Central registry — Reports.
Ark. Code Ann. § 20-14-703
in effect(a)(1) The Department of Health shall establish and maintain a central registry of persons with a disability resulting from a traumatic head injury.
(2) The department may grant or contract services to ensure services and the tracking of persons with a disability resulting from a traumatic head injury.
(b)(1)(A) Every hospital in the Arkansas Trauma System shall report to the department or authorized agent of the department within five (5) calendar days after an identification of all persons with a disability resulting from a traumatic head injury.
(B) The notification of the report described in subdivision (b)(1)(A) of this section shall be provided to the individual or the family of the individual after the hospital makes the report and the individual or the family may exercise the option to be removed from future communications.
(2) The report described in subdivision (b)(1)(A) of this section shall contain the name, age, residence, and type of disability of the individual and such additional information as may be deemed necessary by the department.
20-14-704. Rehabilitative services.
(a) Within thirty (30) business days of the report and identification of a persons with a disability resulting from a traumatic head injury under § 20-14-703, the Department of Health or an authorized agent of the department shall notify the disabled person or the most immediate family members of their right to assistance from the state, the services available, and the eligibility requirements.
(b) The department or an authorized agent of the department shall refer a person with a disability resulting from a traumatic head injury to appropriate divisions, departments, and other state agencies to ensure that maximum available rehabilitative services, if desired, are obtained by the person with a disability resulting from a traumatic head injury.
(c) All other agencies of the state shall cooperate with the department or an authorized agent of the department to ensure that appropriate total rehabilitative and other services are available.
Source: Arkansas General Assembly, Acts of 2021-2026 (arkleg.state.ar.us)URL: https://arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2023R%2FPublic%2F&file=355.pdf&ddBienniumSession=2023%2F2023RFetched: 11/8/2026
