Arkansas Code
Subchapter 3 - Licensing
§ 17-87-307. Temporary permits

(a)
(1) Upon application and payment of the required fee, the Arkansas State Board of Nursing may issue a temporary permit to practice professional, practical, or psychiatric technician nursing to a qualified applicant who has:
(A) Completed a program in professional, practical, or psychiatric technician nursing approved by the appropriate state or national authorizing agency of this state or country and by the appropriate authorizing agency of other states or territories or foreign countries; and
(B) Applied for or is awaiting results of the first examination he or she is eligible to take after the permit is issued.

(2) The permit shall become invalid upon notification to the applicant of the results of the first examination he or she is eligible to take after the permit is issued.

(b)
(1) Upon application and payment of the required fee, the board shall issue a temporary permit to a qualified applicant holding a current professional, practical, or psychiatric technician license from another jurisdiction from any other state or territory awaiting endorsement.
(2) This permit must have an issuance date and an expiration date. The permit shall be valid for no more than six (6) months.

(c)
(1) Upon application and payment of the required fee, an applicant shall be issued a temporary permit to practice advanced practice nursing who has:
(A) Satisfactorily completed an educational program for advanced practice nursing approved by the board; and
(B) Been accepted by the appropriate certification body to sit for the first national certification exam he or she is eligible to take.

(2) The permit shall expire upon notification to the applicant of the results of the examination.
(3) The permit is not renewable and does not apply to prescriptive authority.

(d)
(1) Upon application and payment of the required fee, the board shall issue a temporary permit to a qualified applicant holding a current advanced practice registered nurse license or the equivalent from another jurisdiction from any other state or territory awaiting endorsement.
(2)
(A) This permit must have an issuance date and a date when it shall become invalid.
(B) The permit shall automatically become invalid upon notification of the applicant's failure to pass the appropriate national certification exam.
(C) In no event shall the permit be valid in excess of six (6) months.