{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-20-9-1004","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 20-9-1004","heading":"Powers and duties","body":"The Acute Stroke Care Task Force shall: (1) Make recommendations to the State Board of Health consistent with the intent and purpose of this subchapter; (2) Pursue both public and private funding to further the intent of this subchapter; and (3) Develop standards and policy recommendations considering, but not limited to, the following: (A) Methods for raising public awareness of the prevalence and treatment considerations for strokes; (B) The professional development of emergency medical services professionals to identify victims of potential stroke; (C) The professional development of emergency room and hospital personnel to identify and treat victims of potential stroke; (D) Methods for encouraging the use of thrombolytics, clot-busting drugs, or other accepted or emerging treatments, when appropriate; (E) Methods for ensuring that a comprehensive range of stroke recovery services are available to Arkansans as they recover physical and mental functions affected by a stroke; (F) Methods for developing stroke treatment centers; and (G) Methods for developing a stroke registry for Arkansas. Acts 2005, No. 663, § 1.\n\nThe Acute Stroke Care Task Force shall:\n\n(1) Make recommendations to the State Board of Health consistent with the intent and purpose of this subchapter;\n\n(2) Pursue both public and private funding to further the intent of this subchapter; and\n\n(3) Develop standards and policy recommendations considering, but not limited to, the following: (A) Methods for raising public awareness of the prevalence and treatment considerations for strokes; (B) The professional development of emergency medical services professionals to identify victims of potential stroke; (C) The professional development of emergency room and hospital personnel to identify and treat victims of potential stroke; (D) Methods for encouraging the use of thrombolytics, clot-busting drugs, or other accepted or emerging treatments, when appropriate; (E) Methods for ensuring that a comprehensive range of stroke recovery services are available to Arkansans as they recover physical and mental functions affected by a stroke; (F) Methods for developing stroke treatment centers; and (G) Methods for developing a stroke registry for Arkansas.\n\n(A) Methods for raising public awareness of the prevalence and treatment considerations for strokes;\n\n(B) The professional development of emergency medical services professionals to identify victims of potential stroke;\n\n(C) The professional development of emergency room and hospital personnel to identify and treat victims of potential stroke;\n\n(D) Methods for encouraging the use of thrombolytics, clot-busting drugs, or other accepted or emerging treatments, when appropriate;\n\n(E) Methods for ensuring that a comprehensive range of stroke recovery services are available to Arkansans as they recover physical and mental functions affected by a stroke;\n\n(F) Methods for developing stroke treatment centers; and\n\n(G) Methods for developing a stroke registry for Arkansas.","path":["AR Code","Title 20","Chapter 9","Subchapter 10"],"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":"f5a5aa9e459367d0a351fc9f4ed1616330330e2fc07591fb204b550dbd560ed9","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-20-9-1003","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-20-9-1005"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}