{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-20-13-902","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 20-13-902","heading":"Immunities","body":"(a) The following are not subject to civil or criminal liability and are not guilty of unprofessional conduct upon discovery of Do Not Resuscitate Identification upon a person: (1) A physician who causes the withholding or withdrawal of life-sustaining procedures from that person; (2) A person who participates in the withholding or withdrawal of life-sustaining procedures under the direction or with the authorization of a physician; (3) Emergency medical services personnel who cause or participate in the withholding or withdrawal of life-sustaining procedures from that person; (4) A healthcare facility in which withholding or withdrawal of life-sustaining procedures from that person occurs; and (5) Physicians, persons under the direction or authorization of a physician, emergency medical services personnel, or healthcare facilities that provide life-sustaining procedures pursuant to an oral or written request communicated to them by a person who possesses Do Not Resuscitate Identification. (b) The provisions of subdivisions (a)(1)-(5) of this section apply when a life-sustaining procedure is withheld or withdrawn in accordance with the Emergency Medical Services Do Not Resuscitate Protocol. (c) Emergency medical services personnel who follow a Do Not Resuscitate Order from a licensed physician are not subject to civil or criminal liability and are not guilty of unprofessional conduct. Acts 1993, No. 1101, § 2.\n\n(a) The following are not subject to civil or criminal liability and are not guilty of unprofessional conduct upon discovery of Do Not Resuscitate Identification upon a person: (1) A physician who causes the withholding or withdrawal of life-sustaining procedures from that person; (2) A person who participates in the withholding or withdrawal of life-sustaining procedures under the direction or with the authorization of a physician; (3) Emergency medical services personnel who cause or participate in the withholding or withdrawal of life-sustaining procedures from that person; (4) A healthcare facility in which withholding or withdrawal of life-sustaining procedures from that person occurs; and (5) Physicians, persons under the direction or authorization of a physician, emergency medical services personnel, or healthcare facilities that provide life-sustaining procedures pursuant to an oral or written request communicated to them by a person who possesses Do Not Resuscitate Identification.\n\n(1) A physician who causes the withholding or withdrawal of life-sustaining procedures from that person;\n\n(2) A person who participates in the withholding or withdrawal of life-sustaining procedures under the direction or with the authorization of a physician;\n\n(3) Emergency medical services personnel who cause or participate in the withholding or withdrawal of life-sustaining procedures from that person;\n\n(4) A healthcare facility in which withholding or withdrawal of life-sustaining procedures from that person occurs; and\n\n(5) Physicians, persons under the direction or authorization of a physician, emergency medical services personnel, or healthcare facilities that provide life-sustaining procedures pursuant to an oral or written request communicated to them by a person who possesses Do Not Resuscitate Identification.\n\n(b) The provisions of subdivisions (a)(1)-(5) of this section apply when a life-sustaining procedure is withheld or withdrawn in accordance with the Emergency Medical Services Do Not Resuscitate Protocol.\n\n(c) Emergency medical services personnel who follow a Do Not Resuscitate Order from a licensed physician are not subject to civil or criminal liability and are not guilty of unprofessional conduct.","path":["AR Code","Title 20","Chapter 13","Subchapter 9"],"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":"33500e40c05cdb28954ca6a406a403d0cd850fc864443e39347befa6d24adb2a","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-20-13-901","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-20-13-903"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}