Title 17 — Professions, Occupations, and Businesses
83 chapters · 2,038 sections in this title.
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-53-101 Title
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This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Health Educator Practice Act”.
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-53-102 Purpose
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It is the purpose of this chapter to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the public by providing for the certification and regulation of persons engaged in the practice of health education who hold themselves under the title of certified health education specialist or cert…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-53-103 Definitions
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(1) As used in this chapter:(1) “Certified health education specialist” or “CHES” means a person certified by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc., and concurrently certified under this chapter to engage in the practice of health education in this stat…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-53-104 Violations
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(1) The following acts shall constitute violations of this chapter:(1) Representing oneself to be a certified health education specialist or a certified professional health educator or using the letters CHES or CPHE or any facsimile thereof, or under such title or descriptions of…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-53-105 Penalty
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Any person who violates this chapter shall be deemed guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-53-106 Construction and applicability
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(a) This chapter shall not be construed to limit the professional pursuits of:(1) A health educator serving in the United States Armed Forces or the United States Public Health Service or employed by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, provided that the person's pra…