The State Board of Health is empowered to make all necessary and reasonable rules and regulations of a general nature for the protection of the public health and safety; for the general amelioration of the sanitary and hygienic conditions within the state; for the suppression and prevention of infectious, contagious, and communicable diseases; for the proper enforcement of quarantine, isolation, and control of such diseases; and for the proper control of chemical exposures that may result in adverse health effects to the public. The Department of Health is the state agency responsible for implementing the Board's regulations.
This site was developed to provide easy access to all State Board of Health rules and other pertinent legal documents.
Please see the Table of Contents to view the Board's rules.
Rules and Regulations Currently Being Amended, Repealed or Promulgated
The Board updates its regulations on a continuing basis. The Board must follow the Administrative Procedure Act ("APA") to amend, repeal or adopt a regulation. An essential part of the APA allows the public to comment on any regulation being amended, repealed or proposed and the Board values your comments and questions. If you are interested in a summary of the APA, please utilize the link provided below.
Proposed New Rules
Rules Pertaining to Synthetic Marijuana Products
The Arkansas State Board of Health will hold a public hearing on August 20, 2010 at 1:00 p.m. in the Media Room, Fifth Floor, of the Arkansas Department of Health, 4815 West Markham Street, Little Rock, AR, to allow interested persons to comment on the proposed adoption of Rules Pertaining to Synthetic Marijuana.
Proposed Amendments to Existing Rules
Radiological Technology Licensure
The Board, at its regularly scheduled meeting held on October 22, 2009, voted to begin the steps to amend its Rules Pertaining to Radiological Technology Licensure. To view the proposed amendments and other pertinent information regarding these rules, please utilize the links below. As documents become available, they will be posted.
Radiation Control
The Board, at its regularly scheduled meeting held on April 23, 2009, voted to begin the steps to amend its Rules Pertaining Radiation Control. To view the proposed amendments and other pertinent information regarding these rules, please utilize the links below.
Adopted Amendments to Existing Rules
The Board, at its regularly scheduled meeting voted to adopt the proposed changes to the rules listed below.
Arkansas Public Health Law Bench Book
Legal preparedness is crucial to successful public health planning. Being prepared legally for a public health emergency includes having adequate legal authorities in place, knowing of those legal authorities, presenting accessible legal information to the public health officials in your community or state, ensuring those public health officials can competently apply the relevant laws in an emergency, and enabling public health officials to coordinate actions across government agencies and jurisdictions and with the public sector. To accomplish these goals, a bench book has been developed by the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, William H. Bowen School of Law and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health. You may access the bench book at the link provided below.
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