{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-17-80-403","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 17-80-403","heading":"Establishment of professional relationship","body":"(a) (1) A healthcare professional at a distant site shall not utilize telemedicine with respect to a patient located in Arkansas unless a professional relationship exists between the healthcare professional and the patient or the healthcare professional otherwise meets the requirements of a professional relationship as defined in § 17-80-402 . (2) The existence of a professional relationship is not required in the following circumstances: (A) Emergency situations where the life or health of the patient is in danger or imminent danger; or (B) Simply providing information of a generic nature, not meant to be specific to an individual patient. (b) If the establishment of the professional relationship is permitted via telemedicine under § 17-80-402(4)(E) or § 17-80-402(4)(F) , telemedicine may be used to establish the professional relationship only for situations in which the standard of care does not require an in-person encounter. (c) \"Professional relationship\" does not include a relationship between a healthcare professional and a patient established only by the following: (1) An internet questionnaire; (2) An email message; (3) Patient-generated medical history; (4) Text messaging; (5) A facsimile machine; or (6) Any combination of means listed in subdivisions (c)(1)-(5) of this section. Amended by Act 2021, No. 829,§ 2, eff. 4/21/2021. Added by Act 2017, No. 203,§ 2, eff. 8/1/2017.\n\n(a) (1) A healthcare professional at a distant site shall not utilize telemedicine with respect to a patient located in Arkansas unless a professional relationship exists between the healthcare professional and the patient or the healthcare professional otherwise meets the requirements of a professional relationship as defined in § 17-80-402 . (2) The existence of a professional relationship is not required in the following circumstances: (A) Emergency situations where the life or health of the patient is in danger or imminent danger; or (B) Simply providing information of a generic nature, not meant to be specific to an individual patient.\n\n(1) A healthcare professional at a distant site shall not utilize telemedicine with respect to a patient located in Arkansas unless a professional relationship exists between the healthcare professional and the patient or the healthcare professional otherwise meets the requirements of a professional relationship as defined in § 17-80-402 .\n\n(2) The existence of a professional relationship is not required in the following circumstances: (A) Emergency situations where the life or health of the patient is in danger or imminent danger; or (B) Simply providing information of a generic nature, not meant to be specific to an individual patient.\n\n(A) Emergency situations where the life or health of the patient is in danger or imminent danger; or\n\n(B) Simply providing information of a generic nature, not meant to be specific to an individual patient.\n\n(b) If the establishment of the professional relationship is permitted via telemedicine under § 17-80-402(4)(E) or § 17-80-402(4)(F) , telemedicine may be used to establish the professional relationship only for situations in which the standard of care does not require an in-person encounter.\n\n(c) \"Professional relationship\" does not include a relationship between a healthcare professional and a patient established only by the following: (1) An internet questionnaire; (2) An email message; (3) Patient-generated medical history; (4) Text messaging; (5) A facsimile machine; or (6) Any combination of means listed in subdivisions (c)(1)-(5) of this section.\n\n(1) An internet questionnaire;\n\n(2) An email message;\n\n(3) Patient-generated medical history;\n\n(4) Text messaging;\n\n(5) A facsimile machine; or\n\n(6) Any combination of means listed in subdivisions (c)(1)-(5) of this section.","path":["AR Code","Title 17","Chapter 80","Subchapter 4"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_ar_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:41Z","sha256":"7165abb086d9cf0050d0fb498d2b29db5fa9c892f54a5425e04bfad0739feb57","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-17-80-402","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-17-80-404"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}