{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-20-6-412","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 20-6-412","heading":"Liability of healthcare facilities","body":"(a) Unless expressly required by federal law or regulation, a state survey agency or other state agency shall not take any action against a healthcare facility for: (1) Giving a visitor or other individual access to a healthcare facility, clinic, or other similar location under this subchapter; (2) Failing to protect or otherwise ensure the safety or comfort of a visitor or other individual given access to a healthcare facility, clinic, or other similar location under this subchapter; (3) Failing to follow the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or other national guidelines that require or recommend restricting visitor access; or (4) The acts or omissions of any visitor or other individual who is given access to a healthcare facility, clinic, or similar location. (b) This section does not apply to courts or the judicial branch. Added by Act 2021, No. 311,§ 1, eff. 3/10/2021.\n\n(a) Unless expressly required by federal law or regulation, a state survey agency or other state agency shall not take any action against a healthcare facility for: (1) Giving a visitor or other individual access to a healthcare facility, clinic, or other similar location under this subchapter; (2) Failing to protect or otherwise ensure the safety or comfort of a visitor or other individual given access to a healthcare facility, clinic, or other similar location under this subchapter; (3) Failing to follow the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or other national guidelines that require or recommend restricting visitor access; or (4) The acts or omissions of any visitor or other individual who is given access to a healthcare facility, clinic, or similar location.\n\n(1) Giving a visitor or other individual access to a healthcare facility, clinic, or other similar location under this subchapter;\n\n(2) Failing to protect or otherwise ensure the safety or comfort of a visitor or other individual given access to a healthcare facility, clinic, or other similar location under this subchapter;\n\n(3) Failing to follow the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or other national guidelines that require or recommend restricting visitor access; or\n\n(4) The acts or omissions of any visitor or other individual who is given access to a healthcare facility, clinic, or similar location.\n\n(b) This section does not apply to courts or the judicial branch.","path":["AR Code","Title 20","Chapter 6","Subchapter 4"],"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":"6799dfe7a20c781aaf5da4aac6f10fe4f6e803bfd31084bbedf5871b31cab3b9","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-20-6-411","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-20-6-413"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}