Opinion No.

Mr. Larry Norris Director Arkansas Department of Correction Post Office Box 8707 Pine Bluff, Arkansas 71611-8707

Dear Mr. Norris:

This is in response to your request for an opinion on two questions relating to the transportation of inmates in the custody of the Arkansas Department of Correction (the "Department") to medical facilities located outside Arkansas for emergency medical treatment, or medical treatment that is required to preserve or restore an inmate's health but that is not available within the state. Your request notes that the Department's East Arkansas Regional Unit is much…