038 sections in this title.
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-108-101 Title
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This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Certified Community-Based Doula Certification Act”.
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-108-102 Definitions
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(1) As used in this chapter:(1) “Certified community-based doula” means an individual who is a trained professional and provides nonclinical emotional, physical, and informational support to women, before and during pregnancy and continuing through the postpartum period; and(2) “…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-108-201 Certified community-based doula — Certification
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(a) The Department of Health shall issue a certification to be a certified community-based doula to an individual who:(1) Is eighteen (18) years of age or older;(2) Submits evidence of:(A) Maintaining a certification from a doula certification organization designated by the depar…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-108-202 Suspension, revocation, nonissuance, or nonrenewal
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(a) The Department of Health may suspend, revoke, or refuse to issue or renew the certification of a certified community-based doula for:(1) Securing a certification under this chapter through fraud or deceit;(2) Unethical conduct, gross ignorance, or inefficiency in the conduct …
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-108-203 Designated doula certification organizations
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(a) The Department of Health, in conjunction with the Doula Alliance of Arkansas, shall establish criteria for an organization to be designated as a doula certification organization. (b) (1) The department, in conjunction with the Doula Alliance of Arkansas, shall periodically re…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-108-301 Scope of practice
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(1) A certified community-based doula under this chapter shall perform only the following types of services:(1) Providing childbirth education;(2) Helping pregnant women navigate the healthcare system;(3) Advocating for pregnant women before, during, and after the birth of a chil…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-108-302 Patient and personal data and information
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(a) Patient and personal data and information accessed or attained by a certified community-based doula under this chapter is exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act of 1967, § 25-19-101 et seq., and is confidential and privileged as otherwise required by fede…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-108-303 Certified community-based doula compensation
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(a) A certified community-based doula under this chapter shall receive compensation for services provided from:(1) The Arkansas Medicaid Program; and(2) A health benefit plan. (1) The Arkansas Medicaid Program; and (2) A health benefit plan. (b) Services described in subsection (…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-108-304 Rules
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(a) The Department of Health may promulgate rules relating to the certification and regulation of certified community-based doulas under this chapter and relating to the designation of an organization as a doula certification organization. (b) On or before December 31, 2025, the …