Title 17 — Professions, Occupations, and Businesses
83 chapters · 2,038 sections in this title.
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-81-201 Creation — Members — Appointment
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(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…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-81-202 Members — Qualifications
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(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…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-81-203 Members — Liability
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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…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-81-204 Organization — Meetings
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(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…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-81-205 Minutes — Records
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(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…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-81-206 Duties and powers
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(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…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-81-207 Director
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(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…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-81-208 Disposition of funds
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(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 …
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-81-209 Preceptorship program
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(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…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-81-301 License required
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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.
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-81-302 Exempted activities
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(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…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-81-303 Unlawful practice — Penalty — Injunction
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(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…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-81-304 Application — Fees
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(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…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-81-305 Qualifications of applicants
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(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…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-81-306 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 17-81-306Current 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. § 17-81-307 Issuance and recording of licenses
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(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…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-81-308 Temporary licenses
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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…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-81-309 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 17-81-309Current 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. § 17-81-310 Orientation class
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(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…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-81-311 Renewal — Fee
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(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…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-81-312 Renewal — Education requirement
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(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…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-81-313 Disciplinary proceedings — Revocation or suspension
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(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…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-81-314 Reinstatement
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(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…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-81-315 Professional titles
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(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…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-81-316 Chiropractic extern program
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(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…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-81-317 Reactivation of lapsed license
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(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…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-81-318 Criminal background check
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(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…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-82-101 Short title
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This chapter may be known and cited as the “Arkansas Dental Practice Act”.
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-82-102 Definitions
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(1) As used in this chapter:(1) (A) “Practicing dentistry” means:(i) The evaluation, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment by nonsurgical, surgical, or related procedures of diseases, disorders, and conditions of the oral cavity, maxillofacial area, and the adjacent and associated…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-82-103 Employment of hygienists — Scope of duties
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(a) Licensed dentists may employ licensed dental hygienists to act as assistants and to perform the acts, services, and practices described in § 17-82-102 consistently with the provisions of subsection (b) of this section. (b) (1) No dental hygienist shall engage in any of the ac…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-82-104 Unlawful practice — Definition
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(a) It is unlawful for a dentist or dental hygienist to:(1) (A) Practice in the State of Arkansas under any name other than his or her own true name. However, a dentist may practice under a corporate name that complies with the Dental Corporation Act, § 4-29-401 et seq. (B) A den…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-82-105 Sales of dental services or appliances
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(a) Any person other than a licensed dentist who sells or delivers or offers to sell or deliver to the general public the services of construction, repair, reproduction, duplication, alteration, adjustment, cleaning, polishing, refinishing, or processing in any other manner of an…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-82-106 Advertising
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Advertising to the general public for the purpose of soliciting business consisting of any of the acts, services, or practices enumerated in § 17-82-102 or by any rule promulgated by the Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners under authority of § 17-82-208 shall not be fraudule…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-82-107 Pharmacists authorized to fill prescriptions
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Pharmacists duly licensed in the State of Arkansas are authorized to fill prescriptions in the State of Arkansas for duly licensed dentists of this state for any drug to be used in the practice of dentistry.
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-82-108 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 17-82-108Current 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. § 17-82-109 Enforcement
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It is the duty of the several prosecuting attorneys of the State of Arkansas to prosecute to final judgment every criminal violation of this chapter committed within their respective jurisdictions.
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-82-110 Administration of fluoride varnish by physicians and nurses
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(a) Following a risk assessment of the child's oral health approved by the Department of Health, a physician may apply fluoride varnish to a child's teeth after the physician has completed training on dental caries risk assessment and fluoride varnish application approved by the …
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-82-111 Nonclinical services
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(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a person or entity shall not practice dentistry or otherwise violate this chapter or the Dental Corporation Act, § 4-29-401 et seq., if the person or entity contracted to provide the following services for a dentist or den…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-82-201 Members — Appointment — Oath
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(a) (1) The Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners shall be composed of nine (9) members appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate, for terms of five (5) years:(A) Six (6) members shall be regularly licensed, registered, and practicing dentists;(B) One (1…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-82-202 Members — Qualifications
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(a) The professional members of the Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners shall be regularly licensed, registered, and practicing dentists and dental hygienists, each of whom must be a graduate of a reputable college of dentistry or dental hygiene and must have been a regularl…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-82-203 Members — Removal
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(a) Upon charges filed before it in writing, the Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners is empowered to remove any member thereof who has been guilty of continued neglect of duty or who is found to be incompetent, dishonorable, or unprofessional. (b) There shall be no such remo…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-82-204 Members — Liability
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No member of the Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners, during the term of his or her office or thereafter, shall be required to defend any action for damages in any of the courts in the State of Arkansas where it is shown that the damages followed or resulted from any of the …
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-82-205 Meetings — Officers
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(a) (1) The Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners shall hold at least one (1) regular annual meeting between May 15 and July 15 of each year.(2) The specific date is to be determined by the board. (1) The Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners shall hold at least one (1) reg…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-82-206 Records
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The Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners shall keep a permanent record book in which shall be registered the name, age, address, and license number of each person legally entitled to practice dentistry or dental hygiene in the State of Arkansas, and it shall also keep other p…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-82-207 Power to sue — Subpoena power — Seal
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(a) The Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners, in its name, may sue and be sued in the courts. (b) (1) In the performance of its duties as herein provided, the board is empowered to issue subpoenas and compel the attendance of persons before it for the purpose of examining any…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-82-208 Rules
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(a) The Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners shall have the power to promulgate rules in order to carry out the intent and purposes of this chapter. (b) The board shall by rule prescribe specifically those acts, services, procedures, and practices which constitute the practic…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-82-209 Expenses — Compensation of members and employees
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(a) The Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners is empowered to incur whatever expenses the board may deem necessary or expedient in performing its function. (b) Each member of the board may receive expense reimbursement and stipends in accordance with § 25-16-901 et seq. (c) Th…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-82-210 Annual reports
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(a) The Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners at its regular annual meeting shall prepare a report of its receipts and disbursements and its transactions in general for the preceding year. (b) The report shall be filed with the Secretary of the Department of Health not later t…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-82-211 Disposition of funds
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All fees authorized by this chapter and all fines imposed by the courts and collected under the provisions of this chapter are the property of the Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners and shall be paid or delivered to the Secretary-treasurer of the Arkansas State Board of Den…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-82-301 License required — Penalty
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(a) (1) No person shall practice dentistry or dental hygiene or attempt or offer to practice either within the State of Arkansas without first having been authorized and issued a regular license by the Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners.(2) No person shall practice dentistr…