Definition.
Ark. Code Ann. § 20-13-1601
in effectAs used in this subchapter, “community paramedic” means an individual who:
(1) Is licensed as a paramedic;
(2) Meets the requirements for additional licensure as a community paramedic under this subchapter; and
(3) Provides services to:
(A) Discharged inpatients who have been screened for home health or hospice and either:
(i) Do not qualify for home health or hospice services; or
(ii) Are documented as having declined home health or hospice services;
(B) Discharged emergency department patients; and
(C) Pre-hospital patients.
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