(a) The Arkansas State Board of Nursing has sole authority to deny, suspend, revoke, or limit any certificate of a certified medication assistant issued by the board or applied for in accordance with this subchapter or to otherwise discipline a certificate holder upon proof that the person:(1) Has been found guilty of or pleads guilty or nolo contendere to:(A) Fraud or deceit in procuring or attempting to procure a certificate of a certified medication assistant; or(B) Providing services as a certified medication assistant without a valid certificate;(2) Is unfit or incompetent by reason of negligence, habits, or other causes;(3) Is habitually intemperate or is addicted to the use of habit-forming drugs;(4) Is mentally incompetent;(5) Is guilty of unprofessional conduct;(6) Has had a license, certificate, or registration revoked or suspended;(7) Has been placed on probation or under disciplinary order in any jurisdiction;(8) Has voluntarily surrendered a license, certification, or registration and has not been reinstated in any jurisdiction; or(9) Has willfully or repeatedly violated any of the provisions of this subchapter.
(1) Has been found guilty of or pleads guilty or nolo contendere to:(A) Fraud or deceit in procuring or attempting to procure a certificate of a certified medication assistant; or(B) Providing services as a certified medication assistant without a valid certificate;
(A) Fraud or deceit in procuring or attempting to procure a certificate of a certified medication assistant; or
(B) Providing services as a certified medication assistant without a valid certificate;
(2) Is unfit or incompetent by reason of negligence, habits, or other causes;
(3) Is habitually intemperate or is addicted to the use of habit-forming drugs;
(4) Is mentally incompetent;
(5) Is guilty of unprofessional conduct;
(6) Has had a license, certificate, or registration revoked or suspended;
(7) Has been placed on probation or under disciplinary order in any jurisdiction;
(8) Has voluntarily surrendered a license, certification, or registration and has not been reinstated in any jurisdiction; or
(9) Has willfully or repeatedly violated any of the provisions of this subchapter.
(b) The board shall refuse to issue or shall revoke the certificate of any person who would be disqualified from employment under § 20-33-213.
(c) Proceedings under this section shall be conducted in accordance with the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, § 25-15-201 et seq.