Arkansas § 20-13-1703 Definitions

Arkansas Statutes

§ 20-13-1703 — Definitions

Arkansas § 20-13-1703

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Ark. Code Ann. § 20-13-1703 (2026).

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As used in this subchapter:

(1)"Drug overdose" means an acute condition resulting from, or that a reasonable person would believe to be resulting from, the consumption or use of alcohol, a controlled substance, or dangerous drug or a combination of alcohol, controlled substance, or dangerous drug by an individual, causing signs, including without limitation:

(A)Extreme physical illness;

(B)Decreased level of consciousness;

(C)Respiratory depression;

(D)Coma;

(E)Mania; or (F) Death;

(2)"Emergency medical services" means:

(A)The transportation and medical care provided the ill or injured by licensed emergency medical services personnel or other healthcare providers before arrival at a medical facility; and (B) Continuation of the initial emergency care within a medical facility subje

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As used in this subchapter: (1) "Drug overdose" means an acute condition resulting from, or that a reasonable person would believe to be resulting from, the consumption or use of alcohol, a controlled substance, or dangerous drug or a combination of alcohol, controlled substance, or dangerous drug by an individual, causing signs, including without limitation: (A) Extreme physical illness; (B) Decreased level of consciousness; (C) Respiratory depression; (D) Coma; (E) Mania; or (F) Death; (2) "Emergency medical services" means: (A) The transportation and medical care provided the ill or injured by licensed emergency medical services personnel or other healthcare providers before arrival at a medical facility; and (B) Continuation of the initial emergency care within a medical facility subject to the approval of the medical staff and governing board of that facility; (3) "Medical assistance" means aid provided to a person experiencing or believed to be experiencing a drug overdose by a healthcare provider acting within its scope of practice that may provide diagnosis, treatment, or emergency medical services relative to the drug overdose; and (4) "Seeks medical assistance" means accesses or assists in accessing the 911 system or otherwise contacts or assists in contacting law enforcement or a poison control center and provides care to a person experiencing or believed to be experiencing a drug overdose.