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2017 Arkansas Code
Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare
Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety
Chapter 13 - Emergency Medical Services
Subchapter 5 - Poison Control -- Drug Information -- Toxicological Laboratory Services
§ 20-13-507. Structure and design of program
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AR Code § 20-13-507 (2017)
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- (a) (1) (A) The time-response design shall embrace two (2) broad, major, selective categories inherent in the threat of human danger posed by injudicious use or misuse of dangerous substances.
- (B) A Category I response shall be delivered within six (6) hours after receipt of the sample to be identified.
- (C) A Category II response shall be delivered within twelve (12) hours after receipt of the sample to be identified.
- (D) All responses shall be followed in each instance by a written confirmation report at the earliest practicable date.
- (2) Determinative category substances shall be:
- (b) Under the authority of this subchapter, participating hospital emergency room personnel shall be qualified and trained to use spot tests and thin-layer chromatography in conducting blood and urine presumptive chemical tests for drugs and harmful chemicals as well as quick scanning examinations for common drugs such as narcotics, barbiturates, amphetamines, and salicylates.
- (c) Program design includes efficient supporting recordkeeping and reporting measures within the communications network.
- (d) Though this program shall at all times function as a unitary system of services to Arkansas medical and allied health professionals, it shall embrace three (3) permanent components:
- (1) The College of Pharmacy of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences which is charged with emergency poison and drug information responsibility;
- (2) The Library of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences which is charged with nonemergency poison and drug information responsibility; and
- (3) The Chemistry Branch of the Public Health Laboratory of the Department of Health which is charged with the emergency toxicological laboratory services responsibility.
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