Title 17 — Professions, Occupations, and Businesses
83 chapters · 2,038 sections in this title.
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-46-101 Title
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This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Community Health Worker Act”.
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-46-102 Definitions
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(1) As used in this chapter:(1) “Community health worker” means an individual who is a trusted member of or has an unusually close understanding of the community that he or she is serving as a liaison, link, or intermediary between health services or social services and the commu…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-46-201 Community health worker — Certification
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(a) The Department of Health shall issue a certification to be a community health worker to an individual who:(1) Is eighteen (18) years of age or older;(2) Meets one (1) of the following requirements:(A) He or she is certified as a community health worker by the Arkansas Communi…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-46-202 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 community health worker for:(1) Securing a certification under this chapter through fraud or deceit;(2) Unethical conduct, gross ignorance, or inefficiency in the conduct of his o…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-46-301 Scope of practice
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(1) A community health worker shall perform only the following types of services:(1) Providing:(A) Cultural mediation among individuals, communities, and health service systems or social services systems, or both;(B) Culturally appropriate health education and information;(C) Car…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-46-302 Patient and personal data and information
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(a) Patient and personal data and information accessed or attained by a community health worker 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 federal law. (b) If a community…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-46-303 Community health worker compensation
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(1) A community health worker certified under this chapter shall receive compensation for services provided from:(1) The Arkansas Medicaid Program; or(2) A health benefit plan. (1) The Arkansas Medicaid Program; or (2) A health benefit plan.
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-46-304 Rules
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The Department of Health may promulgate rules relating to the certification and regulation of community health workers under this chapter.