A member of a board or any individual acting on behalf of the board of any profession or occupation classified under the laws of the State of Arkansas as a profession of the healing arts, including an expert witness testifying or offering opinions, or both, regarding an administrative proceeding before a board of a profession or occupation classified as a profession of the healing arts, is not liable in damages to any person for slander, libel, defamation of character, breach of any privileged communication, or otherwise for any action taken or recommendation made within the scope of the functions of the board if the board member or the individual acting on behalf of the board, including an expert witness testifying or offering opinions, or both, regarding an administrative proceeding before a board of a profession or occupation classified as a profession of the healing arts, acts without malice and in the reasonable belief that the action or recommendation is warranted by the facts known to him or her after a reasonable effort is made to obtain the facts on which the action is taken or the recommendation is made.
Structure Arkansas Code
Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses
Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions
Chapter 80 - General Provisions
Subchapter 1 - General Provisions
§ 17-80-101. Filing and compilation of licensing information
§ 17-80-102. Subpoena power of boards — Enforcement
§ 17-80-104. Continuing education requirements
§ 17-80-105. Professional review under federal act
§ 17-80-106. Investigations and inspections of alleged wrongdoing
§ 17-80-107. “Physician” defined
§ 17-80-108. Disciplinary or corrective measures
§ 17-80-109. Definitions — Acts 1999, No. 338
§ 17-80-110. Using “Doctor” as title in documentation
§ 17-80-111. Restrictions on “Doctor” as title in advertising
§ 17-80-112. Use of “Doctor” as title in provision of healthcare services
§ 17-80-113. Authorized use of “Doctor” as title
§ 17-80-114. Scope of practice — Complaints — Definition
§ 17-80-115. Jewelry eye implants
§ 17-80-116. Criminal background checks
§ 17-80-117. Definitions — Substance Abuse Reporting Act
§ 17-80-119. Medical education background checks
§ 17-80-120. Signature authority for advanced practice registered nurses and physician assistants
§ 17-80-121. Unlawful female genital mutilation by a medical professional