Arkansas Statutes
§ 20-6-205 — Affirmative defense in medical injury cases
Arkansas § 20-6-205
JurisdictionArkansas
Title20
This text of Arkansas § 20-6-205 (Affirmative defense in medical injury cases) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Arkansas primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
Bluebook
Ark. Code Ann. § 20-6-205 (2026).
Text
If patient abandonment or other medical injury occurs due to a violation by an entity of this subchapter, the violation shall be an affirmative defense for the physician in a claim brought by the injured patient who shall be entitled to bring a claim against the entity.
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Legislative History
Added by Act 2017, No. 754,§ 1, eff. 3/30/2017.
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Bluebook (online)
Arkansas § 20-6-205, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/ar/20-6-205.