Required notice to persons receiving healthcare services at free or low-cost healthcare clinics
Arkansas Code § 16-6-201; Arkansas Code § 17-95-106; Arkansas Code § 20-8-809
(a) Any persons who receive healthcare services from a free or low-cost healthcare clinic must have:
- (1) Been fully informed before any treatment by the healthcare professional providing the healthcare services or by the staff of the healthcare clinic of the immunity from civil suit provisions of this section; and
- (2) Acknowledged that fact in writing on a form approved or designated by the Department of Health.
- (b) The State Board of Health and its members and the department and its agents and employees are exempt and immune from liability for any claims or damages when performing their duties under this section.