{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-20-17-207","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 20-17-207","heading":"Transfer of patients - Compliance by healthcare provider or healthcare institution","body":"(a) A declaration under this subchapter is a written advance directive under the Arkansas Healthcare Decisions Act, § 20-6-101 et seq. (b) The provisions of the Arkansas Healthcare Decisions Act, § 20-6-101 et seq., concerning compliance by a healthcare provider or healthcare institution apply to: (1) Determine whether an attending physician or other healthcare provider may decline to comply with a declaration executed under this subchapter; and (2) Any duty to transfer a patient when the attending physician or other healthcare provider declines to comply with a declaration executed under this subchapter. Amended by Act 2017, No. 974,§ 6, eff. 8/1/2017. Acts 1987, No. 713, § 7.\n\n(a) A declaration under this subchapter is a written advance directive under the Arkansas Healthcare Decisions Act, § 20-6-101 et seq.\n\n(b) The provisions of the Arkansas Healthcare Decisions Act, § 20-6-101 et seq., concerning compliance by a healthcare provider or healthcare institution apply to: (1) Determine whether an attending physician or other healthcare provider may decline to comply with a declaration executed under this subchapter; and (2) Any duty to transfer a patient when the attending physician or other healthcare provider declines to comply with a declaration executed under this subchapter.\n\n(1) Determine whether an attending physician or other healthcare provider may decline to comply with a declaration executed under this subchapter; and\n\n(2) Any duty to transfer a patient when the attending physician or other healthcare provider declines to comply with a declaration executed under this subchapter.","path":["AR Code","Title 20","Chapter 17","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":"d9328ff81eeeb9f03d4fa117667046ffbe499a70499d62ef8d134db6692c6c11","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-20-17-206","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-20-17-208"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}