{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-20-13-218","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 20-13-218","heading":"Specific health condition","body":"(a) Emergency medical services personnel may administer prescription medications that are: (1) Carried by a patient; (2) Administered via routes of delivery that are within the scope of training for emergency medical services personnel; (3) Intended to treat a specific health condition; and (4) Not listed on the drug formulary set out by the Department of Health. (b) A patient who is diagnosed with a specific health condition may request to be transported to an alternative destination facility that is farther away than the nearest facility if: (1) The alternative destination facility better meets the needs of the patient because: (A) The patient's physician and medical records are at the alternative destination facility; (B) The patient has recently been discharged from the alternative destination facility; (C) The patient has had previous hospitalizations at the alternative destination facility; and (D) The patient's complex medical history is followed at the alternative destination facility; and (2) The request is approved by the local emergency medical services entity, which may include or be an emergency medical services board established under § 14-266-105(a)(3) . (c) The Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council shall establish standards for: (1) Emergency medical services personnel to communicate with patients and caregivers of patients who are diagnosed with a specific health condition about: (A) The patient's specific health condition; (B) The likelihood that the patient will need emergency medical services; and (C) The collaborative development of emergency medical service care plans to meet the patient's needs; and (2) Local emergency medical services entities, which may include or be emergency medical services boards established under § 14-266-105(a)(3) , to participate in care coordination for patients who are diagnosed with a specific health condition. Added by Act 2021, No. 827,§ 2, eff. 7/28/2021.\n\n(a) Emergency medical services personnel may administer prescription medications that are: (1) Carried by a patient; (2) Administered via routes of delivery that are within the scope of training for emergency medical services personnel; (3) Intended to treat a specific health condition; and (4) Not listed on the drug formulary set out by the Department of Health.\n\n(1) Carried by a patient;\n\n(2) Administered via routes of delivery that are within the scope of training for emergency medical services personnel;\n\n(3) Intended to treat a specific health condition; and\n\n(4) Not listed on the drug formulary set out by the Department of Health.\n\n(b) A patient who is diagnosed with a specific health condition may request to be transported to an alternative destination facility that is farther away than the nearest facility if: (1) The alternative destination facility better meets the needs of the patient because: (A) The patient's physician and medical records are at the alternative destination facility; (B) The patient has recently been discharged from the alternative destination facility; (C) The patient has had previous hospitalizations at the alternative destination facility; and (D) The patient's complex medical history is followed at the alternative destination facility; and (2) The request is approved by the local emergency medical services entity, which may include or be an emergency medical services board established under § 14-266-105(a)(3) .\nternative destination facility; (C) The patient has had previous hospitalizations at the alternative destination facility; and (D) The patient's complex medical history is followed at the alternative destination facility; and (2) The request is approved by the local emergency medical services entity, which may include or be an emergency medical services board established under § 14-266-105(a)(3) .\n\n(1) The alternative destination facility better meets the needs of the patient because: (A) The patient's physician and medical records are at the alternative destination facility; (B) The patient has recently been discharged from the alternative destination facility; (C) The patient has had previous hospitalizations at the alternative destination facility; and (D) The patient's complex medical history is followed at the alternative destination facility; and\n\n(A) The patient's physician and medical records are at the alternative destination facility;\n\n(B) The patient has recently been discharged from the alternative destination facility;\n\n(C) The patient has had previous hospitalizations at the alternative destination facility; and\n\n(D) The patient's complex medical history is followed at the alternative destination facility; and\n\n(2) The request is approved by the local emergency medical services entity, which may include or be an emergency medical services board established under § 14-266-105(a)(3) .\n\n(c) The Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council shall establish standards for: (1) Emergency medical services personnel to communicate with patients and caregivers of patients who are diagnosed with a specific health condition about: (A) The patient's specific health condition; (B) The likelihood that the patient will need emergency medical services; and (C) The collaborative development of emergency medical service care plans to meet the patient's needs; and (2) Local emergency medical services entities, which may include or be emergency medical services boards established under § 14-266-105(a)(3) , to participate in care coordination for patients who are diagnosed with a specific health condition.\n\n(1) Emergency medical services personnel to communicate with patients and caregivers of patients who are diagnosed with a specific health condition about: (A) The patient's specific health condition; (B) The likelihood that the patient will need emergency medical services; and (C) The collaborative development of emergency medical service care plans to meet the patient's needs; and\n\n(A) The patient's specific health condition;\n\n(B) The likelihood that the patient will need emergency medical services; and\n\n(C) The collaborative development of emergency medical service care plans to meet the patient's needs; and\n\n(2) Local emergency medical services entities, which may include or be emergency medical services boards established under § 14-266-105(a)(3) , to participate in care coordination for patients who are diagnosed with a specific health condition.","path":["AR Code","Title 20","Chapter 13","Subchapter 2"],"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":"2cd37d8faf74b26d7be39b334e383c1643f2c117ddb880fa487e8958c0034b9d","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-20-13-217","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-20-13-219"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. 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