Arkansas § 20-6-308 Liability

Arkansas Statutes

§ 20-6-308 — Liability

Arkansas § 20-6-308

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Ark. Code Ann. § 20-6-308 (2026).

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A healthcare provider, healthcare facility, or employee or agent of the healthcare provider or healthcare facility is not subject to civil or criminal liability or discipline for unprofessional conduct for:

(1)Complying with a physician order for life-sustaining treatment form based upon a good-faith assumption that the physician order for life-sustaining treatment form was valid when executed and that the physician order for life-sustaining treatment form was not revoked or terminated;

(2)Failing to comply with a physician order for life-sustaining treatment form based upon a good-faith determination that:

(A)The physician order for life-sustaining treatment form was not valid; or (B) The physician order for life-sustaining treatment form requires medically ineffective health care or h

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A healthcare provider, healthcare facility, or employee or agent of the healthcare provider or healthcare facility is not subject to civil or criminal liability or discipline for unprofessional conduct for: (1) Complying with a physician order for life-sustaining treatment form based upon a good-faith assumption that the physician order for life-sustaining treatment form was valid when executed and that the physician order for life-sustaining treatment form was not revoked or terminated; (2) Failing to comply with a physician order for life-sustaining treatment form based upon a good-faith determination that: (A) The physician order for life-sustaining treatment form was not valid; or (B) The physician order for life-sustaining treatment form requires medically ineffective health care or health care contrary to generally accepted healthcare standards applicable to the healthcare provider or healthcare facility; or (3) Declining to comply with an executed physician order for life-sustaining treatment form based upon religious beliefs or moral convictions if the healthcare provider or healthcare facility complies with the requirements of § 20-6-305 .