{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-20-6-310","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 20-6-310","heading":"Criminal penalty","body":"(a) It is unlawful for a person to knowingly: (1) Conceal, cancel, deface, obliterate, or damage a physician order for life-sustaining treatment form without the consent of the patient or the legal representative of the patient; (2) (A) Cause an individual to execute a physician order for life-sustaining treatment form by undue influence, fraud, or duress. (B) As used in this section, \"undue influence\" includes without limitation: (i) Charging a different rate or fee for insurance coverage or healthcare services based upon whether the individual consents to a physician order for life-sustaining treatment form or has executed a physician order for life-sustaining treatment form; (ii) Requiring a healthcare provider to have an internal policy to offer a physician order for life-sustaining treatment form to any individual; (iii) Providing any financial incentive, payment, discount, or rating incentive for having an internal policy or procedure relating to the completion of a physician order for life-sustaining treatment form as applied to a healthcare provider or healthcare facility; or (iv) Imposing a rating or reimbursement penalty if a healthcare provider or healthcare facility fails to achieve a target for physician order for life-sustaining treatment form completions; or (3) Falsify or forge a physician order for life-sustaining treatment form of another person that results in a direct change of health care provided to the patient. (b) A person who violates this section is guilty of a Class D felony. (c) This section does not prevent payment to a healthcare provider or healthcare facility for consultation with or counseling of a patient concerning a physician order for life-sustaining treatment form or for offering advance directive healthcare planning. Added by Act 2017, No. 504,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017.\n\n(a) It is unlawful for a person to knowingly: (1) Conceal, cancel, deface, obliterate, or damage a physician order for life-sustaining treatment form without the consent of the patient or the legal representative of the patient; (2) (A) Cause an individual to execute a physician order for life-sustaining treatment form by undue influence, fraud, or duress. (B) As used in this section, \"undue influence\" includes without limitation: (i) Charging a different rate or fee for insurance coverage or healthcare services based upon whether the individual consents to a physician order for life-sustaining treatment form or has executed a physician order for life-sustaining treatment form; (ii) Requiring a healthcare provider to have an internal policy to offer a physician order for life-sustaining treatment form to any individual; (iii) Providing any financial incentive, payment, discount, or rating incentive for having an internal policy or procedure relating to the completion of a physician order for life-sustaining treatment form as applied to a healthcare provider or healthcare facility; or (iv) Imposing a rating or reimbursement penalty if a healthcare provider or healthcare facility fails to achieve a target for physician order for life-sustaining treatment form completions; or (3) Falsify or forge a physician order for life-sustaining treatment form of another person that results in a direct change of health care provided to the patient.\n\n(1) Conceal, cancel, deface, obliterate, or damage a physician order for life-sustaining treatment form without the consent of the patient or the legal representative of the patient;\nr for life-sustaining treatment form completions; or (3) Falsify or forge a physician order for life-sustaining treatment form of another person that results in a direct change of health care provided to the patient.\n\n(1) Conceal, cancel, deface, obliterate, or damage a physician order for life-sustaining treatment form without the consent of the patient or the legal representative of the patient;\n\n(2) (A) Cause an individual to execute a physician order for life-sustaining treatment form by undue influence, fraud, or duress. (B) As used in this section, \"undue influence\" includes without limitation: (i) Charging a different rate or fee for insurance coverage or healthcare services based upon whether the individual consents to a physician order for life-sustaining treatment form or has executed a physician order for life-sustaining treatment form; (ii) Requiring a healthcare provider to have an internal policy to offer a physician order for life-sustaining treatment form to any individual; (iii) Providing any financial incentive, payment, discount, or rating incentive for having an internal policy or procedure relating to the completion of a physician order for life-sustaining treatment form as applied to a healthcare provider or healthcare facility; or (iv) Imposing a rating or reimbursement penalty if a healthcare provider or healthcare facility fails to achieve a target for physician order for life-sustaining treatment form completions; or\n\n(A) Cause an individual to execute a physician order for life-sustaining treatment form by undue influence, fraud, or duress.\n\n(B) As used in this section, \"undue influence\" includes without limitation: (i) Charging a different rate or fee for insurance coverage or healthcare services based upon whether the individual consents to a physician order for life-sustaining treatment form or has executed a physician order for life-sustaining treatment form; (ii) Requiring a healthcare provider to have an internal policy to offer a physician order for life-sustaining treatment form to any individual; (iii) Providing any financial incentive, payment, discount, or rating incentive for having an internal policy or procedure relating to the completion of a physician order for life-sustaining treatment form as applied to a healthcare provider or healthcare facility; or (iv) Imposing a rating or reimbursement penalty if a healthcare provider or healthcare facility fails to achieve a target for physician order for life-sustaining treatment form completions; or\n\n(i) Charging a different rate or fee for insurance coverage or healthcare services based upon whether the individual consents to a physician order for life-sustaining treatment form or has executed a physician order for life-sustaining treatment form;\n\n(ii) Requiring a healthcare provider to have an internal policy to offer a physician order for life-sustaining treatment form to any individual;\n\n(iii) Providing any financial incentive, payment, discount, or rating incentive for having an internal policy or procedure relating to the completion of a physician order for life-sustaining treatment form as applied to a healthcare provider or healthcare facility; or\n\n(iv) Imposing a rating or reimbursement penalty if a healthcare provider or healthcare facility fails to achieve a target for physician order for life-sustaining treatment form completions; or\n\n(3) Falsify or forge a physician order for life-sustaining treatment form of another person that results in a direct change of health care provided to the patient.\n\n(b) A person who violates this section is guilty of a Class D felony.\n\n(c) This section does not prevent payment to a healthcare provider or healthcare facility for consultation with or counseling of a patient concerning a physician order for life-sustaining treatment form or for offering advance directive healthcare planning.","path":["AR Code","Title 20","Chapter 6","Subchapter 3"],"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":"4ae4ff4addd1fa7ae329fa849cac92e2c74746c2d339e4d6de757586e78ae573","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-20-6-309","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-20-6-311"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. 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