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AR Code § 17-85-101 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 85 - Lay Midwives|§ 17-85-101. Short title

 This chapter shall be known as the “Licensed Lay Midwife Act”.
AR Code § 17-85-102 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 85 - Lay Midwives|§ 17-85-102. Purpose

 (a)  (1) It is the purpose and intent of this chapter to grant the State Board of Health the authority to license lay midwives statewide.  (2) It is furthermore the intent of this chapter to supersede Acts 1983, No. 838.  (3) This chapter is to be the sole authority of the board to license midwives.    (b) Furthermore, it is the intent of this chapter that the board continue its present lay midwife licensure program, but expand that program to be applicable statewide.
AR Code § 17-85-103 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 85 - Lay Midwives|§ 17-85-103. Definition

 As used in this chapter a “lay midwife” is any person other than a physician, a nurse midwife, or a licensed nurse practicing within the scope of the Arkansas Nurse Practice Act, § 17-87-101 et seq., who performs for compensation those skills relevant to the management of women in the antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum period of the maternity cycle.
AR Code § 17-85-104 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 85 - Lay Midwives|§ 17-85-104. Construction

 Neither the Arkansas Medical Practices Act, § 17-95-201 et seq., § 17-95-301 et seq., and § 17-95-401 et seq., nor the Arkansas Nurse Midwifery Act, § 17-87-501 et seq. [repealed], shall be construed as prohibiting the practice of midwifery by persons licensed under this chapter.
AR Code § 17-85-105 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 85 - Lay Midwives|§ 17-85-105. Unlawful actions — Exception

 (a) It is unlawful for any person not licensed as a lay midwife by the State Board of Health, excluding licensed nurse midwives and physicians licensed by the State Medical Board, to:  (1) Receive compensation for attending birth as a lay midwife; or  (2) Indicate by any means that the person is licensed to practice lay midwifery in Arkansas.    (b) This chapter shall not prohibit the attendance at birth of the mother's choice of family, friends, or other uncompensated labor support attendants.
AR Code § 17-85-106 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 85 - Lay Midwives|§ 17-85-106. Penalty — Injunctions

 (a) Anyone unlawfully practicing lay midwifery without a license shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500) or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period of not less than one (1) week nor more than six (6) months, or by fine and imprisonment.  (b)  (1) The courts of this state having general equity jurisdiction are vested with jurisdiction and power to enjoin the unlawful practice of midwifery in a proceeding by the State Board of Health or any member thereof, or by any citizen of this state in the county in which the alleged unlawful practice occurred or in which the defendant resides, or in Pulaski County.  (2) The issuance of an injunction shall not relieve a person from criminal prosecution for violation of the provisions of this chapter, but remedy of the injunction shall be in addition to liability to criminal prosecution.
AR Code § 17-85-107 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 85 - Lay Midwives|§ 17-85-107. Power to license

 (a) The State Board of Health is empowered to license lay midwives in this state pursuant to rules established by the board to include, but not be limited to:  (1) The qualifications for licensure;  (2) Standards of practice for prenatal, intrapartum, and postpartum care of mother and baby;  (3) Physician supervision, physician consultation, licensed nurse-midwife supervision or consultation, or physician and hospital backup;  (4) Grievance procedures; and  (5) Recordkeeping and reporting.    (b) The lawful practice of lay midwifery shall be under the supervision of a physician licensed under the Arkansas Medical Practices Act, § 17-95-201 et seq., § 17-95-301 et seq., and § 17-95-401 et seq.  (c) The board may suspend or revoke any licenses issued under this chapter for violations of this chapter or rules promulgated under this chapter.
AR Code § 17-85-108 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 85 - Lay Midwives|§ 17-85-108. Certificates of birth

 (a) When a birth occurs without a physician in attendance at or immediately after the birth but with a licensed midwife in attendance at or immediately after the birth, it shall then be the responsibility of the midwife to prepare the certificate of birth required by the Vital Statistics Act, § 20-18-101 et seq. and to file the certificate of birth with the Division of Vital Records of the Department of Health in the manner and within the time prescribed by the Vital Statistics Act, § 20-18-101 et seq.  (b) The failure of the midwife to prepare and file the certificate of birth shall, in addition to the penalties prescribed by § 20-18-105, constitute grounds for the suspension or revocation of the license granted under this chapter.
AR Code § 17-85-109 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 85 - Lay Midwives|§ 17-85-109. Reporting of transfers

 A hospital or licensed healthcare facility shall report to the Department of Health when a known transfer occurs of a patient from the care of a lay midwife during the labor and delivery process to the hospital or licensed healthcare facility.
AR Code § 17-91-101 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 91 - Osteopaths|§ 17-91-101. Osteopathic physician — Licensing requirements

 (a) The Arkansas State Medical Board shall accept for licensure by examination any person who:  (1) Is at least twenty-one (21) years of age;  (2) Is a citizen or a legal resident of the United States;  (3) Has not been found guilty of acts constituting unprofessional conduct as defined in the Arkansas Medical Practices Act, § 17-95-201 et seq., § 17-95-301 et seq., and § 17-95-401 et seq.;  (4) Is a graduate of an osteopathic college of medicine whose course of study has been recognized by the American Osteopathic Association Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation; and  (5) Has completed a one-year internship in a hospital approved by the American Medical Association or the American Osteopathic Association.    (b) Applicants for such a licensure shall pay the fees required by the Arkansas Medical Practices Act, § 17-95-201 et seq., § 17-95-301 et seq., and § 17-95-401 et seq.
AR Code § 17-91-102 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 91 - Osteopaths|§ 17-91-102. Examination

 (a) The examination given to the applicants shall be:  (1) The same examination given to all other applicants for medical licensure;  (2) Given at the same time and place as the examination given to the other applicants; and  (3) Graded as all other examinations.    (b) The National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners develops examinations for licensure of osteopathic physicians.
AR Code § 17-91-103 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 91 - Osteopaths|§ 17-91-103. Effect of licensing

 (a) The license issued to a person meeting the qualifications set out in this chapter and successfully passing the examination shall be the same license to practice medicine and surgery in the State of Arkansas as is regularly issued by the Arkansas State Medical Board and shall entitle the holder thereof to practice medicine and surgery in the State of Arkansas.  (b) The holder of the license shall be subject to all the provisions of the Arkansas Medical Practices Act, § 17-95-201 et seq., § 17-95-301 et seq., and § 17-95-401 et seq., including the payment of the fees set out therein.  (c) Any reference to “medical doctor” or “physician” shall be deemed to include a Doctor of Osteopathy, or D.O., or an osteopathic physician unless any of those terms is specifically excluded.
AR Code § 17-105-101 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 105 - Physician Assistants|§ 17-105-101. Definitions

 As used in this chapter:   (1)  (A) “Physician assistant” means a person who has:  (i) Graduated from a physician assistant or surgeon assistant program accredited by the American Medical Association's Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation or the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs; and  (ii) Passed the certifying examination administered by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants.    (B) The physician assistant is a dependent medical practitioner who:  (i) Provides healthcare services under the supervision of a physician; and  (ii) Works under a physician-drafted protocol approved by the Arkansas State Medical Board, which describes how the physician assistant and the physician will work together and any practice guidelines required by the supervising physician;      (2) “Supervising physician” means a doctor of medicine or doctor of osteopathy licensed by the board who supervises physician assistants; and  (3) “Supervision” means overseeing the activities of and accepting responsibility for the medical services rendered by a physician assistant. The constant physical presence of the supervising physician is not required so long as the supervising physician and physician assistant are or can be easily in contact with one another by radio, telephone, electronic, or other telecommunication device. Supervision of each physician assistant by a physician or physicians shall be continuous.
AR Code § 17-105-102 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 105 - Physician Assistants|§ 17-105-102. Qualifications for licensure

 (a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, an individual must be licensed by the Arkansas State Medical Board before the individual may practice as a physician assistant.  (b) The board may grant a license as a physician assistant to an applicant who:  (1) Submits an application on forms approved by the board;  (2) Pays the appropriate fees as determined by the board;  (3) Has successfully completed an educational program for physician assistants or surgeon assistants accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant or by its successor agency and has passed the Physician Assistant National Certifying Examination administered by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants;  (4) Certifies that he or she is mentally and physically able to engage safely in practice as a physician assistant;  (5) Has no licensure, certification, or registration as a physician assistant under current discipline, revocation, suspension, or probation for cause resulting from the applicant's practice as a physician assistant, unless the board considers the condition and agrees to licensure;  (6) [Repealed.]  (7) Submits to the board any other information the board deems necessary to evaluate the applicant's qualifications;  (8) Has been approved by the board;  (9) Is at least twenty-one (21) years of age; and  (10) After July 1, 1999, has at least a bachelor's degree in some field of study from a regionally accredited college or university, unless the applicant has:  (A) Prior service as a military corpsman and is a graduate of a physician assistant education program recognized by the Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation or the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs or the applicant is currently certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants;  (B) Was serving as a physician assistant in a federal facility located in the State of Arkansas on or after July 1, 1999, and who is a graduate of a physician assistant education program recognized by the Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation or the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs;  (C) Was licensed in good standing on June 30, 1999, by the board; or  (D) Was enrolled on or before July 1, 1999, in a physician assistant program recognized by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs.
AR Code § 17-105-103 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 105 - Physician Assistants|§ 17-105-103. Graduate license — Temporary license

 (a) The Arkansas State Medical Board may grant a graduate license to an applicant who meets the qualifications for licensure, except that the applicant has not yet taken the national certifying examination or the applicant has taken the national certifying examination and is awaiting the results.  (b) A graduate license is valid:  (1) For one (1) year from the date of issuance;  (2) Until the results of an applicant's examination are available; or  (3) Until the board makes a final decision on the applicant's request for licensure,    (c) The board may extend a graduate license upon a majority vote of the board members for a period not to exceed one (1) year. Under no circumstances may the board grant more than one (1) extension of a graduate license.  (d) A temporary license may be granted to an applicant who meets all the qualifications for licensure but is awaiting the next scheduled meeting of the board.    whichever comes first.
AR Code § 17-105-104 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 105 - Physician Assistants|§ 17-105-104. Inactive license

 Any physician assistant who notifies the Arkansas State Medical Board in writing on forms prescribed by the board may elect to place his or her license on an inactive status. A physician assistant with an inactive license shall be excused from payment of renewal fees and shall not practice as a physician assistant. Any licensee who engages in practice while his or her license is lapsed or on inactive status shall be considered to be practicing without a license, which shall be grounds for discipline under § 17-105-113. A physician assistant requesting restoration from inactive status shall be required to pay the current renewal fee and shall be required to meet the criteria for renewal as specified in § 17-105-105.
AR Code § 17-105-105 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 105 - Physician Assistants|§ 17-105-105. Renewal

 Upon notification from the Arkansas State Medical Board, each person who holds a license as a physician assistant in this state shall renew the license by:   (1) Submitting the appropriate fee as determined by the board;  (2) Completing the appropriate forms; and  (3) Meeting any other requirements set forth by the board.
AR Code § 17-105-106 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 105 - Physician Assistants|§ 17-105-106. Exemption from licensure

 This chapter does not require licensure of:   (1) A physician assistant student enrolled in a physician assistant or surgeon assistant educational program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs or by its successor agency;  (2) A physician assistant employed in the service of the United States Government while performing duties incident to that employment;  (3) Technicians, other assistants, or employees of physicians who perform delegated tasks in the office of a physician but who are not rendering services as a physician assistant or identifying themselves as a physician assistant;  (4) A physician assistant in the service of the Department of the Military or the Arkansas National Guard, or both. These physician assistants shall be allowed to perform their physician assistant practice duties, including prescribing, in the same manner as they would if federalized by the United States Government;  (5) A physician assistant who is temporarily transiting through the State of Arkansas while caring for a patient, provided that he or she remains under the supervision of his or her supervising physician; or  (6) A physician assistant providing services through a program in partnership with federal Innovative Readiness Training if the physician assistant has obtained a license to practice from another state, commonwealth, territory, or the District of Columbia.
AR Code § 17-105-107 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 105 - Physician Assistants|§ 17-105-107. Scope of authority — Delegatory authority — Agent of supervising physician

 (a) Physician assistants provide healthcare services with physician supervision. The supervising physician shall be identified on all prescriptions and orders. Physician assistants may perform those duties and responsibilities, including prescribing, ordering, and administering drugs and medical devices, that are delegated by their supervising physicians.  (b) Physician assistants shall be considered the agents of their supervising physicians in the performance of all practice-related activities, including, but not limited to, the ordering of diagnostic, therapeutic, and other medical services.  (c) Physician assistants may perform healthcare services in any setting authorized by the supervising physician in accordance with any applicable facility policy.  (d) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to authorize a physician assistant to:  (1) Examine the human eye or visual system for the purpose of prescribing glasses or contact lenses or the determination of the refractive power for surgical procedures;  (2) Adapt, fill, duplicate, modify, supply, or sell contact lenses or prescription eye glasses; or  (3) Prescribe, direct the use of, or use any optical device in connection with ocular exercises, vision training, or orthoptics.
AR Code § 17-105-108 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 105 - Physician Assistants|§ 17-105-108. Prescriptive authority

 (a) Physicians supervising physician assistants may delegate prescriptive authority to physician assistants to include prescribing, ordering, and administering Schedule III-V controlled substances as described in the Uniform Controlled Substances Act, § 5-64-101 et seq., and 21 C.F.R. Part 1300, all legend drugs, and all nonschedule prescription medications and medical devices. All prescriptions and orders issued by a physician assistant shall identify his or her supervising physician.  (b) A physician assistant may prescribe hydrocodone combination products reclassified from Schedule III to Schedule II as of October 6, 2014, if authorized by the physician assistant's supervising physician and in accordance with other requirements of this section.  (c) At no time shall a physician assistant's level of prescriptive authority exceed that of the supervising physician.  (d) Physician assistants who prescribe controlled substances shall register with the United States Drug Enforcement Administration as part of the United States Drug Enforcement Administration's Mid-Level Practitioner Registry, 21 C.F.R. Part 1300, 58 FR 31171-31175, and the Controlled Substances Act.  (e) The Arkansas State Medical Board shall promptly adopt rules concerning physician assistants that are consistent with the board's rules governing the prescription of dangerous drugs and controlled substances by physicians.
AR Code § 17-105-109 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 105 - Physician Assistants|§ 17-105-109. Supervision

 (a) Supervision of physician assistants shall be continuous but shall not be construed as necessarily requiring the physical presence of the supervising physician at the time and place that the services are rendered.  (b) It is the obligation of each team of physicians and physician assistants to ensure that:  (1) The physician assistant's scope of practice is identified;  (2) The delegation of medical task is appropriate to the physician assistant's level of competence;  (3) The relationship and access to the supervising physician is defined; and  (4) A process of evaluation of the physician assistant's performance is established.    (c) The physician assistant and supervising physician may designate back-up physicians who are agreeable to supervise the physician assistant during the absence of the supervising physician.
AR Code § 17-105-110 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 105 - Physician Assistants|§ 17-105-110. Supervising physician

 A physician desiring to supervise a physician assistant must:   (1) Be licensed in this state;  (2) Notify the Arkansas State Medical Board of his or her intent to supervise a physician assistant; and  (3) Submit a statement to the board that he or she will exercise supervision over the physician assistant in accordance with any rules adopted by the board.
AR Code § 17-105-111 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 105 - Physician Assistants|§ 17-105-111. Notification of intent to practice

 (a) Before initiating practice, a physician assistant licensed in this state must submit on forms approved by the Arkansas State Medical Board notification of such an intent. The notification shall include:  (1) The name, business address, email address, and telephone number of the supervising physician; and  (2) The name, business address, and telephone number of the physician assistant.    (b) A physician assistant shall notify the board of any changes or additions in supervising physicians within ten (10) calendar days.
AR Code § 17-105-112 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 105 - Physician Assistants|§ 17-105-112. Exclusions of limitations of employment

 Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to limit the employment arrangement of a physician assistant licensed under this chapter.
AR Code § 17-105-113 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 105 - Physician Assistants|§ 17-105-113. Violation

 Following the exercise of due process, the Arkansas State Medical Board may discipline any physician assistant who:   (1) Fraudulently or deceptively obtains or attempts to obtain a license;  (2) Fraudulently or deceptively uses a license;  (3) Violates any provision of this chapter or any rules adopted by the board pertaining to this chapter;  (4) Is convicted of a felony listed under § 17-3-102;  (5) Is a habitual user of intoxicants or drugs to such an extent that he or she is unable to safely perform as a physician assistant;  (6) Has been adjudicated as mentally incompetent or has a mental condition that renders him or her unable to safely perform as a physician assistant; or  (7) Represents himself or herself as a physician.