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Ark. Code Ann. § 12-62-405

Immunity of medical personnel from malpractice suits

Acts 1977, No. 86, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 11-1008.1; Acts 2005, No. 1962, § 52.

(1) No physician, dentist, nurse, pharmacist, or paramedical or other supporting personnel, including medical and dental technicians, nursing assistants, and therapists, of the National Guard shall be liable for damages for personal injury, including death caused by negligence or wrongful acts or omission of any such physician, dentist, nurse, pharmacist, or paramedical or other supporting personnel, including medical and dental technicians, nursing assistants, and therapists, while acting within the scope of his or her duties while on official duty as a member of the National Guard.

(2) Any person seeking damages from a physician, dentist, nurse, pharmacist, paramedical, or other supporting personnel, including medical and dental technicians, nursing assistants, and therapists, of the National Guard shall seek the remedies provided against the United States by 28 U.S.C. § 1346(b) if the cause of action arose while the member of the National Guard was in federal service or by filing a claim against the State of Arkansas if the alleged acts were performed by the member of the National Guard while on official state service.

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.