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20-7-702. Definitions.
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20-7-702. Definitions.
As used in this subchapter:
(1) “Chronic nonmalignant pain” means pain requiring more than three (3) consecutive months of prescriptions for:
(A) An opioid that is written for more than the equivalent of ninety (90) tablets, each containing five milligrams (5 mg) of hydrocodone;
(B) A morphine equivalent dose of more than fifteen milligrams (15 mg) per day; or
(C) In the specific case of tramadol, an average dose equivalent of two hundred milligrams (200 mg) or greater per day;
(2) “Hospital” means a healthcare facility licensed as a hospital by the State Board of Health under § 20-9-213;
(3) “Opioid” means a drug or medication that relieves pain, including without limitation:
(A) Codeine;
(B) Fentanyl;
(C) Heroin;
(D) Hydrocodone;
(E) Morphine; and
(F) Oxycodone; and
(4) “Prescriber” means a practitioner or other authorized person who prescribes a Schedule II, III, IV, or V controlled substance.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 20-7-702
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20-7-702. Definitions.
As used in this subchapter:
(1) “Chronic nonmalignant pain” means pain requiring more than three (3) consecutive months of prescriptions for:
(A) An opioid that is written for more than the equivalent of ninety (90) tablets, each containing five milligrams (5 mg) of hydrocodone;
(B) A morphine equivalent dose of more than fifteen milligrams (15 mg) per day; or
(C) In the specific case of tramadol, an average dose equivalent of two hundred milligrams (200 mg) or greater per day;
(2) “Hospital” means a healthcare facility licensed as a hospital by the State Board of Health under § 20-9-213;
(3) “Opioid” means a drug or medication that relieves pain, including without limitation:
(A) Codeine;
(B) Fentanyl;
(C) Heroin;
(D) Hydrocodone;
(E) Morphine; and
(F) Oxycodone; and
(4) “Prescriber” means a practitioner or other authorized person who prescribes a Schedule II, III, IV, or V controlled substance.
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Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
20-9-213. License required — Administration by State Board of Health.
(a) No hospital, recuperation center, or related institution shall be established, conducted, or maintained in this state without obtaining a license.
(b) The State Board of Health may provide, by properly promulgating rules, for the issuance of a recuperation center license.
(c) The Department of Health may provide, by properly promulgating rules, for the issuance of permanent type licenses, subject to revocation.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 20-9-213
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 20-9-213. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.