(a) There is created the Arkansas State Board of Nursing, to be composed of thirteen (13) members to be appointed by the Governor for terms of four (4) years, subject to confirmation by the Senate. (b) (1) Five (5) members shall be registered nurses whose highest level of educational preparation shall be as follows: (A) […]
(a) (1) It shall be the duty of the Arkansas State Board of Nursing to meet regularly at least one (1) time every six (6) months for the purpose of conducting its business. (2) Special meetings of the board may be called at any time at the pleasure of the President of the Arkansas State […]
The Arkansas State Board of Nursing shall have the following powers and responsibilities: (1) (A) Promulgate whatever rules it deems necessary for the implementation of this chapter. (B) No rule promulgated hereafter by the board shall be effective until reviewed by the Legislative Council and the House Committee on Public Health, Welfare, and Labor and […]
All funds received by the Arkansas State Board of Nursing shall be deposited into the State Treasury to the credit of the board.
(a) (1) The Prescriptive Authority Advisory Committee is created as an advisory committee to the Arkansas State Board of Nursing. (2) The committee shall assist the board in implementing the provisions of this chapter regarding prescriptive authority. (b) The board shall appoint six (6) members, to be approved by the Governor, who have the following […]
(a) The Arkansas State Board of Nursing shall have the power to issue subpoenas and subpoenas duces tecum in connection with both its investigations and hearings. (b) A subpoena duces tecum may require any book, writing, document, or other paper or thing which is germane to an investigation or hearing conducted by the board to […]
(a) (1) The Arkansas State Board of Nursing shall adopt rules setting minimum standards for continuing education to ensure that all licensed nurses remain informed about those technical and professional subjects which the board deems appropriate to nursing practice. (2) The board shall not require more than twenty (20) hours of continuing education per year. […]