Title 17, Professions, Occupations, and Businesses

(a) The Arkansas State Board of Sanitarians shall hold a meeting at least one (1) time a year and at such times as the Chair of the Arkansas State Board of Sanitarians shall appoint. (b) At the first meeting and annually thereafter, the board shall elect a chair and a secretary f…

(a) The Arkansas State Board of Sanitarians shall have such authority as is reasonably necessary to administer this chapter. (b) The Chair of the Arkansas State Board of Sanitarians and the Secretary of the Arkansas State Board of Sanitarians may administer oaths and subpoena wit…

(a) All fees or payments of any type collected by the Arkansas State Board of Sanitarians under this chapter shall be kept in a separate fund. (b) The board shall make a report annually to the Secretary of the Department of Health, showing all receipts and disbursements of moneys…

The operating expenses of the Arkansas State Board of Sanitarians shall be paid solely from cash funds of the board, and no funds shall be used either directly or indirectly from general revenues for such support.

The Arkansas State Board of Sanitarians may authorize payments to be made to each registered sanitarian as partial reimbursement for actual travel expenses incurred, but not to exceed the amounts authorized for state employees for such expenses and not otherwise reimbursed, in at…

(a) (1) Effective July 1, 2013, the Arkansas State Board of Sanitarians is transferred to the Department of Health and shall be administered by the Secretary of the Department of Health.(2) All authority, powers, duties, functions, records, authorized positions, property, unexpen…

(a) No person shall offer his or her service as a registered sanitarian or use, assume, or advertise in any way any title or description tending to convey the impression that he or she is a registered sanitarian unless he or she is the holder of a current certificate of registrat…

(a) The Arkansas State Board of Sanitarians shall hold examinations to test the fitness of applicants for registration at such times and places within this state as the board shall determine, but shall hold at least one (1) examination every year. (b) The scope of the examination…

(a) The Arkansas State Board of Sanitarians shall admit to examination any person who makes application to the Secretary of the Arkansas State Board of Sanitarians on forms prescribed and furnished by the board and pays an application fee of twenty dollars ($20.00) to defray the …

The Secretary of the Arkansas State Board of Sanitarians shall give reasonable notice by mail of the time and place of examination to each applicant accepted for examination.

Within sixty (60) days after the examination is given, the Arkansas State Board of Sanitarians shall notify by mail each person who took the examination as to whether he or she has passed or failed the examination.

Each person who passes the examination to the satisfaction of the Arkansas State Board of Sanitarians shall be issued a certificate of registration upon payment of a registration fee of ten dollars ($10.00).

(1) The Arkansas State Board of Sanitarians shall issue a certificate of registration without examination to any person who makes application on forms prescribed and furnished by the board, pays a registration fee of ten dollars ($10.00), and submits satisfactory proof that he or…

(1) Each certificate of registration issued by the Arkansas State Board of Sanitarians shall expire on June 30 following the date of issuance. A renewal certificate may be issued:(1) To the holder of a current certificate of registration who makes application before the expiratio…

(a) The Arkansas State Board of Sanitarians may suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew a certificate of registration upon proof that the applicant is guilty of fraud, deceit, gross negligence, incompetency, or misconduct in relation to his or her duties as a sanitarian. (b) (1) When…

(a) Before the Arkansas State Board of Sanitarians may suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew a certificate of registration, it shall set the matter for a hearing before the board. (b) At least twenty (20) days before the date set for hearing, the board shall give written notice of …

(1) As used in this chapter:(1) “Beverage container” means a can, bottle, jar, or other container made of aluminum or metal that is sealed by a manufacturer;(2) “Catalytic converter” means an exhaust emission control device that reduces toxic gases and pollutants from internal co…

(a) As used in this section, “reasonable, written documentation” means a written document that includes the following information provided by the seller of the scrap metal to the scrap metal recycler:(1) The name of the entity or individual from whom the seller acquired the scrap…

(a) Any person may notify scrap metal recyclers of nonferrous metal of a known or presumed theft of nonferrous metal products setting forth any information concerning the theft as might be available to that person, including without limitation:(1) The approximate quantity and siz…

(a) (1) No scrap metal recycler shall purchase or otherwise receive in the course of business scrap metal that is claimed by any minor or that may be in the possession of or under control of a minor, unless the minor is accompanied by his or her parent or guardian.(2) The parent …

(a) A person who violates this chapter may be assessed a civil penalty of no more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) per violation. (b) Any person who knowingly gives false information with respect to the matters required to be maintained in the records provided for in this chapt…

(a) A person who is convicted of theft of scrap metal under § 5-36-123 is forever prohibited from selling scrap metal under this chapter. (b) A person violating this section is subject to the civil penalties under § 17-44-106.

(a) (1) A license is required for all scrap metal recyclers to be issued by the county sheriff.(2) (A) A license under this section shall cost two hundred fifty dollars ($250) and may be renewed annually for twenty-five dollars ($25.00).(B) The fees described in subdivision (a)(2…

(a) (1) A buyer of a used catalytic converter shall file an electronic record of the used catalytic converter purchase.(2) An electronic record under subdivision (a)(1) of this section is not required if:(A) A used catalytic converter is sold as a vehicle repair part in complianc…

Any person who engages in the business of cleaning septic tanks without having complied with the provisions of this chapter or who fails or refuses to comply with the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Upon conviction that person shall be fined not less …

The Department of Health shall promulgate rules for the administration of this chapter, including the collection of the fees provided for in § 17-45-103.

(a) No person, firm, corporation, partnership, or association shall engage in the business of septic tank cleaning for compensation without first obtaining a license as provided in this section. (b) Any person, firm, corporation, partnership, or association desiring to obtain a l…

Any owner or employee of a business licensed under this chapter, upon performing any work for which the business receives compensation, shall place his or her name and the number of the license issued to the business pursuant to this chapter on the customer's receipt.

All fees levied and collected under the provisions of this chapter are declared to be special revenues and shall be deposited into the State Treasury and credited to the general account of the Public Health Fund or any successor fund, fund account, or account.

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Community Health Worker Act”.

(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…

(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…

(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…

(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…

(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…

(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.

The Department of Health may promulgate rules relating to the certification and regulation of community health workers under this chapter.

(1) As used in this chapter:(1) “Kind of soil” means a group of natural bodies that has a discrete combination of landscape, morphological, chemical, and physical properties;(2) (A) “Practice of soil classifying” or “practice of professional soil classifying”:(i) Means any servic…

(a) Each of the following shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall, for each offense of which he or she is convicted, be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than two hundred dollars ($200):(1) Any person who:(A) Practices or offers to practic…

(1) This chapter shall not be construed to prevent or affect:(1) The practice or offer to practice of soil classifying by a person not a resident or having no established place of business in this state, provided that the person is legally qualified by the provisions of this chap…

(1) The Arkansas Natural Resources Commission shall have the power to:(1) Administer this chapter;(2) Adopt and amend all bylaws and rules of procedure to administer and carry out the provisions of this chapter and for the conduct of its affairs and functions, consistent with thi…

(1) The Arkansas Natural Resources Commission shall:(1) Keep a record of its proceedings and of all applications for registration which shall show the name, age, and last known address of each applicant, his or her education, experience, and other qualifications, type of examinat…

No person shall practice or offer to practice professional soil classifying as defined by this chapter unless the person is registered to practice under or exempt from the provisions of this chapter.

(a) To be eligible for registration as a professional soil classifier or certification as a soil classifier-in-training, an applicant shall submit a written application to the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission containing information the commission may require, together with f…

(a) Examinations shall be held at times and places which the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission shall determine. (b) Examinations required on fundamental soil subjects may be taken at any time prescribed by the commission. (c) The final examinations may not be taken until the …

(a) An applicant otherwise eligible shall be admitted to registration as a professional soil classifier if he or she has successfully passed an examination in the principles and practice of soil classifying as prescribed by the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission and has one (1…