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Arkansas Statutes, Title 17

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Title 17, Professions, Occupations, and Businesses

83 chapters · 1,940 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 171,940 Ch 92, Pharmacists and Pharmacies102 Ch 95, Physicians and Surgeons86 Ch 82, Dentists, Dental Hygienists, and Den…68 Ch 26, Cosmetology and Related Occupations67 Ch 42, Real Estate License Law67 Ch 87, Nurses64 Ch 25, Contractors61 Ch 80, General Provisions46 Ch 40, Private Investigators and Private Se…44 Ch 12, Accountants43 Ch 17, Auctioneers40 Ch 20, Barbers40 Ch 97, Psychologists and Psychological Exam…39 Ch 27, Counselors38

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Ark. Code Ann. § 17-97-201 Creation — Members
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(a) (1) There is created the Arkansas Psychology Board, which shall consist of nine (9) members who shall be appointed by the Governor for terms of five (5) years.(2) The Governor shall appoint:(A) One (1) academic psychologist engaged in the full-time teaching of psychology at t…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-97-202 Organization and proceedings
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(a) The Arkansas Psychology Board shall meet and organize by electing a chair, a secretary, and a treasurer. (b) The board shall hold at least one (1) regular meeting each year. Called meetings may be held at the discretion of the Chair of the Arkansas Psychology Board or at the …
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-97-203 Powers and duties
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(1) The Arkansas Psychology Board shall:(1) Be empowered to hire assistants as necessary to carry on its activities, within the limits of funds available to the board;(2) Be empowered to accept grants from foundations or institutions;(3) From time to time adopt rules that comply …
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-97-204 Collection and disposition of fees
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(a) The Arkansas Psychology Board may establish various fees and penalties for services related to provision of temporary permits, printed materials, handling returned checks, costs incurred in processing delinquent payments, and other reasonable services as may be determined by …

Ark. Code Ann. § 17-97-301 Legislative intent — License required

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(a) The General Assembly intends this section to:(1) Require all psychology service providers to conform to the licensing requirements of this chapter; and(2) By conforming, protect the public's health and welfare by ensuring competence in the delivery of those services. (1) Requ…

Ark. Code Ann. § 17-97-302 Psychologists — Application — Qualifications

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(a) Any person wishing to obtain the right to practice as a psychologist in this state who has not heretofore been licensed to do so shall make application to the Arkansas Psychology Board through the Chair of the Arkansas Psychology Board in a form and in a manner as shall be ad…

Ark. Code Ann. § 17-97-303 Psychological examiners — Application — Qualifications

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(a) A person wishing to obtain the right to practice as a psychological examiner who has not heretofore been licensed to do so shall make application to the Arkansas Psychology Board through the Chair of the Arkansas Psychology Board upon a form and in the manner as shall be adop…

Ark. Code Ann. § 17-97-304 Examination

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(a) (1) Examination of applicants for a license to practice as a psychologist or as a psychological examiner shall be made by the Arkansas Psychology Board at least one (1) time a year according to methods and in such subject fields as may be deemed by the board to be the most pr…

Ark. Code Ann. § 17-97-305 Issuance

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(a) License to Practice Psychology. The Arkansas Psychology Board shall be the sole agency empowered to examine candidates concerning competence in the practice of psychology and to grant license for the practice of psychology at the appropriate level. The license shall be signed…

Ark. Code Ann. § 17-97-306 Reciprocity

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(1) At its discretion, the Arkansas Psychology Board may grant a certificate without an assembled examination to any person residing or employed in the state who:(1) At the time of application is licensed or certified by a similar board of another state whose standards, in the op…

Ark. Code Ann. § 17-97-307 Professional titles

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(a) Except as otherwise provided herein, it is specifically prohibited that any individual or organization, other than those licensed pursuant to this chapter, shall present himself or herself or be presented to the public by any title incorporating the name “psychological”, “psy…

Ark. Code Ann. § 17-97-308 Annual registration — Failure to reregister

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(a) The Arkansas Psychology Board may adopt and enforce rules requiring every person having a license to practice to pay an annual registration fee in a sum to be fixed by the board. (b) The fee shall become due on a date fixed by the board. (c) Failure to pay the annual registra…

Ark. Code Ann. § 17-97-309 Fees

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(a) (1) There shall be paid to the Chair of the Arkansas Psychology Board by each applicant for a permanent license an application fee of two hundred dollars ($200).(2) An additional fee to be determined by the Arkansas Psychology Board, but in no event to exceed the sum of one h…

Ark. Code Ann. § 17-97-310 Denial, suspension, revocation, fine, letter of reprimand, or additional education — Grounds — Reinstatement

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(a) The Arkansas Psychology Board may refuse to grant a certificate or may suspend or revoke any license for a period to be determined by the board, may impose a fine of up to five thousand dollars ($5,000), may issue a letter of reprimand, and may require additional hours of edu…

Ark. Code Ann. § 17-97-311 Denial, suspension, revocation, or other penalty — Proceedings

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(a) (1) (A) The Arkansas Psychology Board may investigate or cause to be investigated any allegation or evidence that appears to show that a person:(i) Is practicing psychology without a license; or(ii) Licensed to practice in Arkansas and anyone under his or her supervision is o…

Ark. Code Ann. § 17-97-312 Criminal background checks

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(a) Each first-time applicant for a license issued by the Arkansas Psychology Board shall be required to apply to the Identification Bureau of the Division of Arkansas State Police for a state and national criminal background check to be conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investi…

Ark. Code Ann. § 17-97-313 Licensed psychological practitioner — Application — Qualifications — Compensation

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(a) A person wishing to practice as a licensed psychological practitioner shall apply to the Arkansas Psychology Board through the Chair of the Arkansas Psychology Board upon a form and in the manner as determined by the board. (b) (1) A candidate for a license shall furnish the …

Ark. Code Ann. § 17-97-401 Technicians employed by psychologists — Supervision — Definition

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(a) (1) A technician may be employed by a licensed psychologist or a healthcare facility.(2) (A) An individual employed as a technician shall only practice under the supervision of a licensed psychologist in the following areas:(i) Administration and scoring of standardized objec…

Ark. Code Ann. § 17-97-402 Additional training

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(a) The supervising psychologist shall make the technician aware:(1) Through additional training, if necessary, of appropriate institutional emergency procedures to deal with various medical emergencies such as heart attack, respiratory arrest, and seizures and of other relevant …

Ark. Code Ann. § 17-97-403 Registration

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(a) Each licensed psychologist employing technicians shall:(1) Register each technician with the Arkansas Psychology Board; and(2) Annually submit a statement of supervision outlining the supervisory process used with each technician. (1) Register each technician with the Arkansa…

Ark. Code Ann. § 17-97-404 Disclosure

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A licensed psychologist employing a technician or technicians shall provide to clients written disclosure concerning the limited role of technicians to clients and legal guardians of minors and to schools or third-party payors if legal or ethical guidelines require such disclosur…

Ark. Code Ann. § 17-97-405 Supervision of technicians — Supervised experience

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(a) (1) An acceptable employment setting for a technician shall provide ongoing psychological services or scientific research in a well-defined and established program.(2) Physical components shall be available, including office space, support staff, and equipment necessary for t…

Ark. Code Ann. § 17-97-406 Qualifications of supervisors — Definition

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(a) A supervising psychologist shall be:(1) Licensed to practice psychology in Arkansas;(2) Aware of and abide by the ethical principles and state statutes pertaining to the practice of psychology in general and to supervision in particular; and(3) Approved by the Arkansas Psycho…

Ark. Code Ann. § 17-97-407 Reimbursement — Definition

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(a) As used in this section, “health benefit plan” means a plan, policy, contract, certificate, agreement, or other evidence of coverage for healthcare services offered or issued by a healthcare insurer in this state. (b) A psychologist shall be reimbursed for services provided b…

Ark. Code Ann. § 17-97-501 Text of compact

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PSYCHOLOGY INTERJURISDICTIONAL COMPACT The Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact is enacted into law and entered into by this state with all states legally joining therein and in the form substantially as follows: PSYCHOLOGY INTERJURISDICTIONAL COMPACT Article I — Purpose Wherea…

Ark. Code Ann. § 17-97-502 Administration of compact — Rules

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(a) The Arkansas Psychology Board is the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact administrator for this state. (b) The board may adopt rules that are consistent with the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact necessary to implement this subchapter. (c) The board is not required to…

Ark. Code Ann. § 17-97-503 Construction

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Except as to licensing under § 17-80-404(d), this subchapter does not supersede or preempt the Telemedicine Act, § 17-80-401 et seq.

Ark. Code Ann. § 17-97-601 Title

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This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Arkansas Behavior Analyst Registration Act”.

Ark. Code Ann. § 17-97-602 Definitions

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As used in this subchapter, “registered behavior analyst” means an individual who is registered to practice behavior analysis independently by the Arkansas Psychology Board under this subchapter.

Ark. Code Ann. § 17-97-603 Unlawful practice of applied behavior analysis

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(a) Unless registered under this subchapter, a person shall not:(1) Hold himself or herself out to be a registered behavior analyst; or(2) Use any combination or abbreviation of the term “registered behavior analyst” to indicate or imply that he or she is a registered behavior an…

Ark. Code Ann. § 17-97-604 Registration

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(a) Each applicant for registration as a registered behavior analyst shall submit to the Arkansas Psychology Board:(1) An application;(2) An application fee that does not exceed two hundred dollars ($200);(3) Evidence that he or she has successfully completed a criminal backgroun…

Ark. Code Ann. § 17-97-605 Expiration and renewal

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(a) A registration under this subchapter shall be granted for a period of two (2) years. (b) Before expiration of a registration, the registration may be renewed upon the submission of:(1) A renewal application;(2) A renewal fee that does not exceed one hundred fifty dollars ($15…

Ark. Code Ann. § 17-97-606 Temporary registration

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(a) (1) A behavior analyst licensed in another jurisdiction or who holds current certification as a board certified behavior analyst, board certified behavior analyst-doctoral, board certified assistant behavior analyst, or equivalent, issued by the Behavior Analyst Certification…

Ark. Code Ann. § 17-97-607 Reciprocity

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(a) The Arkansas Psychology Board may issue a registration to a person who is currently licensed as a behavior analyst in good standing in another jurisdiction that imposes requirements comparable to those specified in this subchapter, including holding a current certification as…

Ark. Code Ann. § 17-97-608 Regulation by Arkansas Psychology Board

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(a) The Arkansas Psychology Board shall administer the provisions of this subchapter and may adopt rules that are reasonable and necessary to implement the provisions of this subchapter. (b) The Arkansas Psychology Board may adopt the Ethics Code for Behavior Analysts issued by t…

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…