{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-20-13-1501","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 20-13-1501","heading":"Definitions","body":"As used in this subchapter: (1) \"Airborne or blood-borne disease\" means a potentially life-threatening disease, including without limitation: (A) Tuberculosis; (B) Hepatitis C; and (C) Hepatitis B; (2) \"Emergency response worker\" means: (A) Paramedics; (B) Emergency response employees; (C) Firefighters; (D) First response workers; (E) Emergency medical technicians; (F) Emergency medical services personnel; (G) Volunteers making an authorized emergency response; (H) Law enforcement officers and personnel; and (I) A person rendering services as a \"Good Samaritan\" under the \"Good Samaritan\" law, § 17-95-101 ; (3) \"Healthcare facility\" means a hospital, nursing home, blood bank, blood center, sperm bank, or other healthcare institution; and (4) \"Healthcare provider\" means any physician, nurse, paramedic, or other person providing medical, nursing, or other healthcare services of any kind. Amended by Act 2019, No. 253,§ 1, eff. 7/24/2019. Acts 2009, No. 1185, § 1.\n\nAs used in this subchapter:\n\n(1) \"Airborne or blood-borne disease\" means a potentially life-threatening disease, including without limitation: (A) Tuberculosis; (B) Hepatitis C; and (C) Hepatitis B;\n\n(A) Tuberculosis;\n\n(B) Hepatitis C; and\n\n(C) Hepatitis B;\n\n(2) \"Emergency response worker\" means: (A) Paramedics; (B) Emergency response employees; (C) Firefighters; (D) First response workers; (E) Emergency medical technicians; (F) Emergency medical services personnel; (G) Volunteers making an authorized emergency response; (H) Law enforcement officers and personnel; and (I) A person rendering services as a \"Good Samaritan\" under the \"Good Samaritan\" law, § 17-95-101 ;\n\n(A) Paramedics;\n\n(B) Emergency response employees;\n\n(C) Firefighters;\n\n(D) First response workers;\n\n(E) Emergency medical technicians;\n\n(F) Emergency medical services personnel;\n\n(G) Volunteers making an authorized emergency response;\n\n(H) Law enforcement officers and personnel; and\n\n(I) A person rendering services as a \"Good Samaritan\" under the \"Good Samaritan\" law, § 17-95-101 ;\n\n(3) \"Healthcare facility\" means a hospital, nursing home, blood bank, blood center, sperm bank, or other healthcare institution; and\n\n(4) \"Healthcare provider\" means any physician, nurse, paramedic, or other person providing medical, nursing, or other healthcare services of any kind.","path":["AR Code","Title 20","Chapter 13","Subchapter 15"],"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":"833f9b6ba1b0fb5832a7e6729b8a76854c9ef08f2e61ea734da89535e26c3b9a","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-20-13-1403","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-20-13-1502"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}