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Subchapter 1 - General Provisions
§ 17-87-101. License required — Purpose - (a) In order to safeguard life and health, a person...
§ 17-87-102. Definitions - As used in this chapter: (1) “Board” means the Arkansas...
§ 17-87-103. Exceptions — Definitions - This chapter does not prohibit: (1) The furnishing of nursing...
§ 17-87-104. Penalty - (a) (1) It shall be a misdemeanor for any person...
§ 17-87-105. Injunction - (a) The Pulaski County Circuit Court is vested with jurisdiction...
§ 17-87-106. Construction of chapter - Nothing in this chapter relating to the practice of advanced...
Subchapter 2 - Arkansas State Board of Nursing
§ 17-87-201. Creation — Members - (a) There is created the Arkansas State Board of Nursing,...
§ 17-87-202. Organization and proceedings - (a) (1) It shall be the duty of the Arkansas...
§ 17-87-203. Powers and duties - The Arkansas State Board of Nursing shall have the following...
§ 17-87-204. Deposit of funds - All funds received by the Arkansas State Board of Nursing...
§ 17-87-205. Prescriptive Authority Advisory Committee - (a) (1) The Prescriptive Authority Advisory Committee is created as...
§ 17-87-206. Subpoenas and subpoenas duces tecum - (a) The Arkansas State Board of Nursing shall have the...
§ 17-87-207. Continuing education - (a) (1) The Arkansas State Board of Nursing shall adopt...
Subchapter 3 - Licensing
§ 17-87-301. Registered nurses - (a) Qualifications. Before taking the examination or before the issuance...
§ 17-87-302. Advanced practice registered nurses - (a) Qualifications. In order to be licensed as an advanced...
§ 17-87-303. Registered nurse practitioners - (a) (1) Any person holding a license to practice as...
§ 17-87-304. Licensed practical nurses - (a) Qualifications. An applicant for a license to practice practical...
§ 17-87-305. Licensed psychiatric technician nurses - (a) Qualifications. An applicant for a license to practice psychiatric...
§ 17-87-306. Fees - The Arkansas State Board of Nursing shall establish and collect...
§ 17-87-307. Temporary permits - (a) (1) Upon application and payment of the required fee,...
§ 17-87-308. Renewal of licenses - (a) (1) The Arkansas State Board of Nursing shall prescribe...
§ 17-87-309. Disciplinary actions - (a) The Arkansas State Board of Nursing shall have sole...
§ 17-87-310. Prescriptive authority - (a) The Arkansas State Board of Nursing may grant a...
§ 17-87-311. Direct reimbursement agreements - (a) An advanced practice registered nurse or a registered nurse...
§ 17-87-312. Criminal background checks - (a) (1) Each first-time applicant for a license issued by...
§ 17-87-313. Licensing of noncitizens - (a) The Arkansas State Board of Nursing may grant a...
Subchapter 4 - Educational Programs
§ 17-87-401. Nursing education programs - (a) An institution desiring to conduct a nursing education program...
§ 17-87-402. Institutions of higher education — Challenge and validation examinations — Definitions - (a) As used in this section: (1) “Challenge examination” means...
§ 17-87-403. Nursing recruitment and admission - Upon request, the Arkansas State Board of Nursing shall provide...
Subchapter 6 - Interstate Nurse Licensure Compact
§ 17-87-601. Text of Compact - The Interstate Nurse Licensure Compact is enacted into law and...
§ 17-87-602. Practice privileges — Power of board to limit or revoke - The Arkansas State Board of Nursing may limit or revoke...
§ 17-87-603. Definition - As used in this subchapter, the term “head of the...
§ 17-87-604. Effective date - (a) The effective date of this Compact shall be July...
Subchapter 7 - Medication Assistive Persons
§ 17-87-701. Definitions - As used in this subchapter: (1) “Board” means the Arkansas...
§ 17-87-702. Certificate required - In order to safeguard life and health, any person serving...
§ 17-87-703. Designated facilities - (a) The Arkansas State Board of Nursing shall designate the...
§ 17-87-704. Qualifications - (a) In order to be certified as a medication assistive...
§ 17-87-705. Scope of work - (a) (1) A medication assistive person may perform the delegated...
§ 17-87-706. Renewal of certifications - (a) (1) The Arkansas State Board of Nursing shall prescribe...
§ 17-87-707. Disciplinary actions - (a) The Arkansas State Board of Nursing shall have sole...
§ 17-87-708. Penalty - (a) (1) It shall be a misdemeanor for any person...
§ 17-87-709. Injunction - (a) The Pulaski County Circuit Court is vested with jurisdiction...
§ 17-87-710. Medication Assistive Person Advisory Committee - (a) (1) The Medication Assistive Person Advisory Committee is created...
§ 17-87-711. Applicability of subchapter - Nothing in this subchapter relieves a nurse from the responsibility...
Subchapter 8 - Alternative to Discipline Act
§ 17-87-801. Title - This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as...
§ 17-87-802. Purpose - The purpose of this subchapter is to: (1) Provide for...
§ 17-87-803. Definitions - As used in this subchapter: (1) “Alternative to discipline program”...
§ 17-87-804. Alternative to discipline program — Program coordinator duties — Board review - (a) The Arkansas State Board of Nursing shall create an...
§ 17-87-805. Reporting procedure - The Arkansas State Board of Nursing shall develop rules and...
§ 17-87-806. Program requirements - (a) (1) Eligibility to participate in the alternative to discipline...
§ 17-87-807. Failure to comply - (a) Participation in the alternative to discipline program under this...
§ 17-87-808. Liability - (a) A person acting on behalf of the Arkansas State...