(a) A manufacturer who in the State of Arkansas sells an assistive device to a consumer shall provide to the consumer an express warranty to continue no less than one (1) year after first delivery of the assistive device.
(b) In the absence of an express warranty from the manufacturer, the manufacturer shall be deemed to have expressly warranted to the consumer of an assistive device that for a period of no less than one (1) year after the date of first delivery to the consumer the assistive device will be free from any condition or defect which substantially impairs the value of the assistive device to the consumer.