Exception.
Ark. Code Ann. § 20-27-707
in effect(a) If a treating physician determines that an inpatient's treatment will be substantially impaired by the denial to that patient of the use of tobacco, the physician may enter a written order permitting the use of tobacco by that patient.
(b) The order shall be consistent with:
(1) The medical facility's medical staff bylaws;
(2) Hospital regulations; and
(3) Local ordinances.
Source: Public.Resource.Org / UniCourt, Official Code of Arkansas Annotated, Release 78 (2020) (unicourt.github.io/cic-code-ar)URL: https://unicourt.github.io/cic-code-ar/transforms/ar/ocar/r78/gov.ar.code.title.20.htmlFetched: 11/8/2026
