Arkansas § 12-12-602 Report of treatment required

Arkansas Statutes

§ 12-12-602 — Report of treatment required

Arkansas § 12-12-602

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Ark. Code Ann. § 12-12-602 (2026).

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(a)All physicians, surgeons, hospitals, druggists, or other persons or entities that render first aid treatment to a person shall report as provided in subsection (b) of this section if they treat or receive in the hospital a case of a:

(1)Knife or gunshot wound when the knife or gunshot wound appears to have been intentionally inflicted; or (2) Burn wound that could reasonably be connected to criminal activity that is:

(A)A second or third degree burn to five percent (5%) or more of a person's body; or (B) A burn to a person's upper respiratory tract or laryngeal edema due to the inhalation of super-heated air.

(b)The reporting requirements of this subchapter are satisfied if:

(1)The report is made to the county sheriff;

(2)Within a city of the first class, the report is made to the

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(a) All physicians, surgeons, hospitals, druggists, or other persons or entities that render first aid treatment to a person shall report as provided in subsection (b) of this section if they treat or receive in the hospital a case of a: (1) Knife or gunshot wound when the knife or gunshot wound appears to have been intentionally inflicted; or (2) Burn wound that could reasonably be connected to criminal activity that is: (A) A second or third degree burn to five percent (5%) or more of a person's body; or (B) A burn to a person's upper respiratory tract or laryngeal edema due to the inhalation of super-heated air. (b) The reporting requirements of this subchapter are satisfied if: (1) The report is made to the county sheriff; (2) Within a city of the first class, the report is made to the municipal law enforcement agency; or (3) The report is made under subdivision (a)(2) of this section to the local fire marshal, fire chief, assistant fire chief, or an officer of the fire department having jurisdiction. (c) A physician, surgeon, hospital, druggist, or other person or entity required to report under this section that, in good faith, makes a report under this section has immunity from any civil or criminal liability that might otherwise be incurred or imposed with respect to the making of a report under this section.