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Arkansas Statutes, Title 20

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Title 20, Public Health and Welfare

63 chapters · 2,725 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 202,725 Ch 77, Medical Assistance241 Ch 16, Reproductive Health215 Ch 10, Long-Term Care Facilities and Services191 Ch 13, Emergency Medical Services151 Ch 17, Death and Disposition of the Dead139 Ch 27, Miscellaneous Health and Safety Prov…130 Ch 15, Disease and Disease Prevention Generally114 Ch 9, Health Facilities and Services Generally112 Ch 64, Alcohol and Drug Abuse106 Ch 7, State Board of Health — Department o…96 Ch 76, Public Assistance Generally92 Ch 47, Treatment of Persons With Mental Illness83 Ch 22, Fire Prevention, Protection, and Safety81 Ch 48, Treatment of Persons With Developmen…74

13 sections·Filtered byTitle 20✕Ch 12✕

Ark. Code Ann. § 20-12-201 Purpose
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(a) The General Assembly is cognizant of an extreme shortage in the rural areas of this state of obstetricians, gynecologists, general pediatricians, general internists, and family practice physicians. (b) (1) The providing of incentives to attract and encourage obstetricians, gy…
Ark. Code Ann. § 20-12-202 Definitions
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(1) As used in this subchapter:(1) “Rural area” means any city, town, or other area having a population of fifteen thousand (15,000) inhabitants or less according to the 1990 Federal Decennial Census. The census from federal or state penal institutions, federal or state human ser…
Ark. Code Ann. § 20-12-203 Administration
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(a) (1) There is established on the books of the Treasurer of State, the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, and the Auditor of State, a fund to be known as the “Rural Medical Clinic Revolving Loan Fund”, which shall consist of moneys provided by law to be used solely and exclusiv…
Ark. Code Ann. § 20-12-401 Title
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This subchapter shall be known as the “Rural Health Services Revolving Fund Act”.

Ark. Code Ann. § 20-12-402 Duties

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(a) It shall be the responsibility of the Department of Health to promulgate all rules for making application for the matching funds required by this subchapter. (b) It shall be further the responsibility of the department to review all applications and approve those that shall b…

Ark. Code Ann. § 20-12-403 Creation

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There is established on the books of the Treasurer of State, the Auditor of State, and the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, a fund to be known as the “Rural Health Services Revolving Fund”.

Ark. Code Ann. § 20-12-404 Matching

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(a) (1) Funds requested by authority of this subchapter shall be matched on a cash basis of fifty to fifty (50:50) by the applicant.(2) Applicants who have completed a community health needs assessment shall be eligible to match funds requested by authority of this subchapter on …

Ark. Code Ann. § 20-12-501 Purpose — Grant established

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(a) It is the purpose and intent of this subchapter to establish a program of financial assistance to encourage physicians to locate in and remain in the practice of primary care medicine in communities of the state that have a population of not more than fifteen thousand (15,000…

Ark. Code Ann. § 20-12-502 Administration by the Department of Health

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(1) The program established in this subchapter shall be administered by the Department of Health. The department shall:(1) Accept applications for grants under this subchapter;(2) Determine the eligibility of applicants and grant or deny such grants from any funds available;(3) A…

Ark. Code Ann. § 20-12-503 Eligibility

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(a) (1) Any person licensed to practice medicine in this state who subsequent to July 1, 1999, establishes a full-time practice of family medicine in a community in Arkansas having a population of not more than fifteen thousand (15,000) persons as set forth in § 20-12-501, when t…

Ark. Code Ann. § 20-12-601 Purpose

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It is the purpose and intent of this subchapter to establish a program of financial assistance to encourage primary care physicians to accept full-time faculty positions in a University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences area health education center community or at the Department o…

Ark. Code Ann. § 20-12-602 Eligibility

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(a) Board-eligible or board-certified family physicians and board-eligible or board-certified general pediatricians who join the full-time faculty at one (1) of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences area health education center family practice residency program training…

Ark. Code Ann. § 20-12-603 Financial assistance — Rules

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(a) Financial assistance under this subchapter shall be made by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. (b) The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences shall adopt reasonable rules for the administration of this subchapter.