(a) Any assistance rendered with any execution carried out pursuant to § 5-4-617 by any licensed healthcare professional, including, but not limited to, physicians, nurses, and pharmacists, shall not be cause for any disciplinary or corrective measures by any board or commission created by the state or governed by state law which oversees or regulates the practice of healthcare professionals, including, but not limited to, the Arkansas State Medical Board, the Arkansas State Board of Nursing, and the Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy.
(b) The infliction of the punishment of death by administration of the required lethal substances in the manner required by § 5-4-617 shall not be construed to be the practice of medicine.
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