Title 17 — Professions, Occupations, and Businesses
83 chapters · 2,038 sections in this title.
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-99-101 Short title
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This chapter shall be cited as the “Arkansas Respiratory Care Act”.
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-99-102 Definitions
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(1) As used in this chapter:(1) “Licensed allied health practitioner” means any person formally trained and tested in an allied health field qualified to deliver medical care to the public and licensed in the State of Arkansas;(2) “Qualified medical director” means a licensed phy…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-99-103 Penalty — Injunction
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(a) Any person violating the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Upon conviction, that person shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or by imprisonment in the county jail for a p…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-99-201 Medical board — Powers and duties
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(a) The Arkansas State Medical Board shall administer the provisions of this chapter. (b) The board, with the advice and assistance of the Arkansas State Respiratory Care Examining Committee, shall:(1) Pass upon the qualifications of applicants for licensure;(2) Provide for a nat…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-99-202 Medical board — Meetings
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(a) The Arkansas State Medical Board shall hold its regular meetings on the fourth Thursday in November and the fourth Thursday in June and shall have the power to call special meetings at such times as it deems necessary. (b) It may meet at such places as a majority may agree up…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-99-203 Arkansas State Respiratory Care Examining Committee
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(a) There is created the Arkansas State Respiratory Care Examining Committee to assist the Arkansas State Medical Board in carrying out the provisions of this chapter. (b) The committee shall consist of five (5) members appointed by the Governor for a term of three (3) years:(1) …
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-99-204 Board responsibility for finances — Compensation for committee
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(a) All fees and penalties provided for in this chapter shall be received by the Arkansas State Medical Board and shall be expended by it in furtherance of the purposes of this chapter and in accordance with the provisions of § 17-95-305. (b) The members of the Arkansas State Res…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-99-205 Continuing education
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The Arkansas State Medical Board, in cooperation with the Arkansas Society for Respiratory Care, Inc., shall develop and implement rules for continuing education.
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-99-301 License required — Exceptions
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(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to practice respiratory care or to profess to be a respiratory care practitioner or to use any initials, letters, words, abbreviations, or insignia which indicate that he or she is a respiratory care practitioner, or to practice or to assum…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-99-302 Qualifications and examination of applicants — Fees — Waiver
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(a) The Arkansas State Medical Board shall register as a respiratory care practitioner and shall issue a license to:(1) Any person who satisfactorily passes the examination provided for in this chapter, and who otherwise meets the requirements for qualification contained herein a…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-99-303 Issuance and recording
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(a) The Arkansas State Medical Board shall register as a respiratory care practitioner each applicant who provides evidence of his or her fitness for licensure under the terms of this chapter. (b) It shall issue to each person registered a license, which shall be prima facie evid…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-99-304 Reciprocity
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(a) A legally licensed practitioner who has been issued a license to practice respiratory care in another state or territory whose requirements for registration and licensure were at the time of his or her registration or licensure equal to the requirements contained in this chap…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-99-305 Temporary permits
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(a) In cases of emergency, the Director of the Arkansas State Medical Board may issue a temporary permit without examination to practice respiratory care to persons who are not licensed in other states, but who otherwise meet the qualifications for licensure set out in this chapt…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-99-306 Annual registration — Failure to reregister
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(a) (1) A license or reregistration fee not to exceed fifty dollars ($50.00) shall be paid to the Arkansas State Medical Board by each respiratory care practitioner who holds a license to practice respiratory care in the State of Arkansas.(2) The reregistration fee shall be paid …
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-99-307 Denial, suspension, or revocation — Grounds
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(1) The Arkansas State Medical Board, after due notice and hearing, may revoke, suspend, or refuse to renew any license or permit or place on probation or otherwise reprimand a licensee or permit holder or deny a license to an applicant who:(1) Is habitually drunk or who is addic…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-99-308 Denial, suspension, or revocation — Procedure
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(a) The procedure on all refusals, revocations, and suspensions of registration shall be prescribed by the Arkansas Medical Practices Act, § 17-95-201 et seq., § 17-95-301 et seq., and § 17-95-401 et seq. (b) (1) Any person may file a complaint with the Arkansas State Medical Boa…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-99-309 Out-of-state licenses
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(a) A legally licensed practitioner who has been issued a license to practice respiratory care in another state or territory whose requirements for licensure were equal at the time of his or her licensure to the requirements contained in this chapter may be licensed by the Arkans…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-99-310 Medical director — Powers and duties
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(1) A qualified medical director shall:(1) Be readily available to respiratory care practitioners employed by or providing services for the organization he or she directs; and(2) Establish a policy that prohibits any person from ordering respiratory care for a patient, except a p…