If patient abandonment or other medical injury occurs due to a violation by an entity of this subchapter, the violation shall be an affirmative defense for the physician in a claim brought by the injured patient who shall be entitled to bring a claim against the entity.
Ark. Code Ann. § 20-6-205
Affirmative defense in medical injury cases
Acts 2017, No. 754, § 1.
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