Title 17 — Professions, Occupations, and Businesses
83 chapters · 2,038 sections in this title.
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-95-406 Temporary permits
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(a) In cases of emergency and to prevent hardship, the Director of the Arkansas State Medical Board may issue a temporary permit to practice medicine upon payment of the fee required for applicants after satisfying himself or herself that the applicant has all the qualifications …
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-95-407 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 17-95-407Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-95-408 Annual registration
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(a) The annual license or reregistration fee of a physician licensed by the Arkansas State Medical Board to practice medicine in the State of Arkansas shall be paid before or during the birth month of the license holder beginning in 1998, and each year thereafter. During the impl…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-95-409 Denial, suspension, or revocation — Grounds — Definition
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(a) (1) The Arkansas State Medical Board may revoke an existing license, impose penalties as listed in § 17-95-410, or refuse to issue a license in the event the holder or applicant, as the case may be, has committed any of the acts or offenses defined in this section to be unpro…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-95-410 Denial, suspension, or revocation — Proceedings
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(a) Any person may file a complaint with the Arkansas State Medical Board against any person having a license to practice medicine in this state charging the licensee with:(1) Failure to have the necessary qualifications as set out in § 17-95-403; and(2) The commission of any of …
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-95-411 Fees
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(a) The Arkansas State Medical Board shall charge the following fees:(1) (A) For application for license by examination or by credentials, four hundred dollars ($400).(B) If it is determined by the board that the credentials of the applicant are insufficient or the applicant with…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-95-412 Academic licenses
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(a) The Arkansas State Medical Board may issue an academic license to practice medicine to any physician who meets:(1) The qualifications and requirements set forth in the rules of the Arkansas State Medical Board; and(2) The conditions and requirements set forth in subsection (b…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-95-413 Nonparticipation in maintenance of licensure or maintenance of certification — Definitions
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(a) As used in this section:(1) “Maintenance of certification” means any process requiring periodic recertification examinations or other activities to maintain specialty medical certification; and(2) “Specialty medical board certification” means a certification by a board that:(…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-95-414 Multiyear license or registration for physicians
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(a) The Arkansas State Medical Board shall offer a multiyear license or registration for physicians as an option other than the annual renewal of license or registration. (b) Following initial licensure or registration, a physician may request a multiyear license or registration …
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-95-501 Legislative intent
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(a) The General Assembly finds and declares that this subchapter is necessary to assist those critical medical shortage areas in the State of Arkansas in recruiting and retaining physicians to meet the primary medical care needs of the citizens residing in these critical medical …
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-95-502 Definitions
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(1) As used in this subchapter:(1) “Critical medical shortage area” is an area wherein there is a critical shortage of physicians for the area's population as defined by the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare in the Federal Register, Volume 41, No. 13, dated July 6, 197…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-95-503 Temporary license
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(a) The Arkansas State Medical Board may issue a temporary license to any physician who meets the qualifications and requirements for medical licensure as established by the board except for successful passage of the examination as prescribed by the rules of the board. However, t…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-95-504 Remedial training
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(a) A temporary license may be granted to an eligible physician for not more than three (3) twelve-month terms. (b) (1) If after that time the physician has not satisfactorily passed the examination for licensure, the Arkansas State Medical Board, in collaboration with the Dean o…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-95-505 Nonliability of board
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In the application of the authorities and provisions of this subchapter, the Arkansas State Medical Board, either individually or collectively, and the Director of the Arkansas State Medical Board, when acting on behalf of the board, are not liable for civil damages from claims p…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-95-701 Title
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This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Chronic Intractable Pain Treatment Act”.
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-95-702 Findings
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(1) The General Assembly finds that:(1) Pain management plays an important role in good medical practice;(2) Physicians should recognize the need to make pain relief accessible to all patients with chronic intractable pain; and(3) Physicians should view pain management as a regul…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-95-703 Definitions
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(1) As used in this subchapter:(1) “Chronic intractable pain” means a pain state for which the cause of the pain cannot be removed or otherwise treated and for which no relief or cure has been found after reasonable efforts by a physician;(2) (A) “Dangerous or controlled drugs” m…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-95-704 Arkansas State Medical Board — Treatment — Prohibitions
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(a) (1) A physician shall not be subject to disciplinary action by the Arkansas State Medical Board solely for prescribing dangerous or controlled drugs for the relief of chronic intractable pain.(2) (A) (i) Any allegation of improper prescribing determined to require a board hea…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-95-705 Pain Management Review Committee — Membership — Duties
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(a) There is created the Pain Management Review Committee, appointed by the Arkansas State Medical Board. (b) The committee shall consist of five (5) members who are full-time active physicians in direct patient care, two (2) of whom may be board-certified pain management special…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-95-706 Scope
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This subchapter does not condone, authorize, or approve mercy killing or euthanasia, and no treatment authorized by this subchapter may be used for mercy killing or euthanasia.
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-95-707 Immunity — Criminal prosecution
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No physician shall be subject to criminal prosecution for prescribing or administering controlled substances under appropriate criteria in the course of treatment of a person for chronic intractable pain.
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-95-801 Physician Assistant Committee — Members
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(a) (1) The Physician Assistant Committee is created within the Arkansas State Medical Board.(2) The committee shall consist of five (5) members as follows:(A) (i) Three (3) members who shall be members of the board.(ii) Two (2) members as described in this subdivision (a)(2)(A) …
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-95-802 Duties of Physician Assistant Committee
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(1) The Physician Assistant Committee shall review and make recommendations at the request of the Arkansas State Medical Board regarding all matters relating to physician assistants, including without limitation:(1) Applications for licensure and renewal;(2) Disciplinary proceedi…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-95-901 Title
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This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Arkansas Graduate Registered Physician Act”.
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-95-902 Definitions
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(1) As used in this subchapter:(1) (A) “Graduate registered physician” means an individual who:(i) Is a resident of Arkansas who has graduated from an accredited allopathic medical school or osteopathic medical school and is not currently enrolled in an accredited graduate medica…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-95-903 Qualifications for licensure
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(a) Except as otherwise provided in this subchapter, an individual shall be licensed by the Arkansas State Medical Board before the individual may practice as a graduate registered physician. (b) The board may grant a license as a graduate registered physician to an applicant who…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-95-904 Renewal
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(a) Upon notification from the Arkansas State Medical Board, an individual who holds a license as a graduate registered physician in this state shall renew the license by:(1) Submitting the appropriate fee as determined by the board;(2) Completing the appropriate renewal forms;(3…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-95-905 Scope of authority
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(a) (1) A graduate registered physician may provide healthcare services with physician supervision.(2) The supervising physician shall be identified on all prescriptions and orders.(3) A graduate registered physician may perform those duties and responsibilities, including the pr…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-95-906 Prescriptive authority
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(a) (1) A physician who is supervising a graduate registered physician may delegate prescriptive authority to a graduate registered physician to include prescribing, ordering, and administering Schedules III-V controlled substances as described in the Uniform Controlled Substance…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-95-907 Supervision
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(a) Supervision of a graduate registered physician shall be continuous and require the physical presence of the supervising physician at the place that the services are rendered. (b) Each team of physicians and graduate registered physicians has an obligation to ensure that:(1) T…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-95-908 Notification of intent to practice
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(a) (1) Before initiating practice, a graduate registered physician licensed in this state must submit on forms approved by the Arkansas State Medical Board notification of an intent to practice.(2) The notification shall include:(A) The name, business address, email address, and…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-95-909 Exclusions of limitations of employment
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This subchapter does not limit the employment arrangement of a graduate registered physician licensed under this subchapter.
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-95-910 Violation
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(1) Following the exercise of due process, the Arkansas State Medical Board may discipline a graduate registered physician 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…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-95-911 Disciplinary authority
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(1) Upon finding that a graduate registered physician has committed an offense described in § 17-95-910, 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)…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-95-912 Title and practice protection
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(1) An individual who is not licensed under this subchapter 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 graduate registered physician; or(2) Uses any combinatio…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-95-913 Identification requirements
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A graduate registered physician licensed under this subchapter shall keep his or her license available for inspection at his or her primary place of business, and when engaged in professional activities, a graduate registered physician shall wear a name tag identifying himself or…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-95-914 Rulemaking authority
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The Arkansas State Medical Board shall promulgate rules that are reasonable and necessary to implement this subchapter.
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-95-915 “Good Samaritan” provision
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A graduate registered physician shall be subject to the “Good Samaritan” provisions embodied in § 17-95-101.
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-95-916 Patient care orders
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(a) Patient care orders generated by a graduate registered physician shall be construed as having the same medical, health, and legal force and effect as if the orders were generated by his or her supervising physician, provided that the supervising physician's name is identified…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-95-917 Medical malpractice — Professional and legal liability for actions
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A graduate registered physician shall be covered under the provisions regarding medical malpractice and legal liability as they apply to his or her supervising physician as embodied in §§ 16-114-201 — 16-114-209.