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Ark. Code Ann. § 11-9-516

Medical services and supplies — Information furnished by provider

Known as the Workers' Compensation Law

The act spans §§ 11–11 (122 sections).

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(1) Every hospital or other person furnishing the injured employee with medical services shall permit its records to be copied by and shall furnish full written information to the Workers' Compensation Commission, the Workers' Compensation Fraud Investigation Unit, the employer, the carrier, and the employee or the employee's dependents.

(2) The reasonable cost of copies as set forth in Workers' Compensation Commission Rule 30 shall be paid by the one requesting them to the healthcare or medical service provider furnishing them.

(3) No person who in good faith pursuant to subsection (a) of this section or pursuant to rules established by the commission reports medical information shall incur legal liability for the disclosure of the information.

Current official text: Arkansas General Assembly. Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Arkansas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.