{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-20-10-2201","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 20-10-2201","heading":"Purpose - Findings","body":"(a) The purpose of the quality assurance committee in a long-term care facility is to evaluate and improve the quality of health care rendered to residents of the facility. (b) The General Assembly finds that: (1) Confidentiality of committee proceedings and records is key to improving the quality of care in long-term care facilities by promoting thorough and candid discussions for a full review and analysis of care processes; and (2) The work of the quality assurance committee is an ongoing process in which individuals from various disciplines meet as a committee to: (A) Ensure that current practice standards are maintained; (B) Prevent deviations from care practices to the extent possible; (C) Track, trend, and identify care concerns; and (D) Correct inappropriate care processes. Acts 2009, No. 198, § 1.\n\n(a) The purpose of the quality assurance committee in a long-term care facility is to evaluate and improve the quality of health care rendered to residents of the facility.\n\n(b) The General Assembly finds that: (1) Confidentiality of committee proceedings and records is key to improving the quality of care in long-term care facilities by promoting thorough and candid discussions for a full review and analysis of care processes; and (2) The work of the quality assurance committee is an ongoing process in which individuals from various disciplines meet as a committee to: (A) Ensure that current practice standards are maintained; (B) Prevent deviations from care practices to the extent possible; (C) Track, trend, and identify care concerns; and (D) Correct inappropriate care processes.\n\n(1) Confidentiality of committee proceedings and records is key to improving the quality of care in long-term care facilities by promoting thorough and candid discussions for a full review and analysis of care processes; and\n\n(2) The work of the quality assurance committee is an ongoing process in which individuals from various disciplines meet as a committee to: (A) Ensure that current practice standards are maintained; (B) Prevent deviations from care practices to the extent possible; (C) Track, trend, and identify care concerns; and (D) Correct inappropriate care processes.\n\n(A) Ensure that current practice standards are maintained;\n\n(B) Prevent deviations from care practices to the extent possible;\n\n(C) Track, trend, and identify care concerns; and\n\n(D) Correct inappropriate care processes.","path":["AR Code","Title 20","Chapter 10","Subchapter 22"],"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":"0a2fa21a53dabd94a1546f15d540ae41c149a4b4aecdb58343a1b5240e22ec7a","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-20-10-2107","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-20-10-2202"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}