{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-20-10-1802","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 20-10-1802","heading":"Definitions","body":"As used in this subchapter: (1) \"Areas of refuge\" means any hallways, corridors, dining facilities, lobbies, reception areas, or community rooms designated by the nursing facility and approved by the Office of Long-Term Care; (2) \"Critical systems\" means: (A) Heating systems; (B) Cooling systems; (C) Call light or nurse call system; (D) Illumination, heating and cooling, and life-support equipment or life-sustaining equipment in areas of refuge; (E) Alarm systems, including fire and smoke alarms and fire extinguishing systems; (F) Paging systems or speaker systems if intended for communication during an emergency; (G) Life-sustaining equipment and life-support equipment; (H) Refrigeration for medications and for food and liquids that require refrigeration; (I) Continuous operation of telephone systems; (J) Hot water circulation pumps and boiler rooms; and (K) Elevators in facilities with elevators; (3) \"Existing facility\" means a facility constructed or for which plans for construction have been approved by the Office of Long-Term Care, before April 13, 2001; (4) \"Facility\" means a nursing facility or nursing home; and (5) \"New resident\" means a person who has not been previously admitted to the nursing facility in the last fourteen (14) days. Acts 2001, No. 1602, § 1.\n\nAs used in this subchapter:\n\n(1) \"Areas of refuge\" means any hallways, corridors, dining facilities, lobbies, reception areas, or community rooms designated by the nursing facility and approved by the Office of Long-Term Care;\n\n(2) \"Critical systems\" means: (A) Heating systems; (B) Cooling systems; (C) Call light or nurse call system; (D) Illumination, heating and cooling, and life-support equipment or life-sustaining equipment in areas of refuge; (E) Alarm systems, including fire and smoke alarms and fire extinguishing systems; (F) Paging systems or speaker systems if intended for communication during an emergency; (G) Life-sustaining equipment and life-support equipment; (H) Refrigeration for medications and for food and liquids that require refrigeration; (I) Continuous operation of telephone systems; (J) Hot water circulation pumps and boiler rooms; and (K) Elevators in facilities with elevators;\n\n(A) Heating systems;\n\n(B) Cooling systems;\n\n(C) Call light or nurse call system;\n\n(D) Illumination, heating and cooling, and life-support equipment or life-sustaining equipment in areas of refuge;\n\n(E) Alarm systems, including fire and smoke alarms and fire extinguishing systems;\n\n(F) Paging systems or speaker systems if intended for communication during an emergency;\n\n(G) Life-sustaining equipment and life-support equipment;\n\n(H) Refrigeration for medications and for food and liquids that require refrigeration;\n\n(I) Continuous operation of telephone systems;\n\n(J) Hot water circulation pumps and boiler rooms; and\n\n(K) Elevators in facilities with elevators;\n\n(3) \"Existing facility\" means a facility constructed or for which plans for construction have been approved by the Office of Long-Term Care, before April 13, 2001;\n\n(4) \"Facility\" means a nursing facility or nursing home; and\n\n(5) \"New resident\" means a person who has not been previously admitted to the nursing facility in the last fourteen (14) days.","path":["AR Code","Title 20","Chapter 10","Subchapter 18"],"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":"c7d8ca69011f0ef50699d08aecdc472055eab5df9a56c5cb77d7de91403c75c9","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-20-10-1801","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-20-10-1803"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}