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AN
ACT Relating to the Spinal Cord Disabled Persons; Providing Legislative
Intent; Providing Definitions; Providing for the Establishment
and Maintenance by the Arkansas State Spinal Cord Commission of
a Central Registry of Spinal Cord Disabled Persons; Providing
Duties and Responsibilities of the Commission; and for Other Purposes.
Be
it Enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas:
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1. Legislative Intent-It is the intent of the legislature
to insure the referral of all spinal cord disabled persons to
the Arkansas State Spinal Cord Commission by appropriate individuals
or public and private agencies in order that all spinal cord disabled
persons might obtain the appropriate total rehabilitative aspects
rendered by existing state agencies, departments, and other organizations
and individuals.
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2. Definitions- As used in this act:
1.
"Spinal Cord Disabled" in this act shall mean any spinal
cord disease, injury, congenital or acquired, resulting in partial
or total loss of motor or sensory functions and resulting in temporary
or permanent, partial or total disability.
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3. Establishment and maintenance of a central registry:
1.
The Arkansas State Spinal Cord Commission shall establish and
maintain a central registry of spinal cord disabled persons.
a.
Every public and private health and social agency and attending
physician shall report to the Commission within five (calendar)
days after identification of any spinal cord disabled person;
however, the consent of the individual shall be obtained prior
to making this report, except that every spinal cord disease
or injury resulting in permanent partial, permanent total, or
total disability shall be reported to the Commission immediately
upon identification.
b.
The report shall contain the name, age, residence, and type
of disability of the individual and such additional information
as may be deemed necessary by the Commission.
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4. Duties and responsibilities of the Commission:
1.
Within fifteen (15) days of the report and identification of a
spinal cord disabled person, the Commission shall notify the spinal
cord disabled and/or the most immediate family members of their
right to assistance from the state, the services available and
the eligibility requirements.
2.
The Commission shall refer severely disabled persons to appropriate
divisions, departments, and other state agencies to assure that
maximum available rehabilitative services, if desired, are obtained
by the spinal cord disabled person.
3.
All other agencies of the state shall cooperate with the Commission
to insure that appropriate total rehabilitative and other services
are available as well as access to records, etc.
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5. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with the Act are hereby
repealed.
THIS
BILL having remained with the Governor five (5) days, Sunday
excepted, and the General Assembly being in session, became a law,
the (28th) day of February, 1977.
Winston
Bryant Secretary of State
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