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AR Code § 17-86-204 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 86 - Massage Therapists|Subchapter 2 - Regulation by State Board of Health|§ 17-86-204. Records

 (a)  (1) The Department of Health shall maintain a record book and computer file in which will be entered the names and addresses of all persons to whom licenses have been granted under this chapter, the license number, and the dates of granting such licenses and renewals thereof, and other matters of record.  (2) The department will move to a separate book and file the records of all persons who have died, have let their licenses lapse for three (3) years, whose licenses have been suspended or revoked by the department, or cancelled by the licensee.    (b) The record books and computer files so provided and maintained shall be deemed and considered a book of records and files of records, and they will be kept in a timely manner. A transcript of any record therein or a license number or date of granting such a license to a person charged with a violation of any of the provisions of this chapter shall be admitted as evidence in any of the courts of this state if certified by the department.  (c)  (1) The original books, records, and papers of the department shall be maintained at the offices of the department.  (2) A school that closes shall immediately submit all student transcripts to the department office.    (d) Copies of records may be furnished to any person requesting them upon payment of such copying fee as the department may require and as Arkansas state laws and rules permit. However, licensing exams shall be exempt from the Freedom of Information Act of 1967, § 25-19-101 et seq.
AR Code § 17-86-205 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 86 - Massage Therapists|Subchapter 2 - Regulation by State Board of Health|§ 17-86-205. Disposition of funds

 (a)  (1) All moneys remitted to the Department of Health under this chapter shall be made payable to the Department of Health.  (2) The Department of Health shall deposit all such funds received in a timely manner in accordance with laws of the State of Arkansas and rules of the Department of Finance and Administration.    (b)  (1) All moneys received under this chapter shall be paid into the State Treasury and shall be credited to the Public Health Fund for the general uses of the Department of Health.  (2) Salaries and other expenses necessarily incurred in carrying into effect the provisions of this chapter and other programs administered by the Department of Health shall be paid from the moneys received.
AR Code § 17-86-302 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 86 - Massage Therapists|Subchapter 3 - Registration|§ 17-86-302. Sanitary requirements

 (a) It shall be unlawful for any person or school to be licensed or any clinic to be operated under the provisions of this chapter unless the following requirements are met and practiced:  (1) A sink for hand washing with hot and cold running water and soap must be accessible;  (2) A restroom must be accessible;  (3) A towel or sheet that has been used by one (1) client may not be used on another person unless the towel or sheet has been relaundered;  (4) Anyone who has any infectious, contagious, or communicable disease which may be spread by airborne, droplet, contact, or indirect methods and who is in contact with the public must not practice until all risk of disease transmission is cleared. Any employee with such a disease must be immediately relieved from duty until all risk of disease transmission is cleared;  (5) A school or clinic must be equipped with a massage table or tables or a massage chair or chairs or equipped with such standard equipment dictated by the practice engaged in as defined in § 17-86-102; and  (6) A clinic or school must comply with all requirements of the Department of Health, city ordinances, and state laws.    (b) Failure to comply with any of the requirements as set forth by this section will be grounds for suspension or revocation of license.
AR Code § 17-86-303 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 86 - Massage Therapists|Subchapter 3 - Registration|§ 17-86-303. Massage therapist

 (a) In order to be licensed as a massage therapist, the person seeking licensure shall:  (1) Furnish to the Department of Health satisfactory proof that he or she is eighteen (18) years of age or older;  (2) Make oath that he or she has not been convicted of, found guilty of, or entered a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to any offense that would constitute a felony or constitute the offense of prostitution, either in this state or the United States, and submit a signed authorization to investigate and have information released to the department;  (3) Present the following issued in the same name as the applicant or licensee:  (A) A valid photo identification or driver's license, or both; and  (B) A Social Security card;    (4)  (A) Present a high school diploma, high school equivalency diploma approved by the Adult Education Section, or college transcript and credentials issued by a massage therapy school accepted by the department or a like institution with no less than five hundred (500) hours of in-classroom instruction.  (B) An applicant shall not submit his or her transcript directly to the department.  (C) An applicant shall request that the massage therapy school submit the transcript directly to the department.  (D)  (i) If the applicant's transcript is not obtainable from the original school, the applicant shall submit a statement to explain why the transcript may not be obtained.  (ii) Other documentation of credentials may be submitted and accepted for licensure at the discretion of the department;      (5) Furnish to the department satisfactory proof of passing an examination recognized and approved by the department; and  (6) Pay the specified fees, which shall accompany a completed notarized application to the department.    (b) Fees are as follows:  (1) Application fee $75.00 Nonrefundable  (2) Original license fee 80.00  (3) Biennial renewal 80.00  (4) Examination fee or reexamination fee 25.00  (5) Duplicate license fee 10.00  (6) Pocket card fee not to exceed ten dollars ($10.00).    (c) A person shall not practice massage therapy until his or her official license has been received from the department.  (d) A person who attempts to procure or does procure a license in violation of this section shall be subject to the penalties provided for in § 17-86-103.
AR Code § 17-86-304 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 86 - Massage Therapists|Subchapter 3 - Registration|§ 17-86-304. Master massage therapist

 (a) A person who holds a license as a massage therapist issued by the Department of Health and who submits satisfactory evidence to the department that he or she has completed and meets the requirements stated in § 17-86-102 is entitled to be upgraded to master massage therapist.  (b) Each application for upgrade to master massage therapist shall be considered a new application for purposes of criminal background checks.  (c) Fees are as follows:  (1) Application fee $75.00 Nonrefundable  (2) Original license fee 80.00  (3) Biennial renewal fee 80.00  (4) Duplicate license fee 10.00  (5) Pocket card fee not to exceed ten dollars ($10.00).
AR Code § 17-86-305 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 86 - Massage Therapists|Subchapter 3 - Registration|§ 17-86-305. Massage therapy instructor

 (a) A person who holds a license as a master massage therapist issued by the Department of Health and who submits satisfactory evidence to the department that he or she has successfully completed and meets the requirements stated in § 17-86-102 shall be entitled to be upgraded to massage therapy instructor.  (b) Each application for upgrade to massage therapy instructor is considered a new application for purposes of criminal background checks.  (c) Fees are as follows:  (1) Application fee $75.00 Nonrefundable  (2) Original license fee 80.00  (3) Biennial renewal fee 80.00  (4) Duplicate license fee 10.00  (5) Pocket card fee not to exceed ten dollars ($10.00).
AR Code § 17-86-306 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 86 - Massage Therapists|Subchapter 3 - Registration|§ 17-86-306. Massage therapy school

 (a) A person shall not establish, operate, or maintain a massage therapy school without first having obtained a certificate of massage therapy school licensure issued by the Department of Health.  (b) A massage therapy school shall not be approved by the department or granted a certificate of licensure until the appropriate application and inspection forms as prescribed by the department have been completed and approved and the licensure fee has been paid.  (c)  (1) Inspection of the school premises shall be made by the department, to include without limitation proof of required forms completed and returned to the department with approval or recommendations.  (2) Should the school facilities not pass the first inspection and, after recommendations, failures are corrected, a second inspection will be made within thirty (30) days to determine the school's eligibility.    (d)  (1) A school shall require a physical examination by a medical doctor documenting that the student poses no health risk to give and receive massage.  (2) The school shall be required to maintain proof of the examination and furnish additional information and documents as may be required by the department or its appointee during the inspection.    (e) The department may certify the school and provide for licensure thereof if the school follows a curriculum consisting of not fewer than five hundred (500) hours of in-classroom instruction over a term of not fewer than four (4) months consisting of the following subjects:  (1) One hundred seventy-five (175) hours of anatomy, physiology, pathology, and contraindications to massage therapy;  (2) Two hundred twenty-five (225) hours of technique;  (3) Twenty-five (25) hours of hydrotherapy, electrotherapy, and heliotherapy;  (4) Twenty-five (25) hours of hygiene and infection control;  (5) Twenty-five (25) hours of massage therapy law, business management, and professional ethics; and  (6) Twenty-five (25) hours of related subjects as approved by the department.    (f)  (1) The fee for establishing a school shall not exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).  (2) The initial inspection fee for each school shall not exceed one hundred dollars ($100).  (3) The annual renewal and inspection fee for each school shall not exceed one hundred dollars ($100).    (g) The curriculum established in subsection (e) of this section shall be followed for all massage therapy programs.  (h)  (1) The State Board of Health shall promulgate rules setting a standard educational curriculum for schools of massage.  (2) The standard educational curriculum shall distinguish between secondary and postsecondary educational requirements for the schools of massage.
AR Code § 17-86-307 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 86 - Massage Therapists|Subchapter 3 - Registration|§ 17-86-307. Massage therapy clinic and spa

 (a) A person shall not establish, maintain, or operate a massage therapy clinic or massage therapy spa, or both, until the address and telephone number of the office, clinic, or spa have been supplied in writing to the Department of Health.  (b) If a massage therapy clinic, massage therapy spa, or both moves to a new location or changes its phone number, the new address or phone number, or both, shall be submitted immediately to the department in writing before operating the clinic or spa, or both, at the new address.  (c) The annual inspection fee for each clinic and spa shall not exceed seventy-five dollars ($75.00).
AR Code § 17-86-308 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 86 - Massage Therapists|Subchapter 3 - Registration|§ 17-86-308. Reciprocity

 (a)  (1) The Department of Health may enter into reciprocal relations with other states and territories whose licensure requirements are substantially the same as those provided in this chapter.  (2)  (A) If the applicant's transcript or a copy of the applicant's transcript is not obtainable from the original school, the applicant shall submit a statement to explain why it may not be obtained.  (B) Other documentation of credentials may be submitted and accepted for licensure at the discretion of the department.      (b)  (1) An out-of-state applicant holding a current massage therapy license issued by another state and after receiving an Arkansas massage therapy license may apply for an upgrade to master massage therapist or massage therapy instructor by providing appropriate continuing education credits and experience gained before Arkansas licensure for department approval.  (2) An upgrade request shall be made by submitting a complete application package and paying the fees required by this chapter.
AR Code § 17-86-310 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 86 - Massage Therapists|Subchapter 3 - Registration|§ 17-86-310. Display of license

 (a) An official license shall be conspicuously and publicly displayed in the place where the holder engages in the practice of massage therapy or instruction of massage therapy. A massage therapy school license shall be conspicuously displayed in the massage therapy school.  (b) It is unlawful to tamper with or reduce in size an original massage therapy license issued by the Department of Health.  (c) Each license shall provide the correct address of the department.
AR Code § 17-86-312 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 86 - Massage Therapists|Subchapter 3 - Registration|§ 17-86-312. Fees

 (a) All registration fees and other fees due the Department of Health shall be paid in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and all other laws and rules of this state.  (b)  (1) The initial inspection fee for a massage therapy school shall not exceed one hundred dollars ($100).  (2) The annual renewal and inspection fee for a massage therapy school shall not exceed one hundred dollars ($100).  (3) A licensee whose massage therapy school license renewal is postmarked after April 30 of each year shall pay a late fee not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500).
AR Code § 17-86-314 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 86 - Massage Therapists|Subchapter 3 - Registration|§ 17-86-314. Active military duty licensure

 (a) If a licensee fails to renew timely his or her license because the licensee is or was on active duty with the United States Armed Forces or on state active duty with the Arkansas National Guard, the licensee may renew the license by:  (1) Requesting renewal of the license before or after the expiration by:  (A) The licensee;  (B) The licensee's spouse; or  (C)  (i) The licensee's power of authority.  (ii) A copy of the power of authority documentation shall be filed with the renewal form if the power of authority requests the renewal;      (2) Completing the appropriate renewal form, including the current address and telephone number for the individual requesting the renewal; and  (3) Filing with the renewal form a copy of the official orders or other official military documentation showing that the licensee is or was on active duty.    (b) A licensee renewing under this section shall pay the applicable renewal fee under § 17-86-309 but shall not pay a late renewal fee.
AR Code § 17-87-101 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 87 - Nurses|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 17-87-101. License required — Purpose

 (a) In order to safeguard life and health, a person practicing or offering to practice nursing for compensation shall be required to submit evidence that he or she is qualified to so practice and shall be licensed as provided in this chapter:  (1) Professional nursing;  (2) Advanced practice registered nursing;  (3) Registered practitioner nursing;  (4) Practical nursing; or  (5) Psychiatric technician nursing.    (b) It is unlawful for any person not licensed by the Arkansas State Board of Nursing:  (1) To practice or offer to practice professional nursing, advanced practice registered nursing, registered practitioner nursing, practical nursing, or psychiatric technician nursing; or  (2) To use any sign, card, or device to indicate that the person is a professional registered nurse, an advanced practice registered nurse, a registered nurse practitioner, a licensed practical nurse, or a licensed psychiatric technician nurse.
AR Code § 17-87-105 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 87 - Nurses|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 17-87-105. Injunction

 (a) The Pulaski County Circuit Court is vested with jurisdiction and power to enjoin the unlawful practice of nursing in any county of the State of Arkansas in a proceeding by the Arkansas State Board of Nursing or by any member thereof or by any citizen in this state.  (b) The issuance of any injunction shall not relieve a person from criminal prosecution for violation of the provisions of this chapter. The remedy of injunction is to be in addition to liability for criminal prosecution.
AR Code § 17-87-106 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 87 - Nurses|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 17-87-106. Construction of chapter

 Nothing in this chapter relating to the practice of advanced practice nursing shall be construed to limit or alter the scope of practice of any registered nurse practitioner or any other licensed nurse.
AR Code § 17-87-202 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 87 - Nurses|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas State Board of Nursing|§ 17-87-202. Organization and proceedings

 (a)  (1) It shall be the duty of the Arkansas State Board of Nursing to meet regularly at least one (1) time every six (6) months for the purpose of conducting its business.  (2) Special meetings of the board may be called at any time at the pleasure of the President of the Arkansas State Board of Nursing or by the Secretary of the Arkansas State Board of Nursing on the request of any three (3) members of the board.  (3) A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum at any meeting of the board.  (4) The board shall determine by its own rules the time and manner of giving notice of meetings to its members.  (5) The giving of an examination for licensure shall not be considered as a meeting of the board.    (b) The secretary shall keep a record of the minutes of the meetings of the board, together with a record of the action of the board thereon. The records shall at all reasonable times be open for public inspection.  (c) The Department of Health shall maintain an office for the administration of the board's business.  (d) The board shall annually elect a president, vice president, secretary, and treasurer from among its members. The president shall be a registered nurse.  (e) The Director of the Arkansas State Board of Nursing shall be a registered nurse and meet the qualifications required by the board.
AR Code § 17-87-203 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 87 - Nurses|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas State Board of Nursing|§ 17-87-203. Powers and duties

 The Arkansas State Board of Nursing shall have the following powers and responsibilities:   (1)  (A) Promulgate whatever rules it deems necessary for the implementation of this chapter.  (B) No rule promulgated hereafter by the board shall be effective until reviewed by the Legislative Council and the House Committee on Public Health, Welfare, and Labor and the Senate Committee on Public Health, Welfare, and Labor or appropriate subcommittees thereof;    (2) Cause the prosecution of persons violating this chapter;  (3) Keep a record of all its proceedings;  (4) Make an annual report to the Secretary of the Department of Health;  (5) Employ a Director of the Arkansas State Board of Nursing, in consultation with the Secretary of the Department of Health, if the board determines it necessary for carrying out its functions;  (6) Study, review, develop, and recommend role levels of technical classes of nursing service and practice to state and federal health agencies and to public and private administrative bodies;  (7) Fix the time for holding its regular meetings;  (8) Prescribe minimum standards and approve curricula for educational programs preparing persons for licensure as registered nurses, advanced practice registered nurses, registered nurse practitioner nurses, licensed practical nurses, and licensed psychiatric technician nurses;  (9) Prescribe minimum standards and approve curricula for educational programs preparing persons for certification as medication assistive persons;  (10) Provide for surveys of such programs at such times as it deems necessary or at the request of the schools;  (11) Approve programs that meet the requirements of this chapter;  (12) Deny or withdraw approval from educational programs for failure to meet prescribed standards;  (13) Examine, certify, and renew the certification of qualified applicants for medication assistive persons;  (14) Examine, license, and renew the licenses of qualified applicants for professional nursing, practical nursing, and psychiatric technician nursing;  (15) License and renew the licenses of qualified applicants for registered nurse practitioner nursing and advanced practice nursing;  (16) Grant certificates of prescriptive authority to qualified advanced practice registered nurses;  (17) Convene an advisory committee as provided for in this chapter to assist with oversight of prescriptive authority;  (18) Convene an advisory committee as provided for in this chapter to assist with oversight of medication assistive persons;  (19) Establish the maximum number of medication assistive persons who may be supervised by a nurse;  (20) Conduct disciplinary proceedings as provided for in this chapter; and  (21) Promulgate rules limiting the amount of Schedule II narcotics that may be prescribed and dispensed by licensees of the board.
AR Code § 17-87-204 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 87 - Nurses|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas State Board of Nursing|§ 17-87-204. Deposit of funds

 All funds received by the Arkansas State Board of Nursing shall be deposited into the State Treasury to the credit of the board.