{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-21-5-602","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 21-5-602","heading":"Legislative intent","body":"It is the purpose of this subchapter to:\n\n(1) Provide workers' compensation coverage through state funds for all public employees, as defined in this subchapter, who are not otherwise covered under a workers' compensation liability insurance policy written and issued by a private workers' compensation liability carrier;\n\n(2) Consolidate the administration of benefits for the public employees covered by state funds;\n\n(3) Consolidate the legal representation and defense of the state workers' compensation funds; and\n\n(4) Establish and define the Public Employee Claims Division as the unit of state government charged with payments of benefits provided by this subchapter.","path":["AR Code","Title 21","Chapter 5","Subchapter 6"],"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":"469de128d4f1eadd40176894eeb34841740b1f4778e84d499216f0b08a722b05","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-21-5-601","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-21-5-603"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}