In support of protecting our Loved Ones, the Arkansas Legislature has
implemented several Acts to enforce the Right to Adequate and Proper care
for the residents of Arkansas Nursing Homes.
Select an act listed below for more information.
Contact Martha if you have any questions about these acts or need clarification.
- Arkansas’s “No Patient Left Alone” Law
- Adult Abuse Act
- Adult and Long-Term Care Facility Resident Maltreatment Act
- Act 484 (Formerly HB1014) – “The Alzheimer’s Special Care Standards Act”– Approved 3/9/1999
- Act 499 – Arkansas Coroner Law
- Act 922 (HB1801) – “An Act to Provide Terminally Ill Patients with Hospice Care Coverage;
And for Other Purposes” – Approved 3/29/1999 - Act 1181 (SB226) – The “Resident’s Rights Bill” – Approved 4/7/1999
- Act 1362 (HB2110) – “An Act to Improve the Quality of Dietary Management in
Long-Term Care Facilities; And for Other Purposes” – Approved 4/12/1999 - Act 1448 (Formerly HB1331) – “Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care Act”
– Approved 4/15/1999 - Act 1467 (HB1623) – “An Act to Amend Various Sections of the Law Requiring Criminal Records Checks for
Persons Caring for the Elderly; And for Other Purposes” – Approved 4/15/1999 - Act 1486 (HB1989) – “An Act to Require Equity in Prescription Drug Benefits;
And for Other Purposes” – Approved 4/15/1999 - Act 1524 (SB246) – “The Nursing Home Resident and Employee Immunization Act of 1999”
– Approved 4/15/1999 - Act 1529 (Formerly SB426) – “An Act to Impose Minimum Staffing Requirements for Nursing Homes”
– Approved 4/15/1999 - Act 1536 (Formerly SB527) – “An Act to Correct Technical Errors and Omissions in Certain Existing Procedural
Statutes; And for Other Purposes” – Approved 4/15/1999 - HB 1061 – TO CREATE THE NO PATIENT LEFT ALONE ACT; CONCERNING VISITATION RIGHTS OF PATIENTS; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY. – FastDemocracy
**All text and content of Legislatives Acts reprinted with permission.**