§ 17-105-108. Prescriptive authority
(a) Physicians supervising physician assistants may delegate prescriptive authority to physician assistants to include prescribing, ordering, and administering Schedule III-V controlled substances as described in the Uniform Controlled Substances Act, § 5-64-101 et seq., and 21 C.F.R. Part 1300, all legend drugs, and all nonschedule prescription medications and medical devices. All prescriptions and orders issued […]
§ 17-105-109. Supervision
(a) Supervision of physician assistants shall be continuous but shall not be construed as necessarily requiring the physical presence of the supervising physician at the time and place that the services are rendered. (b) It is the obligation of each team of physicians and physician assistants to ensure that: (1) The physician assistant’s scope of […]
§ 17-105-110. Supervising physician
A physician desiring to supervise a physician assistant must: (1) Be licensed in this state; (2) Notify the Arkansas State Medical Board of his or her intent to supervise a physician assistant; and (3) Submit a statement to the board that he or she will exercise supervision over the physician assistant in accordance with any […]
§ 17-105-111. Notification of intent to practice
(a) Before initiating practice, a physician assistant licensed in this state must submit on forms approved by the Arkansas State Medical Board notification of such an intent. The notification shall include: (1) The name, business address, email address, and telephone number of the supervising physician; and (2) The name, business address, and telephone number of […]
§ 17-105-112. Exclusions of limitations of employment
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to limit the employment arrangement of a physician assistant licensed under this chapter.
§ 17-105-113. Violation
Following the exercise of due process, the Arkansas State Medical Board may discipline any physician assistant 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 chapter or any rules adopted by the board pertaining to this chapter; (4) Is […]
§ 17-105-101. Definitions
As used in this chapter: (1) (A) “Physician assistant” means a person who has: (i) Graduated from a physician assistant or surgeon assistant program accredited by the American Medical Association’s Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation or the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs; and (ii) Passed the certifying examination administered by […]
§ 17-105-102. Qualifications for licensure
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, an individual must be licensed by the Arkansas State Medical Board before the individual may practice as a physician assistant. (b) The board may grant a license as a physician assistant to an applicant who: (1) Submits an application on forms approved by the board; (2) Pays […]
§ 17-105-103. Graduate license — Temporary license
(a) The Arkansas State Medical Board may grant a graduate license to an applicant who meets the qualifications for licensure, except that the applicant has not yet taken the national certifying examination or the applicant has taken the national certifying examination and is awaiting the results. (b) A graduate license is valid: (1) For one […]
§ 17-105-104. Inactive license
Any physician assistant who notifies the Arkansas State Medical Board in writing on forms prescribed by the board may elect to place his or her license on an inactive status. A physician assistant with an inactive license shall be excused from payment of renewal fees and shall not practice as a physician assistant. Any licensee […]