{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-20-7-702","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 20-7-702","heading":"Definitions","body":"As used in this subchapter: (1) \"Chronic nonmalignant pain\" means pain requiring more than three (3) consecutive months of prescriptions for: (A) An opioid that is written for more than the equivalent of ninety (90) tablets, each containing five milligrams (5 mg) of hydrocodone; (B) A morphine equivalent dose of more than fifteen milligrams (15 mg) per day; or (C) In the specific case of tramadol, an average dose equivalent of two hundred milligrams (200 mg) or greater per day; (2) \"Hospital\" means a healthcare facility licensed as a hospital by the State Board of Health under § 20-9-213 ; (3) \"Opioid\" means a drug or medication that relieves pain, including without limitation: (A) Codeine; (B) Fentanyl; (C) Heroin; (D) Hydrocodone; (E) Morphine; and (F) Oxycodone; and (4) \"Prescriber\" means a practitioner or other authorized person who prescribes a Schedule II, III, IV, or V controlled substance. Amended by Act 2017, No. 72,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017. Added by Act 2015, No. 1208,§ 6, eff. 7/22/2015.\n\nAs used in this subchapter:\n\n(1) \"Chronic nonmalignant pain\" means pain requiring more than three (3) consecutive months of prescriptions for: (A) An opioid that is written for more than the equivalent of ninety (90) tablets, each containing five milligrams (5 mg) of hydrocodone; (B) A morphine equivalent dose of more than fifteen milligrams (15 mg) per day; or (C) In the specific case of tramadol, an average dose equivalent of two hundred milligrams (200 mg) or greater per day;\n\n(A) An opioid that is written for more than the equivalent of ninety (90) tablets, each containing five milligrams (5 mg) of hydrocodone;\n\n(B) A morphine equivalent dose of more than fifteen milligrams (15 mg) per day; or\n\n(C) In the specific case of tramadol, an average dose equivalent of two hundred milligrams (200 mg) or greater per day;\n\n(2) \"Hospital\" means a healthcare facility licensed as a hospital by the State Board of Health under § 20-9-213 ;\n\n(3) \"Opioid\" means a drug or medication that relieves pain, including without limitation: (A) Codeine; (B) Fentanyl; (C) Heroin; (D) Hydrocodone; (E) Morphine; and (F) Oxycodone; and\n\n(A) Codeine;\n\n(B) Fentanyl;\n\n(C) Heroin;\n\n(D) Hydrocodone;\n\n(E) Morphine; and\n\n(F) Oxycodone; and\n\n(4) \"Prescriber\" means a practitioner or other authorized person who prescribes a Schedule II, III, IV, or V controlled substance.","path":["AR Code","Title 20","Chapter 7","Subchapter 7"],"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":"03fa667156c7c597c513916c2f6ff47d6b1d756790df6a717ba9a1781ceec931","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-20-7-701","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-20-7-703"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}