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Ark. Code Ann. § 20-9-1302 (2026)

Findings and intent

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  1. The General Assembly finds that:
    1. The peer review process is well established as an acceptable means of monitoring quality and improving care within an institution;
      1. The peer review process faces unique challenges in the hospital setting compared to other healthcare settings due to the interdependent relationship between the hospital and medical staff, which can impact professional review activities.
      2. Peer review that is not conducted fairly results in harm to both patients and physicians by limiting access to care and patient choice; and
    3. It is necessary to balance carefully the rights of patients who benefit by properly conducted peer review with the rights of those who may be harmed by improper peer review.
  2. The General Assembly intends that peer review be conducted fairly for the benefit of the citizens of the State of Arkansas.

History. Acts 2013, No. 766, § 1; 2017, No. 975, § 1.

Amendments. The 2017 amendment substituted “an acceptable” for “the most important and effective” in (a)(1); rewrote (a)(2)(A); deleted “However” preceding “Peer review” at the beginning of (a)(2)(B); and inserted “properly conducted” in (a)(3).

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2016–2019 · leading case: Baptist Health Med. Sys. v. Rutledge, 2016 Ark. 121 (Ark. 2016).
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Baptist Health Med. Sys. v. Rutledge, 2016 Ark. 121 (Ark. 2016). · cites it 6× “See Ark. Code Ann. § 20-9-1302 (a)(1). It was addressed by Congress in 1986 with the passage of the Health Care Quality Improvement Act (HCQIA), codified at 42 U.”
Victor Bernard Williams, M.D. v. Baptist Health D/B/A/ Baptist Health Med. Ctr., 2019 Ark. App. 482 (Ark. Ct. App. 2019). · cites it 2× “The intent of the Act is to ensure fairness in physician peer-review proceedings, see Ark. Code Ann. § 20-9-1302 (b), and among other things, it provides 7 Pleaded in this manner, Dr.”
Ark. Code Ann. § 20-9-1302(a)(l): 1 case
Baptist Health Med. Sys. v. Rutledge, 2016 Ark. 121 (Ark. 2016). “See Ark. Code Ann. § 20-9-1302 (a)(1). It was addressed by Congress in 1986 with the passage of the Health Care Quality Improvement Act (HCQIA), codified at 42 U.”
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