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AR Code § 17-95-104 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 95 - Physicians and Surgeons|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 17-95-104. Hospital's duty to report physician misconduct

 (a)  (1) A hospital licensed by or under the jurisdiction of the State of Arkansas, within sixty (60) days after taking such action as described in this section, shall report in writing to the Arkansas State Medical Board the name of any member of the medical staff or any other physician practicing in the hospital whose hospital privileges have been revoked, limited, or terminated for any cause, including resignation, together with pertinent information relating to the action.  (2) The hospital shall also report any other formal disciplinary action concerning any such physician taken by the hospital upon recommendation of the medical staff relating to professional ethics, medical incompetence, or drug or alcohol abuse.    (b) The filing of a report with the board pursuant to this section, investigation by the board, or any disposition by the board shall not, in and of itself, preclude any action by a hospital or other healthcare facility or professional society comprised primarily of physicians to suspend, restrict, or revoke the privileges or membership of such a physician.  (c) No hospital or employee of a hospital reporting to the board as provided by this section shall be liable in damages to any person for slander, libel, defamation of character, or otherwise because of the report.  (d) Any reports, information, or records received and maintained by the board pursuant to this section, including any such material received or developed by the board during an investigation or hearing, shall be strictly confidential. The board may only disclose any such confidential information:  (1) In a disciplinary hearing before the board or in any subsequent trial or appeal of a board action or order;  (2) To physician licensing or disciplinary authorities of other jurisdictions or to hospital committees located within or outside this state which are concerned with granting, limiting, or denying a physician's hospital privileges. The board shall include along with any such disclosure an indication as to whether or not the information has been substantiated; or  (3) Pursuant to an order of a court of competent jurisdiction.
AR Code § 17-95-106 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 95 - Physicians and Surgeons|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 17-95-106. Volunteer services by retired physicians and surgeons — Immunity from liability

 (a) Retired physicians and surgeons who are still licensed to practice medicine by the Arkansas State Medical Board under the laws of the State of Arkansas, and who render medical services voluntarily and without compensation to any person at any free or low-cost medical clinic located in the State of Arkansas and registered by the State Board of Health, which accepts no insurance payments and provides medical services free of charge to persons unable to pay or provides medical services for a nominal fee, shall not be liable for any civil damages for any act or omission resulting from the rendering of such medical services, unless the act or omission was the result of the licensee's gross negligence or willful misconduct.  (b) The State Board of Health is empowered to adopt such rules as it may determine necessary to provide for the registration of free or low-cost medical clinics under this section. Provided, the rules shall require that each person, patient, or client to whom medical services are provided has been fully informed before any treatment by the physician providing the services or by the staff of the medical clinic of the immunity from civil suit provisions of this section, and has acknowledged that fact in writing on a form approved or designated by the Department of Health.  (c) The State Board of Health and its members, and the department and its agents and employees, are exempt and immune from liability for any claims or damages when performing their duties pursuant to this section.  (d) The provisions of this section shall not affect the Arkansas Volunteer Immunity Act, § 16-6-101 et seq.
AR Code § 17-95-108 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 95 - Physicians and Surgeons|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 17-95-108. Informed consent required for gastric bypass surgery

 (a) No gastric bypass surgery may be performed in this state unless the physician who will perform the surgery has informed the patient in writing, as evidenced by the patient's signature, of the known risks and complications of the procedure, including, but not limited to:  (1) The surgery itself;  (2) All known and documented future complications that may occur as a result of the procedure;  (3) Side effects that may result from vitamin deficiency and malnutrition; and  (4) The requirements for appropriate follow up.    (b)  (1) The Arkansas State Medical Board shall promulgate rules to enforce this section within six (6) months of July 16, 2003.  (2) The rules shall utilize scientifically accepted information from national medical specialty boards, organizations, or governmental agencies in determining the specific content and lists of complications or side effects, or both, that must be included in the informed consent.
AR Code § 17-95-201 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 95 - Physicians and Surgeons|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas Medical Practices Act — General Provisions|§ 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”.
AR Code § 17-95-202 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 95 - Physicians and Surgeons|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas Medical Practices Act — General Provisions|§ 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, or other facility licensed by the State Board of Health;  (B) Requires the use of general or intravenous anesthetics; and  (C) In the opinion of the physician, does not require hospitalization; and    (3) “Practice of medicine” means:  (A) Holding out oneself to the public within this state as being able to diagnose, treat, prescribe for, palliate, or prevent any human disease, ailment, injury, deformity, or physical or mental condition, whether by the use of drugs, surgery, manipulation, electricity, or any physical, mechanical, or other means whatsoever;  (B) Suggesting, recommending, prescribing, or administering any form of treatment, operation, or healing for the intended palliation, relief, or cure of any physical or mental disease, ailment, injury, condition, or defect of any person with the intention of receiving, either directly or indirectly, any fee, gift, or compensation whatsoever;  (C) Maintaining an office or other place to meet persons for the purpose of examining or treating persons afflicted with disease, injury, or defect of body or mind;  (D) Using the title “M.D.”, “M.B.”, “D.O.”, “physician”, “surgeon”, or any other word or abbreviation to indicate or induce others to believe that one is engaged in the diagnosis or treatment of persons afflicted with disease, injury, or defect of body or mind, except as otherwise expressly permitted by the laws of this state relating to the practice of any limited field of the healing arts;  (E) Performing any kind of surgical operation upon a human being; or  (F) Delegating certain medical practices to other personnel under rules adopted by the board.
AR Code § 17-95-203 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 95 - Physicians and Surgeons|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas Medical Practices Act — General Provisions|§ 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 a license to practice medicine in this state if he or she:  (A) Does not limit such services to an occasional case;  (B) Has any established or regularly used hospital connections in this state; or  (C) Maintains or is provided with for his or her regular use any office or other place for the rendering of those services;    (3) The practice of the following professions, as defined by the laws of this state, which the Arkansas Medical Practices Act, § 17-95-201 et seq., § 17-95-301 et seq., and § 17-95-401 et seq., is not intended to limit, restrict, enlarge, or alter the privileges and practice of, as provided by the laws of this state:  (A) Dentistry;  (B) Podiatry;  (C) Optometry;  (D) Chiropractic; or  (E) Cosmetology;    (4) The practice of Christian Science, with or without compensation;  (5) The performance by commissioned medical officers of the United States Armed Forces or of the United States Public Health Service or of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs of their lawful duties in this state as officers;  (6) The rendering of nursing services by registered or other nurses in the lawful discharge of their duties as such;  (7) The rendering of services by students, interns, residents, or fellows in a transitional year, residency, or fellowship training program approved by the American Medical Association, Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, American Osteopathic Association, the State Board of Health, or the United States Government;  (8) As defined and limited by the laws of this state, the performance of the duties of a:  (A) Physical therapist; or  (B) Massage therapist;    (9) The domestic administration of family remedies;  (10) The practice of lay midwifery as defined in the Licensed Lay Midwife Act, § 17-85-101 et seq.;  (11)  (A) The practice of medicine within the scope of a physician's duties as an employee of the United States Bureau of Prisons, if the physician has obtained a license to practice from Arkansas or any other state, territory, the District of Columbia, or Canada.  (B) A physician authorized to practice under subdivision (11)(A) of this section may provide medical treatment or services only to inmates and shall not provide medical treatment or services to other employees of the United States Bureau of Prisons or any other person; or    (12) The practice of medicine through a program in partnership with federal Innovative Readiness Training if the physician has obtained a license to practice from another state, commonwealth, territory, or the District of Columbia.
AR Code § 17-95-204 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 95 - Physicians and Surgeons|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas Medical Practices Act — General Provisions|§ 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 offense, either in the county where the affidavit to the statement was made or where the person resides.
AR Code § 17-95-206 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 95 - Physicians and Surgeons|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas Medical Practices Act — General Provisions|§ 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 would affect the diagnosis or treatment of the patient, is engaged in the practice of medicine in this state for the purposes of this chapter and is subject to this chapter and to appropriate rules promulgated by the Arkansas State Medical Board.  (b) This section does not apply to:  (1) The acts of a medical specialist located in another jurisdiction who provides only episodic consultation services;  (2) The acts of a physician located in another jurisdiction who is providing consultation services to a medical school;  (3) Decisions regarding the approval of coverage under any insurance or health maintenance organization plan;  (4) A service to be performed which is not available in the state;  (5) A physician physically seeing a patient in person in another jurisdiction; or  (6) Other acts exempted by the board by rule.
AR Code § 17-95-207 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 95 - Physicians and Surgeons|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas Medical Practices Act — General Provisions|§ 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.
AR Code § 17-95-208 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 95 - Physicians and Surgeons|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas Medical Practices Act — General Provisions|§ 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 perform the practice.  (b) The rules adopted under subsection (a) of this section shall provide that:  (1) The delegating physician remains responsible for the acts of the employee performing the delegated practice;  (2) The employee performing the delegated practice shall not be represented to the public as a licensed physician, licensed nurse, licensed physician's assistant, or other licensed healthcare provider; and  (3) Medical practices delegated under this section shall be performed under the physician's supervision.    (c) Delegation of medical practices under this section may include administration of drugs that do not require substantial specialized judgment and skill based on knowledge and application of the principles of biological, physical, and social sciences as determined by the board.  (d) Rules adopted regarding the delegation of the administration of drugs shall provide for:  (1) The delegated administration of drugs only within the physical boundaries of the delegating physician's offices;  (2) Evaluation of whether delegation is appropriate according to the acuity of the patient involved;  (3) Training and competency requirements that shall be met by the person administering the drugs; and  (4) Other standards and procedures the board considers relevant.    (e) The board shall not adopt rules that:  (1) Authorize a physician to transfer to a health professional other than another physician the physician's responsibility for supervising a delegated medical practice;  (2) Authorize an individual to whom a medical practice is delegated to delegate the performance of that practice to another individual;  (3) Authorize a physician to delegate the administration of anesthesia; or  (4) Conflict with a provision of the Arkansas Code that specifically authorizes an individual to perform a particular practice.
AR Code § 17-95-209 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 95 - Physicians and Surgeons|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas Medical Practices Act — General Provisions|§ 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.
AR Code § 17-95-302 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 95 - Physicians and Surgeons|Subchapter 3 - Arkansas Medical Practices Act — Arkansas State Medical Board|§ 17-95-302. Organization and proceedings

 (a) Within thirty (30) days after their appointment, the members of the Arkansas State Medical Board shall meet and organize by electing a chair, vice chair, and treasurer. The Treasurer of the Arkansas State Medical Board shall give bond in such amount as may be designated by the board, which may be increased or decreased from time to time, conditioned for the faithful disbursement and accounting of all moneys coming into his or her hands as the treasurer.  (b) The board shall hold its regular meetings at such time as the board shall establish by rule and shall have the power to call and hold special meetings at such times and places as it deems necessary.  (c) The Chair of the Arkansas State Medical Board, the Vice Chair of the Arkansas State Medical Board, and the Secretary of the Arkansas State Medical Board shall have power to administer oaths for the purpose of performing their powers and duties.  (d) The board shall have a seal bearing the name “Arkansas State Medical Board”.
AR Code § 17-95-303 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 95 - Physicians and Surgeons|Subchapter 3 - Arkansas Medical Practices Act — Arkansas State Medical Board|§ 17-95-303. Powers and duties

 The Arkansas State Medical Board shall:   (1) Make and adopt all rules and bylaws not inconsistent with the laws of this state or of the United States and necessary or convenient to perform the duties and to transact the business required by law;  (2) Have authority to promulgate and put into effect such rules as are necessary to carry out the purposes of the Arkansas Medical Practices Act, § 17-95-201 et seq., § 17-95-301 et seq., and § 17-95-401 et seq., and the intentions expressed therein;  (3)  (A)  (i) Have authority to request the Department of Health to employ attorneys to represent the board in all legal matters for a compensation approved by the board.  (ii) Contracts for employment of attorneys shall be filed by the Secretary of the Department of Health with the Legislative Council.    (B) The board shall have authority to request the assistance of the Attorney General and the prosecuting attorneys of Arkansas in such manner as it deems necessary and proper;    (4) Have the authority to employ a director in consultation with the secretary to carry out the purposes and the mandates of the board;  (5) Examine, as is provided for by law, all applicants for a license to practice medicine in this state;  (6) Consider and give deference to data, studies, consensus documents, and conclusions issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or the National Institutes of Health whenever their data, studies, consensus documents, and conclusions are relevant to any decision made pursuant to the board's powers and duties under the Arkansas Medical Practices Act, § 17-95-201 et seq., § 17-95-301 et seq., and § 17-95-401 et seq.;  (7) Have the power and authority to collect practice data from licensees; and  (8) Promulgate rules limiting the amount of Schedule II narcotics that may be prescribed and dispensed by licensees of the board.
AR Code § 17-95-305 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 95 - Physicians and Surgeons|Subchapter 3 - Arkansas Medical Practices Act — Arkansas State Medical Board|§ 17-95-305. Disposition of funds

 (a) All funds received by the Arkansas State Medical Board shall be expended in furtherance of the purposes of the Arkansas Medical Practices Act, § 17-95-201 et seq., § 17-95-301 et seq., and § 17-95-401 et seq. This includes, but is not specifically limited to, the publication of the Arkansas Medical Practices Act, § 17-95-201 et seq., § 17-95-301 et seq., and § 17-95-401 et seq., preparing and publishing a compilation of physicians, investigating violations of the Arkansas Medical Practices Act, § 17-95-201 et seq., § 17-95-301 et seq., and § 17-95-401 et seq., instituting actions to compel compliance with the provisions of the Arkansas Medical Practices Act, § 17-95-201 et seq., § 17-95-301 et seq., and § 17-95-401 et seq., defending actions brought against it as a result of its actions under the provisions of the Arkansas Medical Practices Act, § 17-95-201 et seq., § 17-95-301 et seq., and § 17-95-401 et seq., and for such other purposes not inconsistent with the general purposes of the creation of the board as may be directed by the board.  (b)  (1) All moneys received by the board shall be disbursed by the Chair of the Arkansas State Medical Board or the Director of the Arkansas State Medical Board.  (2) The board shall furnish a surety bond and shall keep a true and faithful account of all moneys received and all moneys expended.  (3) The chair shall file annually with the Secretary of the Department of Health a report of all financial transactions duly audited by an independent accountant.    (c) Any surplus in the treasury of the board at the end of the year shall remain in the treasury and may be expended in succeeding years for the purposes set out in this section.  (d) It shall not be lawful for the board or for any member thereof in any manner whatsoever or for any purpose to charge or obligate the State of Arkansas for payment of any money whatsoever.
AR Code § 17-95-306 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 95 - Physicians and Surgeons|Subchapter 3 - Arkansas Medical Practices Act — Arkansas State Medical Board|§ 17-95-306. Criminal background check

 (a)  (1) Beginning July 1, 2005, every person applying for a license or renewal of a license issued by the Arkansas State Medical Board shall provide written authorization to the board to allow the Department of Arkansas State Police to release the results of a state and federal criminal history background check report to the board.  (2) The applicant shall be responsible for payment of the fees associated with the background checks.    (b)  (1) The state background check shall be from the Identification Bureau of the Department of Arkansas State Police.  (2) The federal background check shall:  (A) Be from the Federal Bureau of Investigation;  (B) Conform to the applicable federal standards; and  (C) Include the taking of fingerprints of the applicant.      (c) Upon completion of the criminal background checks required by this section, the Identification Bureau of the Department of Arkansas State Police:  (1) Shall forward to the board all releasable information obtained concerning the applicant; and  (2) May retain the fingerprinting card of the applicant until notified by the board that the person is no longer licensed.