Title 17, Professions, Occupations, and Businesses

(a) Subject to reasonable prosecutorial discretion, it is the duty of the prosecuting attorneys of the State of Arkansas to prosecute to final judgment every criminal violation of this chapter committed within their jurisdictions when requested and authorized by the Arkansas Stat…

(1) Chiropractic physicians licensed under this chapter shall be:(1) Bound by all applicable health and police rules of the state; and(2) Qualified to sign death certificates, insurance certificates, and all other certificates pertaining to public health with like effect as other…

(a) As used in this section:(1) (A) “Procurer” means a person or entity who for pecuniary benefit procures or attempts to procure a client, patient, or customer by directly contacting the client, patient, or customer in person, by telephone, or by electronic means at the directio…

The Arkansas State Board of Chiropractic Examiners shall establish rules to enforce the requirements of this chapter.

(a) The Arkansas State Board of Chiropractic Examiners is established. (b) (1) The board shall be composed of seven (7) members appointed by the Governor subject to confirmation by the Senate for terms of five (5) years.(2) (A) Five (5) members shall be qualified chiropractors.(B…

(a) Each member of the Arkansas State Board of Chiropractic Examiners shall be a citizen of the United States, a resident of this state, and shall, before entering upon the duties of the office, take the oath prescribed by the Arkansas Constitution for state officers and shall fi…

No member of the Arkansas State Board of Chiropractic Examiners, during the term of his or her office or thereafter, shall be liable for damages as a result of any official act in the performance of his or her duty as such a member. Any action therefor shall upon motion be dismis…

(a) The Department of Health shall maintain and operate an office for the administration of the business of the Arkansas State Board of Chiropractic Examiners. (b) It shall meet in July of each year and from its members elect a president, secretary, and treasurer. The officers so…

(a) The Director of the Arkansas State Board of Chiropractic Examiners shall keep a record of the minutes of the meetings of the Arkansas State Board of Chiropractic Examiners and a record of the names of all persons making application for license under the provisions of this cha…

(a) (1) The Arkansas State Board of Chiropractic Examiners is empowered to incur whatever expenses the board may deem necessary or expedient in performing its functions.(2) Each member of the board may receive expense reimbursement and stipends in accordance with §§ 25-16-901, 25…

(a) Pursuant to its authority set forth in § 17-81-206(b)(8), the Arkansas State Board of Chiropractic Examiners may employ a Director of the Arkansas State Board of Chiropractic Examiners. (b) (1) The director in consultation with and review of the Treasurer of the Arkansas Stat…

(a) All fees and fines authorized by this chapter are the property of the Arkansas State Board of Chiropractic Examiners and shall be paid to the office of the Director of the Arkansas State Board of Chiropractic Examiners who shall collect and dispose of such funds on behalf of …

(a) (1) The Arkansas State Board of Chiropractic Examiners may authorize a chiropractic student preceptorship program established by an approved chiropractic college to allow a student in the final clinical phase of chiropractic training to practice under the direct, on-site supe…

In order to safeguard life and health, any person practicing or offering to practice chiropractic in the state shall be required to submit evidence that he or she is qualified to practice and shall be licensed as provided in this chapter.

(1) This chapter does not prohibit or require a license with respect to any of the following acts:(1) The performance of services in case of an emergency;(2) (A) The performance of services in this state on an occasional basis, limited to thirty (30) days in each calendar year, b…

(a) Any person who practices or attempts to practice chiropractic, as defined in this chapter, or use any sign, card, or device to indicate that the person is a professional licensed doctor of chiropractic without having first been licensed or otherwise permitted under the provis…

(a) (1) (A) Applications for a license to practice chiropractic in the State of Arkansas shall be made to the Director of the Arkansas State Board of Chiropractic Examiners in writing on forms furnished by the Arkansas State Board of Chiropractic Examiners.(B) The application sha…

(a) To qualify for licensure, an applicant shall:(1) Be at least twenty-one (21) years of age;(2) Have successfully completed not less than a minimum of sixty (60) semester credit hours of college education, to include a minimum of thirty (30) semester credit hours in the field o…

(a) The Arkansas State Board of Chiropractic Examiners shall issue licenses to all applicants who have been approved, paid all the required fees, and possess a valid certificate issued by the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners. (b) (1) Each person receiving a license from t…

Upon satisfactory evidence being submitted to the Arkansas State Board of Chiropractic Examiners as to an applicant's ability and integrity and when no regular review of applications will be held within thirty (30) days from the date of an application for a temporary license, the…

(a) The Arkansas State Board of Chiropractic Examiners is authorized to conduct an orientation class for all new licensees. (b) The board is authorized to include in the orientation class instruction relating to office procedures, the filing of insurance claims, and such other ma…

(a) (1) The Arkansas State Board of Chiropractic Examiners may charge an annual renewal fee not to exceed three hundred dollars ($300) for the license. However, in its discretion, the board may set the renewal fee for license holders not practicing in this state, or for those ina…

(a) The Arkansas State Board of Chiropractic Examiners shall not renew the license of any person actively engaged in practice within the State of Arkansas unless the person presents to the board evidence of attendance during the preceding twelve (12) months at:(1) An approved edu…

(a) The Arkansas State Board of Chiropractic Examiners shall have sole authority over licensed chiropractors to levy a civil penalty of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) nor less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each violation, to deny, place under probation, sus…

(a) A chiropractic license which has been revoked for repeated violation of any of the causes enumerated in § 17-81-313 shall not be eligible for reinstatement. (b) (1) A license which has been suspended may be reinstated upon expiration of the period of suspension and upon satis…

(a) Each holder of a license under the provisions of this chapter shall be privileged to use after his or her name:(1) Any of the following terms: “Doctor of Chiropractic”; “Chiropractic Physician”; “Chiropractor”; and “D.C.”; and(2) The use of titles from any special certificati…

(a) The Arkansas State Board of Chiropractic Examiners may establish a chiropractic extern program to allow chiropractic graduates to practice in a licensed chiropractor's office until the graduate is licensed to practice chiropractic in this state. (b) Any graduate from a chirop…

(a) Any licensee who allows his or her license to lapse by failing to renew the license as provided under § 17-81-311 may apply to the Arkansas State Board of Chiropractic Examiners for a reinstatement of his or her license and must submit to the board a reinstatement fee of twen…

(a) (1) Each applicant for a license issued by the Arkansas State Board of Chiropractic Examiners is required to apply to the Identification Bureau of the Division of Arkansas State Police for a state and federal criminal background check to be conducted by the Identification Bur…