§ 17-95-201. Short title

Sections 17-95-201 et seq., § 17-95-301 et seq., and § 17-95-401 et seq., shall be known as the “Arkansas Medical Practices Act”.

§ 17-95-202. Definitions

As used in the Arkansas Medical Practices Act, § 17-95-201 et seq., § 17-95-301 et seq., and § 17-95-401 et seq.: (1) “Active” means actively engaged in the full-time practice of medicine; (2) “Office-based surgery” means surgery that: (A) Is performed by a physician in a medical office that is not a hospital, outpatient clinic, […]

§ 17-95-203. Exemptions

Nothing herein shall be construed to prohibit or to require a license with respect to any of the following acts: (1) The gratuitous rendering of services in case of emergency; (2) The rendering of services in this state by a physician lawfully practicing medicine in another state or territory, provided that the physician must possess […]

§ 17-95-204. Perjury

Any person who shall willfully and knowingly make any false statement to the Arkansas State Medical Board concerning his or her qualifications or authority to practice medicine shall be deemed guilty of perjury and punished as provided by law for those guilty of perjury. Such a person may be indicted and tried for such an […]

§ 17-95-206. Out-of-state physicians

(a) A physician who is physically located outside this state but who through the use of any medium, including an electronic medium, performs an act that is part of a patient care service initiated in this state, including the performance or interpretation of an X-ray examination or the preparation or interpretation of pathological material that […]

§ 17-95-207. Temporary license for out-of-state physicians

Any physician who seeks licensure in this state pursuant to the requirements of § 17-95-206, upon submission of the proper credentialing documents to the Arkansas State Medical Board, shall be issued a temporary license to practice medicine in this state until such time as final action is taken by the board on the physician’s application.

§ 17-95-208. Rules on physician’s authority to delegate

(a) The Arkansas State Medical Board shall adopt rules that establish standards to be met and procedures to be followed by a physician with respect to the physician’s delegation of the performance of medical practices to a qualified and properly trained employee who is not licensed or otherwise specifically authorized by the Arkansas Code to […]

§ 17-95-209. Regulation of office-based surgery

Within eighteen (18) months after August 16, 2013, the Arkansas State Medical Board shall adopt rules to be followed by a physician who performs office-based surgery.

§ 17-95-210. Use of credentialing information — Definitions

(a) The purpose of this section is to allow the Arkansas State Medical Board to provide information to credentialing organizations. (b) For purposes of this section: (1) “Credentialing information” means: (A) Information regarding a physician assistant’s, a radiology assistant’s, a radiology practitioner assistant’s, an occupational therapist’s, an occupational therapy assistant’s, or a respiratory care practitioner’s: […]