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Ark. Code Ann. § 17-105-115 — under Physician Assistants.

Ark. Code Ann. § 17-105-115

(a) Any person not licensed under this chapter is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor and is subject to penalties applicable to the unlicensed practice of medicine if he or she:(1) Holds himself or herself out as a physician assistant;(2) Uses any combination or abbreviation of the term “physician assistant” to indicate or imply that he or she is a physician assistant; or(3) Acts as a physician assistant without being licensed by the Arkansas State Medical Board.

(1) Holds himself or herself out as a physician assistant;

(2) Uses any combination or abbreviation of the term “physician assistant” to indicate or imply that he or she is a physician assistant; or

(3) Acts as a physician assistant without being licensed by the Arkansas State Medical Board.

(b) An unlicensed physician shall not be permitted to use the title of physician assistant or to practice as a physician assistant unless he or she fulfills the requirements of this chapter.