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Ark. Code Ann. § 17-80-116: Criminal background checks

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  1. AR Code
  2. Title 17
  3. Chapter 80
  4. Subchapter 1

(a) Any healthcare professional with prescriptive authority may request information on a person through the Arkansas Crime Information Center before writing or issuing a prescription to the person for a drug to treat erectile dysfunction. (b) (1) A healthcare professional is not liable for negligence for failing to request information under subsection (a) of this section before writing or issuing a prescription to a person for a drug to treat erectile dysfunction. (2) Evidence of the failure of a healthcare professional to request information under subsection (a) of this section is not admissible as evidence of negligence in any court or administrative proceeding. Acts 2006 (1st Ex. Sess.), No. 4, § 9.

(a) Any healthcare professional with prescriptive authority may request information on a person through the Arkansas Crime Information Center before writing or issuing a prescription to the person for a drug to treat erectile dysfunction.

(b) (1) A healthcare professional is not liable for negligence for failing to request information under subsection (a) of this section before writing or issuing a prescription to a person for a drug to treat erectile dysfunction. (2) Evidence of the failure of a healthcare professional to request information under subsection (a) of this section is not admissible as evidence of negligence in any court or administrative proceeding.

(1) A healthcare professional is not liable for negligence for failing to request information under subsection (a) of this section before writing or issuing a prescription to a person for a drug to treat erectile dysfunction.

(2) Evidence of the failure of a healthcare professional to request information under subsection (a) of this section is not admissible as evidence of negligence in any court or administrative proceeding.

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