Will Laws
Arkansas
Will Laws
Arkansas
Here you will find legal terms and their application by state as this can vary depending on where you live.
Reciprocity - The practice of exchanging things with others for mutual benefit, especially privileges granted by one country or organization to another. Certain states will limit the extent to which they honor health care directives(reciprocity) from other states, meaning they will only accept them so far as they comply with their own laws. This creates a bit of a legal grey area, however, most times it doesn't become an issue.
State Law Citation and Title
AR CODE ยง 28-9-201 to 28-9-221Arkansas Code Title 28, Subtitle 2, Chapter 9 (Intestate Succession), Subchapter 2 (Arkansas Inheritance Code of 1969)
State Law Statute
20-17-201, et seq.
Specific Powers
Any medical procedure or intervention that will serve only to prolong the dying process or to maintain the patient in a condition of permanent unconsciousness
Revocation Duration
A living will is revocable at any time, in any manner, by the declarant. Revocation can be made without regard to the declarants mental/physical condition, and is effective immadiately upon communication to attending physician.
Reciprocity
A declaration executed in another state, in compliance with the laws of that state or Arkansas law, is considered to be validly executed .
Transfer Unwilling
Physician shall as promptly as practicable take all reasonable steps to transfer care to another physician