Title 17 — Professions, Occupations, and Businesses
83 chapters · 2,038 sections in this title.
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-105-101 Definitions
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(1) As used in this chapter:(1) “Health benefit plan” means a plan, policy, contract, certificate, agreement, or other evidence of coverage for healthcare services offered or issued by a healthcare insurer in this state;(2) (A) “Healthcare insurer” means an entity that is subject…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-105-102 Qualifications for licensure
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(a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, an individual must be licensed by the Arkansas State Medical Board before the individual may practice as a physician assistant. (b) The board may grant a license as a physician assistant to an applicant who:(1) Submits an applicat…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-105-103 Graduate license — Temporary license
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(a) The Arkansas State Medical Board may grant a graduate license to an applicant who meets the qualifications for licensure, except that the applicant has not yet taken the national certifying examination or the applicant has taken the national certifying examination and is awai…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-105-104 Inactive license
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Any physician assistant who notifies the Arkansas State Medical Board in writing on forms prescribed by the board may elect to place his or her license on an inactive status. A physician assistant with an inactive license shall be excused from payment of renewal fees and shall no…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-105-105 Renewal
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(1) Upon notification from the Arkansas State Medical Board, each person who holds a license as a physician assistant in this state shall renew the license by:(1) Submitting the appropriate fee as determined by the board;(2) Completing the appropriate forms; and(3) Meeting any ot…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-105-106 Exemption from licensure
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(1) This chapter does not require licensure of:(1) A physician assistant student enrolled in a physician assistant educational program accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant, Inc., or by its successor agency;(2) A physician assi…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-105-107 Scope of authority — Delegatory authority
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(a) (1) A physician assistant may provide healthcare services a physician assistant is licensed or otherwise authorized to perform under an agreement with a supervising physician.(2) A physician assistant may perform duties and responsibilities, including prescribing, ordering, a…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-105-108 Prescriptive authority
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(a) (1) Physicians supervising physician assistants may delegate prescriptive authority to physician assistants to include receiving, prescribing, ordering, and administering Schedules II-V controlled substances as described in the Uniform Controlled Substances Act, § 5-64-101 et…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-105-109 Supervision
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(a) Supervision of physician assistants shall be continuous but shall not be construed as necessarily requiring the physical presence of the supervising physician at the time and place that the services are rendered. (b) It is the obligation of each team of physicians and physici…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-105-110 Supervising physician
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(1) A physician desiring to supervise a physician assistant must:(1) Be licensed in this state; and(2) (A) Enter into and maintain a written agreement with the physician assistant.(B) The agreement shall state that the physician shall:(i) Exercise supervision over the physician a…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-105-111 Notification
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A physician assistant shall notify the Arkansas State Medical Board of any changes or additions in supervising physicians within ten (10) calendar days.
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-105-112 Exclusions of limitations of employment
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Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to limit the employment arrangement of a physician assistant licensed under this chapter.
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-105-113 Violation
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(1) Following the exercise of due process, the Arkansas State Medical Board may discipline any physician assistant who:(1) Fraudulently or deceptively obtains or attempts to obtain a license;(2) Fraudulently or deceptively uses a license;(3) Violates any provision of this chapter…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-105-114 Disciplinary authority
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(1) Upon finding that a physician assistant has committed any offense described in § 17-105-113, the Arkansas State Medical Board may:(1) Refuse to grant a license;(2) Administer a public or private reprimand;(3) Revoke, suspend, limit, or otherwise restrict a license;(4) Require…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-105-115 Title and practice protection
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(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 t…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-105-116 Identification requirements
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Physician assistants licensed under this chapter shall keep their license available for inspection at their primary place of practice and when engaged in their professional activities shall wear a name tag identifying themselves as a physician assistant.
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-105-117 Rulemaking authority
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(a) The Arkansas State Medical Board shall promulgate rules in accordance with the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, § 25-15-201 et seq., that are reasonable and necessary for the performance of the various duties imposed upon the board by this chapter, including, but not li…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-105-118 Regulation by Arkansas State Medical Board
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The Arkansas State Medical Board shall administer the provisions of this chapter under such procedures as it considers advisable and may adopt rules that are reasonable and necessary to implement the provisions of this chapter. Further, it is the intent of the General Assembly th…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-105-119 “Good Samaritan” provision
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Physician assistants shall be subject to the “Good Samaritan” provisions embodied in § 17-95-101.
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-105-120 Retired physician assistants
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(a) Retired physician assistants may practice their medical services under the supervision of a licensed physician and shall be subject to the same provisions as a retired physician or surgeon would be pursuant to § 17-95-106. (b) Retired physician assistants practicing under thi…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-105-121 Physician assistant employment — Uniform Classification Plan
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(a) The Office of Personnel Management shall establish and maintain a position classification of physician assistant. The initial position classification shall mirror the Veterans Health Administration Directive 10-95-020 of March 3, 1995, and the United States Department of Vete…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-105-122 Physician assistant patient care orders
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(a) Patient care orders generated by a physician assistant shall be construed as having the same medical, health, and legal force and effect as if the orders were generated by the physician assistant's supervising physician. (b) The orders shall be complied with and carried out a…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-105-123 Medical malpractice — Professional and legal liability for actions
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Physician assistants shall be covered under the provisions regarding medical malpractice and legal liability as such applies to their supervising physician as embodied in §§ 16-114-201 — 16-114-203 and 16-114-205 — 16-114-209.
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-105-124 Participation in disaster and emergency care
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(a) A physician assistant may render care within his or her scope of practice when responding to a need for medical care created by an emergency or a state or local disaster if the physician assistant is:(1) Licensed in this state;(2) Licensed or authorized to practice in another…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-105-125 Insurer billing and payment
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(a) If authorized by the supervising physician, a physician assistant shall be:(1) Identified as the treating provider in billing and claims processes when the physician assistant delivered the medical services to the patient; and(2) Allowed to file claims as the billing provider…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-105-201 Text of compact
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The Physician Assistant Licensure Compact is enacted into law and entered into by this state with all states legally joining therein and in the form substantially as follows: Click here to view table. Click here to view table. Click here to view table. SECTION 1. PURPOSE SECTION …
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-105-202 Administration of compact — Rules
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(a) The Arkansas State Medical Board is the Physician Assistant Licensure Compact administrator for this state. (b) (1) The board shall promulgate rules necessary to implement this subchapter.(2) Rules promulgated by the board under subdivision (b)(1) of this section shall be con…