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18-46-102. Definitions.
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18-46-102. Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
(1) “Ambulance service provider” means a provider that renders services as defined in § 14-266-103(1) and (2);
(2) “Claim” means the claim of a patient:
(A) For damages from a tortfeasor; or
(B) For benefits from an insurer;
(3) “Hospital” means a person that maintains an establishment in which sick and injured persons are given medical and surgical care;
(4) “Injury” means impairment of bodily, nervous, or mental integrity or health;
(5) “Insurer” means a person that by a contract of insurance has undertaken to indemnify a patient against loss through injury resulting from accident or accidental means;
(6) “Patient” means a person injured through the fault or neglect of another person, for the relief or cure of whose injury a practitioner, nurse, or hospital renders service;
(7) “Person” means a natural person, a partnership, an association, or a corporation;
(8) “Practitioner” means a person licensed to:
(A) Treat human ailments under the provisions of § 17-95-202 et seq.;
(B) Practice dentistry as defined in § 17-82-102;
(C) Practice chiropractic under the provisions of the Arkansas Chiropractic Practices Act, § 17-81-101 et seq.;
(D) Practice massage therapy under the Massage Therapy Act, § 17-86-101 et seq.; and
(E) Practice physical therapy under the Arkansas Physical Therapy Act, § 17-93-101 et seq.;
(9) “Service” means personal service, food, lodging, ambulance service, medical supplies and appliances, and whatever else is reasonably necessary for the care, treatment, and maintenance of a patient; and
(10) “Tortfeasor” means a person through whose fault or neglect a person is injured.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 18-46-102
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18-46-102. Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
(1) “Ambulance service provider” means a provider that renders services as defined in § 14-266-103(1) and (2);
(2) “Claim” means the claim of a patient:
(A) For damages from a tortfeasor; or
(B) For benefits from an insurer;
(3) “Hospital” means a person that maintains an establishment in which sick and injured persons are given medical and surgical care;
(4) “Injury” means impairment of bodily, nervous, or mental integrity or health;
(5) “Insurer” means a person that by a contract of insurance has undertaken to indemnify a patient against loss through injury resulting from accident or accidental means;
(6) “Patient” means a person injured through the fault or neglect of another person, for the relief or cure of whose injury a practitioner, nurse, or hospital renders service;
(7) “Person” means a natural person, a partnership, an association, or a corporation;
(8) “Practitioner” means a person licensed to:
(A) Treat human ailments under the provisions of § 17-95-202 et seq.;
(B) Practice dentistry as defined in § 17-82-102;
(C) Practice chiropractic under the provisions of the Arkansas Chiropractic Practices Act, § 17-81-101 et seq.;
(D) Practice massage therapy under the Massage Therapy Act, § 17-86-101 et seq.; and
(E) Practice physical therapy under the Arkansas Physical Therapy Act, § 17-93-101 et seq.;
(9) “Service” means personal service, food, lodging, ambulance service, medical supplies and appliances, and whatever else is reasonably necessary for the care, treatment, and maintenance of a patient; and
(10) “Tortfeasor” means a person through whose fault or neglect a person is injured.
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14-266-103. Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
(1) “Emergency medical services” means the transportation and emergency medical services personnel care provided to the critically ill or injured before arrival at a medical facility by licensed emergency medical services personnel and within a medical facility subject to the individual approval of the medical staff and governing board of that facility; and
(2)(A) “Nonemergency ambulance services” means the transport in a motor vehicle to or from medical facilities, including without limitation hospitals, nursing homes, physicians' offices, and other healthcare facilities of persons who are infirm or injured and who are transported in a reclining position.
(B) “Nonemergency ambulance services” does not include transportation provided by licensed hospitals that own and operate the ambulance for their own admitted patients.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 14-266-103
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17-81-101. Short title.
This chapter shall be known as the “Arkansas Chiropractic Practices Act”.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 17-81-101
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17-82-102. Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
(1)(A) “Practicing dentistry” means:
(i) The evaluation, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment by nonsurgical, surgical, or related procedures of diseases, disorders, and conditions of the oral cavity, maxillofacial area, and the adjacent and associated structures and their impact on the human body, but not for the purpose of treating diseases, disorders, and conditions unrelated to the oral cavity, maxillofacial area, and the adjacent and associated structures; and
(ii) The sale or offer for sale of those articles or services of dentistry enumerated in § 17-82-105(a).
(B) “Practicing dentistry” shall include, but not be limited to, the administration of anesthetics for the purpose of or in connection with the performance of any of the acts, services, or practices enumerated or described in this section.
(C) Nothing herein shall be construed to prohibit a licensed physician from extracting teeth in an emergency when, in his or her considered professional judgment, it is necessary and when it is not practicable or reasonable to secure the services of a licensed dentist; and
(2)(A) “The practice of dental hygiene” means the assessment, prevention, and treatment of oral diseases provided by a licensed dental hygienist under the supervision of a licensed dentist as set out in the rules of the Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners.
(B) The practice of dental hygiene shall include the removal of deposits from supergingival and subgingival surfaces of the teeth and any other services which the board may authorize by rule and which are not prohibited by any provision of this chapter.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 17-82-102
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17-95-202. Definitions.
As used in the Arkansas Medical Practices Act, § 17-95-201 et seq., § 17-95-301 et seq., and § 17-95-401 et seq.:
(1) “Active” means actively engaged in the full-time practice of medicine;
(2) “Office-based surgery” means surgery that:
(A) Is performed by a physician in a medical office that is not a hospital, outpatient clinic, or other facility licensed by the State Board of Health;
(B) Requires the use of general or intravenous anesthetics; and
(C) In the opinion of the physician, does not require hospitalization; and
(3) “Practice of medicine” means:
(A) Holding out oneself to the public within this state as being able to diagnose, treat, prescribe for, palliate, or prevent any human disease, ailment, injury, deformity, or physical or mental condition, whether by the use of drugs, surgery, manipulation, electricity, or any physical, mechanical, or other means whatsoever;
(B) Suggesting, recommending, prescribing, or administering any form of treatment, operation, or healing for the intended palliation, relief, or cure of any physical or mental disease, ailment, injury, condition, or defect of any person with the intention of receiving, either directly or indirectly, any fee, gift, or compensation whatsoever;
(C) Maintaining an office or other place to meet persons for the purpose of examining or treating persons afflicted with disease, injury, or defect of body or mind;
(D) Using the title “M.D.”, “M.B.”, “D.O.”, “physician”, “surgeon”, or any other word or abbreviation to indicate or induce others to believe that one is engaged in the diagnosis or treatment of persons afflicted with disease, injury, or defect of body or mind, except as otherwise expressly permitted by the laws of this state relating to the practice of an
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 17-95-202
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 17-95-202. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.