Title 17 — Professions, Occupations, and Businesses

A nonprofit, tax exempt, or governmentally funded hospital that holds a retail pharmacy permit and participates in the 340B Drug Pricing Program shall ensure that a patient who is eligible under the 340B Drug Pricing Program who is seeking to obtain pharmaceutical supplies and se…

(1) The Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy shall report monthly to the Legislative Council:(1) The number of pharmacy permit applications under § 17-92-405 received for each of the following types of permits:(A) A pharmacy permit;(B) A specialty permit;(C) A hospital pharmaceutical…

(a) As used in this section:(1) (A) “Permit” means a permit issued under § 17-92-405.(B) “Permit” includes a pharmacy permit for a mail-order pharmacy; and(2) (A) “Pharmacy benefits manager” means the same as defined in § 23-92-503.(B) “Pharmacy benefits manager” includes an enti…

(a) (1) The Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy shall conduct an initial assessment of each active retail pharmacy permit that was issued under § 17-92-405 as of July 1, 2025, and shall send written notice to each pharmacy permit holder that the board reasonably believes will violat…

Any person licensed or otherwise permitted to practice pharmacy in this state who shall violate any provisions of this subchapter shall be subject to discipline by the Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy, including, but not limited to, revocation of such license or permission, accor…

The Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy may adopt such reasonable rules, not inconsistent with law, as it shall deem necessary to carry out the purposes and intentions of this subchapter.

(a) (1) (A) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, when a pharmacist receives a prescription for a brand or trade name drug product or biological product, the pharmacist may dispense a generically equivalent drug product or interchangeable biological product only w…

A.C.A. § 17-92-504Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved

(a) (1) The pharmacist filling a prescription for dispensing to an ultimate patient may affix to the container a label showing:(A) The pharmacy name, address, and telephone number;(B) The date of dispensing;(C) The serial number of the prescription;(D) The name of the patient;(E)…

(a) (1) A pharmacist may display, within the confines of the pharmacy, lists of available drug products and biological products, other than controlled substances, and current charges for the drug products or biological products or for the dispensing of the drug products or biolog…

(a) As used in this section:(1) (A) “Maximum Allowable Cost List” means a listing of drugs or other methodology used by a pharmacy benefits manager, directly or indirectly, setting the maximum allowable payment to a pharmacy or pharmacist for a generic drug, brand-name drug, biol…

This subchapter may be cited as the “Hospital Pharmacies Act”.

(1) As used in this subchapter:(1) “Hospital” means a hospital as defined in § 20-9-201;(2) “Hospital employee” means any individual employed by a hospital whose compensation for services or labor actually performed for a hospital is reflected on the payroll records of a hospital…

A.C.A. § 17-92-603Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved

(a) The Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy shall adopt, promulgate, and enforce rules and standards as may be necessary to the regulation of the operation of a hospital pharmacy and for the accomplishment of all other purposes of this subchapter. (b) The board may modify, amend, or…

(a) All hospital pharmacies shall be licensed by the Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy as provided for by this subchapter. The hospital pharmacy license shall be issued in the name of the hospital. (b) Any hospital receiving a permit shall advise the board of the name of:(1) The h…

Any hospital pharmacy holding a hospital pharmaceutical permit issued by the Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy pursuant to § 17-92-403 on March 28, 1975, shall be deemed to be licensed pursuant to this subchapter until the permit shall expire.

A.C.A. § 17-92-607Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved

(1) As used in this subchapter:(1) “Board-approved intervenors” means persons trained in intervention and designated by the Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy to implement the intervention process when necessary;(2) “Impaired pharmacist” means a pharmacist who is unable to practice…

(a) The Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy may appoint a committee to organize and administer a program that shall fulfill two (2) functions:(1) The program shall serve as a diversion program to which the board may refer licensees when appropriate in lieu of or in addition to other…

(1) The functions of the committee shall include:(1) Evaluation of pharmacists who request participation in the program;(2) Review and designation of treatment facilities and services to which pharmacists in the program may be referred;(3) Receipt and review of information relati…

The Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy shall review the activities of the committee. As part of this evaluation, the board may review files of all participants in the impaired pharmacist program. The board shall also resolve complaints voiced regarding the impaired pharmacist progr…

(a) The Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy shall inform each pharmacist referred to the program by board action of the procedures followed in the program, of the rights and responsibilities of the pharmacist in the program, and of the possible consequences of noncompliance with the…

(a) (1) The Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy may provide up to fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) per year to the committee for the program.(2) The board may provide to the committee at any time the moneys authorized under subdivision (a)(1) of this section. (1) The Arkansas State …

(a) All persons acting on behalf of the Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy in the impaired pharmacist program under this section shall be considered officers or employees of the State of Arkansas for purposes of:(1) Immunity from civil liability pursuant to § 25-44-301 et seq.; and…

(a) The Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy shall provide that hospital pharmacy technicians as in § 17-92-602 and pharmacy technicians as in § 17-92-101(18)(C), and hereinafter referred to as pharmacy technicians, register with or be certified by the board, or both. (b) The board m…

(1) As used in this subchapter:(1) “Home medical equipment, legend device, and medical gas supplier” means a person licensed to supply home medical equipment, medical gases, or legend devices, or any combination thereof, to patients on an order from medical practitioners licensed…

(a) (1) No person or entity subject to licensure shall sell or rent or offer to sell or rent directly to patients in this state any home medical equipment, legend devices, or medical gases, or any combination thereof, unless the person or entity is licensed as required by this su…

(a) The licensure requirements of this subchapter and any retail pharmacy permit requirements that may apply to the distribution or provision of legend medical gases, medical equipment, legend devices, and medical supplies, except legend drugs, do not apply to the following unles…

(a) Home medical equipment, legend device, and medical gas suppliers shall not supply medical gases or legend devices to a patient without an order. (b) (1) Orders may be issued for institutional, medical practitioner, and individual patient use.(2) It is also recognized that oxy…

(a) Medical gases shall be labeled in compliance with existing federal and state laws. (b) All legend devices shall be labeled in compliance with existing federal and state laws.

(a) (1) The Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy shall adopt rules for the distribution of home medical equipment, legend devices, and medical gases which promote the public health and welfare and which comply with, at least, the minimum standards, terms, and conditions of federal la…

(a) The manufacture within this state, shipment into this state, or sale or offer for sale within this state of medical gases shall not be subject to § 20-56-211(11)(C). (b) (1) Pursuant to this subchapter, the dispensing of medical gases does not require a retail pharmacy permit…

(1) The Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy may revoke or suspend licenses or may refuse to issue any license under this subchapter if the holder or applicant has committed or is found guilty by the board of any of the following:(1) Violation of any federal, state, or local law or r…

A.C.A. § 17-92-909Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved

This chapter shall be cited as the “Arkansas Physical Therapy Act”.

(1) As used in this chapter:(1) (A) “Consultation by means of telecommunication” means the rendering of a professional opinion, expert opinion, or advice by a physical therapist to another physical therapist or healthcare provider through telecommunication technology.(B) “Consult…

(a) Any person violating the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor. (b) Each day of violation shall constitute a separate offense.

(a) A physical therapist licensed under this chapter is authorized to certify to the Office of Motor Vehicle that a patient is a person with a disability for the purposes of the Access to Parking for Persons with Disabilities Act, § 27-15-301 et seq. (b) This section does not exp…

(a) (1) There is created the Arkansas State Board of Physical Therapy which shall consist of five (5) members to be appointed by the Governor for terms of three (3) years.(2) Four (4) members shall be physical therapists licensed to practice in Arkansas with at least five (5) yea…

(a) The Arkansas State Board of Physical Therapy shall:(1) Pass upon the qualifications of applicants for licensure of physical therapists and physical therapist assistants;(2) Provide for the examinations of physical therapists and physical therapist assistants;(3) Determine the…

(a) (1) All fees and other moneys received by the Arkansas State Board of Physical Therapy under this chapter shall be deposited into a financial institution in this state and expended solely for the purposes of this chapter.(2) No part of these funds shall revert to the general …

(a) (1) Unless physical therapy services are provided by or under the direction of a person licensed by the Arkansas State Board of Physical Therapy under this chapter, it is unlawful for a person to:(A) Practice physical therapy;(B) Profess to be a physical therapist, physiother…

The courts of record in this state having general equity jurisdiction are vested with jurisdiction and power to enjoin the unlawful practice of physical therapy in the county in which the alleged unlawful practice occurred or in which the defendant resides. The issuance of an inj…

(a) (1) The Arkansas State Board of Physical Therapy shall license as a physical therapist each applicant who proves to the satisfaction of the board his or her fitness for licensure under the terms of this chapter.(2) The license shall be prima facie evidence of the right of tha…

(a) The Arkansas State Board of Physical Therapy shall license as a physical therapist assistant and shall issue a license to a person who:(1) Satisfactorily passes the examinations provided for in this chapter and otherwise meets the requirements for qualification under this cha…

A.C.A. § 17-93-305Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved

(a) The Arkansas State Board of Physical Therapy shall issue a license to an applicant who is a physical therapist or a physical therapist assistant and who has a current unrestricted license from another jurisdiction of the United States if the applicant has met all the qualific…

Each licensee shall display his or her license and renewal certification in a conspicuous place in the principal office where he or she practices as a physical therapist or practices as a physical therapist assistant.

(a) After due notice and hearing, the Arkansas State Board of Physical Therapy may suspend, revoke, or refuse to issue or renew the license of a person licensed under this chapter, or take other appropriate action against a person licensed under this chapter, who:(1) Practices as…