2016 Arkansas Code
Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare
Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety
Chapter 13 - Emergency Medical Services
Subchapter 9 - -- Arkansas Emergency Medical Services Do Not Resuscitate Act
§ 20-13-908. Penalties
(a) A physician who willfully fails to transfer a patient in accordance with § 20-13-904 is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
(b) A person who purposely conceals, cancels, defaces, or obliterates the Do Not Resuscitate Identification of another without the consent of the possessor or who falsifies or forges a revocation of the Do Not Resuscitate Identification of another is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
(c) A person who falsifies or forges the Do Not Resuscitate Identification of another or purposely conceals or withholds personal knowledge of a revocation of Do Not Resuscitate Identification with the intent to cause the use, withholding, or withdrawal of life-sustaining procedures is guilty of a Class D felony.
Disclaimer: These codes may not be the most recent version. Arkansas may have more current or accurate information. We make no warranties or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the information contained on this site or the information linked to on the state site. Please check official sources.
