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AR HB1721
Bill
Status
3/25/2015
Primary Sponsor
Deborah Ferguson
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AI Summary
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Adds definition of "long-term care facility" to Arkansas Clean Indoor Air Act of 2006, including nursing homes, residential care facilities, assisted living facilities, adult day-care facilities, and similar facilities providing long-term medical or personal care.
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Allows one designated smoking area within a long-term care facility for supervised patient smoking and supervisory staff smoking.
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Permits outdoor smoking areas for visitors and staff located at least 25 feet beyond any primary entryway or opening of a long-term care facility.
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Amends Arkansas Code § 20-27-1805(5) to modify smoking exemptions within long-term care facilities under the state's clean indoor air law.
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Approved March 25, 2015.
Legislative Description
To Limit Smoking In Long-term Care Facilities; And To Add The Definition Of Long-term Care Facility To The Arkansas Clean Indoor Air Act Of 2006.
Last Action
Notification that HB1721 is now Act 708
3/25/2015