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25-43-802. State entities transferred to Department of Health.
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25-43-802. State entities transferred to Department of Health.
(a) The administrative functions of the following state entities are transferred to the Department of Health by a cabinet-level department transfer:
(1) The Advisory Board for Interpreters between Hearing Individuals and Individuals who are Deaf, Deafblind, Hard of Hearing, or Oral Deaf, created under § 20-14-804;
(2) The Advisory Committee on Healthcare Acquired Infections, created under § 20-9-1204;
(3) The Advisory Council to the Arkansas Youth Suicide Prevention Task Force, created under § 20-77-1607 [repealed];
(4) The Arkansas Board of Dispensing Opticians, created under § 17-89-201;
(5) The Arkansas Board of Examiners in Counseling, created under § 17-27-201;
(6) The Arkansas Board of Hearing Instrument Dispensers, created under § 17-84-201;
(7) The Arkansas Board of Podiatric Medicine, created under § 17-96-201;
(8) The Arkansas Commission for the Newborn Umbilical Cord Blood Initiative, created under § 20-8-505;
(9) The Arkansas Dietetics Licensing Board, created under § 17-83-201;
(10) The Arkansas Minority Health Commission, created under § 20-2-102;
(11) The Arkansas Orthotics, Prosthetics, and Pedorthics Advisory Board, created under § 17-107-201;
(12) The Arkansas Psychology Board, created under § 17-97-201;
(13) The Arkansas Social Work Licensing Board, created under § 17-103-201;
(14) The Arkansas Spinal Cord Commission, created under § 20-8-202;
(15) The Arkansas State Board of Acupuncture and Related Techniques, created under § 17-102-201;
(16) The Arkansas State Board of Athletic Training, created under § 17-93-404;
(17) The Arkansas State Board of Chiropractic Examiners, created under § 17-81-201;
(18) The Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners, cre
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 25-43-802
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25-43-802. State entities transferred to Department of Health.
(a) The administrative functions of the following state entities are transferred to the Department of Health by a cabinet-level department transfer:
(1) The Advisory Board for Interpreters between Hearing Individuals and Individuals who are Deaf, Deafblind, Hard of Hearing, or Oral Deaf, created under § 20-14-804;
(2) The Advisory Committee on Healthcare Acquired Infections, created under § 20-9-1204;
(3) The Advisory Council to the Arkansas Youth Suicide Prevention Task Force, created under § 20-77-1607 [repealed];
(4) The Arkansas Board of Dispensing Opticians, created under § 17-89-201;
(5) The Arkansas Board of Examiners in Counseling, created under § 17-27-201;
(6) The Arkansas Board of Hearing Instrument Dispensers, created under § 17-84-201;
(7) The Arkansas Board of Podiatric Medicine, created under § 17-96-201;
(8) The Arkansas Commission for the Newborn Umbilical Cord Blood Initiative, created under § 20-8-505;
(9) The Arkansas Dietetics Licensing Board, created under § 17-83-201;
(10) The Arkansas Minority Health Commission, created under § 20-2-102;
(11) The Arkansas Orthotics, Prosthetics, and Pedorthics Advisory Board, created under § 17-107-201;
(12) The Arkansas Psychology Board, created under § 17-97-201;
(13) The Arkansas Social Work Licensing Board, created under § 17-103-201;
(14) The Arkansas Spinal Cord Commission, created under § 20-8-202;
(15) The Arkansas State Board of Acupuncture and Related Techniques, created under § 17-102-201;
(16) The Arkansas State Board of Athletic Training, created under § 17-93-404;
(17) The Arkansas State Board of Chiropractic Examiners, created under § 17-81-201;
(18) The Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners, created under § 17-82-201;
(19) The Arkansas State Board of Nursing, created under § 17-87-201;
(20) The Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy, created under § 17-92-201;
(21) The Arkansas State Board of Physical Therapy, created under § 17-93-201;
(22) The Arkansas State Board of Sanitarians, created under § 17-43-201;
(23) The Arkansas State Medical Board, created under § 17-95-301;
(24) The Arkansas Suicide Prevention Council, created under § 20-45-302;
(25) The Arkansas Surgeon General, created under § 25-43-806;
(26) The Arkansas Tobacco Settlement Commission, created under § 19-12-117;
(27) The Board of Examiners in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, created under § 17-100-201;
(28) The Breast Cancer Control Advisory Board, created under § 20-15-1304;
(29) The Cervical Cancer Task Force, created under § 20-9-1102;
(30) The Child Health Advisory Committee, created under § 20-7-133;
(31) The Cosmetology Technical Advisory Committee, created under § 17-26-201;
(32) The Committee of Plumbing Examiners, created under § 17-38-202;
(33) The Drinking Water Advisory and Operator Licensing Committee, created under § 17-51-104;
(34) The Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council, created under § 20-13-205;
(35) The Health Services Permit Agency, created under § 20-8-104;
(36) The Health Services Permit Commission, created under § 20-8-102;
(37) The Marine Sanitation Advisory Committee, created under § 27-101-405;
(38) The Massage Therapy Technical Advisory Committee, created under § 17-86-201;
(39) The Medical Ionizing Radiation Licensure Committee, created under § 17-106-104;
(40) The Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Advisory Committee, created under § 20-7-605;
(41) The Prescriptive Authority Advisory Committee, created under § 17-87-205;
(42) The State Board of Examiners of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors, created under § 17-27-404;
(43) The State Board of Optometry, created under § 17-90-201;
(44) The State Board of Health, created under § 20-7-102;
(45) The State Hospice Office, created under § 20-7-117;
(46) The State Kidney Disease Commission, created under § 20-15-602;
(47) The State Board of Disease Intervention Specialists, created under § 17-98-201;
(48) The Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Program, created under § 19-12-113; and
(49) The Universal Newborn Hearing Screening, Tracking, and Intervention Advisory Board, created under § 20-15-1503.
(b) Unless otherwise provided by law, a cabinet-level department transfer under subsection (a) of this section includes all state entities under a state entity transferred to the Department of Health under subsection (a) of this section, including without limitation a division, office, program, or other unit of a state entity transferred to the Department of Health under subsection (a) of this section.
(c) Unless otherwise provided by law, a state entity whose administrative functions have been transferred to the Department of Health under subsection (a) of this section shall otherwise continue to exercise the duties of the state entity under the administration of the cabinet-level Department of Health in the same manner as before the creation of the cabinet-level department.
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Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
17-89-201. Creation — Members.
(a) There is created the Arkansas Board of Dispensing Opticians which shall be responsible for administering the specific duties as set out in this chapter.
(b)(1) The Arkansas Board of Dispensing Opticians shall be composed of nine (9) members appointed by the Governor to three-year terms, subject to confirmation by the Senate.
(2)(A) Three (3) members of the Arkansas Board of Dispensing Opticians shall be practicing licensed or registered dispensing opticians appointed by the Governor after consultation with the Arkansas Association of Dispensing Opticians.
(B) One (1) of the three (3) members shall be an employee of either an Arkansas-licensed ophthalmologist or optometrist.
(3) One (1) member of the Arkansas Board of Dispensing Opticians shall be a member of the State Board of Optometry.
(4) One (1) member of the Arkansas Board of Dispensing Opticians shall be a licensed optometrist appointed by the Governor after consulting the Arkansas Optometric Association, Inc. and subject to confirmation by the Senate.
(5) Two (2) members of the Arkansas Board of Dispensing Opticians shall be licensed ophthalmologists appointed by the Governor after consulting the Arkansas Medical Society, Inc. and subject to confirmation by the Senate.
(6) One (1) member of the Arkansas Board of Dispensing Opticians shall be a consumer.
(7)(A) One (1) member of the Arkansas Board of Dispensing Opticians shall represent the elderly.
(B) The representative of the elderly shall:
(i) Be sixty (60) years of age or older;
(ii) Not be actively engaged in or retired from the profession of ophthalmic dispensing;
(iii) Be appointed from the state at large, subject to confirmation by the Senate; and
(iv) Be a full voting member but shall not par
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 17-89-201
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20-14-804. Advisory Board for Interpreters between Hearing Individuals and Individuals who are Deaf, Deafblind, Hard of Hearing, or Oral Deaf — Creation — Membership.
(a) The Advisory Board for Interpreters between Hearing Individuals and Individuals who are Deaf, Deafblind, Hard of Hearing, or Oral Deaf is created within the Department of Health.
(b) The board shall consist of seven (7) members appointed by the Secretary of the Department of Health as follows:
(1) Four (4) licensed qualified interpreters appointed from a list of eight (8) submitted by the Arkansas Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, Inc. in conjunction with the Arkansas Association for the Deaf;
(2) Two (2) members appointed from a list of four (4) submitted by the Arkansas Association for the Deaf in conjunction with the Arkansas Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, Inc. who are deaf persons, hard of hearing persons, or oral deaf persons not licensed under this subchapter; and
(3) One (1) member appointed from a list of two (2) submitted by the Arkansas Association for the Deaf in conjunction with the Arkansas Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, Inc. who are neither individuals who are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or oral deaf and who are not licensed under this subchapter.
(c)(1) Each member shall serve a term of three (3) years.
(2) A member shall not serve more than two (2) consecutive terms.
(d) Four (4) members of the board constitute a quorum for the transaction of business of the board.
(e) If a vacancy occurs on the board, the secretary shall appoint to complete the term vacated a person who possesses the same qualifications as those required for the position to which he or she is appointed.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 20-14-804
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20-9-1204. Advisory Committee on Healthcare Acquired Infections.
(a) The Secretary of the Department of Health shall appoint an Advisory Committee on Healthcare Acquired Infections, including without limitation representatives of:
(1) Public and private hospitals, including representatives of hospitals with fewer than fifty (50) beds and representatives of hospitals with more than fifty (50) beds;
(2) Outpatient surgery centers;
(3) Direct-care nursing staff;
(4) Physicians;
(5) Infection-control professionals with expertise in healthcare-associated infections;
(6) Academic researchers; and
(7) At least one (1) representative of a consumer organization.
(b) The committee shall assist the Department of Health in the development of all aspects of the department's methodology for collecting, analyzing, and disclosing the data collected under this subchapter, including without limitation:
(1) Collection methods;
(2) Formatting; and
(3) Methods and means for the release and dissemination of the data.
(c)(1) In developing the methodology for collecting and analyzing the infection-rate data, the department and the committee shall consider existing methodologies and systems for data collection.
(2) Any data collection and analytical methodologies used shall be:
(A) Capable of being validated; and
(B) Based upon nationally recognized and recommended standards that may include those developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the United States Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, or the National Quality Forum.
(3) The proposed data collection and analysis methodology shall be disclosed for public comment before any public disclosure of healthcare-associated infection rates in
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 20-9-1204
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 20-9-1204. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.