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AR Code § 17-96-204 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 96 - Podiatric Medicine|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas Board of Podiatric Medicine|§ 17-96-204. Rules on podiatrist's authority to delegate

 (a) The Arkansas Board of Podiatric Medicine shall adopt rules that establish standards to be met and procedures to be followed by a podiatrist with respect to the podiatrist'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 podiatrist is 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 podiatrist, licensed nurse, licensed podiatrist's assistant, or other licensed healthcare provider; and  (3) Medical practices delegated under this section shall be performed under the podiatrist'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 podiatrist'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 podiatrist to transfer to a health professional other than another physician the podiatrist's responsibility for supervising a person who is performing 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 podiatrist 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 § 17-96-205 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 96 - Podiatric Medicine|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas Board of Podiatric Medicine|§ 17-96-205. Rules on Schedule II narcotics

 The Arkansas Board of Podiatric Medicine shall adopt rules:   (1) Limiting the amount of Schedule II narcotics that may be prescribed and dispensed by licensees of the board; and  (2) Requiring licensees of the board to check the information in the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program as required under § 20-7-604(d)(2).
AR Code § 17-96-301 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 96 - Podiatric Medicine|Subchapter 3 - Licensing|§ 17-96-301. License required — Penalty for unlawful practice

 (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to profess to be a podiatrist or to practice or assume the duties incident to podiatric medicine unless licensed to do so by the Arkansas Board of Podiatric Medicine.  (b)  (1) If any person shall use the name or title “podiatrist”, “chiropodist”, “D.S.C.”, “D.P.M.”, “foot specialist”, or any other word, abbreviation, or title to that person's name indicating or designed to indicate the qualifications to practice podiatric medicine without first obtaining from the board a license authorizing the practice of podiatric medicine in this state, it shall be prima facie evidence of practicing podiatric medicine within the meaning of this chapter.  (2) Upon conviction, the person shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor and shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500) or imprisoned for not less than three (3) months nor more than one (1) year, or both. The fine and imprisonment are to be at the discretion of the court or jury.  (3) Each separate day on which any person so practices or attempts to practice or holds out to so practice, or does both, without the registration and certificate as provided in this chapter shall constitute a separate and distinct offense.
AR Code § 17-96-302 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 96 - Podiatric Medicine|Subchapter 3 - Licensing|§ 17-96-302. Application

 (a) All persons who may wish to practice podiatric medicine in this state shall make application, upon a form authorized by the Arkansas Board of Podiatric Medicine and furnished by it, to the Secretary-treasurer of the Arkansas Board of Podiatric Medicine for a license, to be subscribed to by the applicant.  (b) The applicant shall file with the secretary-treasurer at least two (2) months before an examination an approved application, on a form furnished by the board covering the applicant's personal history and preliminary and professional education and such other evidence of qualification as the board may require.  (c) All applicants for examination who shall furnish the board with proper proof of their education and qualifications, upon payment of a fee to be established by the board in an amount not to exceed two hundred dollars ($200), shall be examined and, if found qualified, shall be registered and receive in testimony thereof a certificate signed by the members of the board.
AR Code § 17-96-303 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 96 - Podiatric Medicine|Subchapter 3 - Licensing|§ 17-96-303. Qualification of applicants

 (a) A person shall not take any examination for such registration unless that person shall furnish the Arkansas Board of Podiatric Medicine with satisfactory proof that he or she:  (1) Is twenty-one (21) years of age or over; and  (2) Has received a license or certificate of graduation from a legally incorporated, regularly established school of podiatric medicine recognized by the Council on Podiatric Medical Education of the American Podiatric Medical Association, Inc. within the states, territories, districts, and provinces of the United States or within any foreign country.    (b) No applicant shall be entitled to such registration and certificate unless the applicant shall have completed before the beginning of the applicant's course in podiatric medicine a minimum of three (3) years in an accredited university or college of the liberal arts or the sciences.  (c) A diploma issued by an accredited school of podiatric medicine, approved by the American Podiatric Medical Association, Inc. bestowing the degree “Doctor of Podiatric Medicine” shall be recognized as a qualification under this chapter only if the diploma represents the actual standards of preliminary and professional education established by the board.  (d)  (1) A certificate issued by an accredited podiatric residency program approved by the Council on Podiatric Medical Education of the American Podiatric Medical Association, Inc. as proof of the satisfactory completion of a minimum of a one-year postgraduate residency program.  (2) A podiatrist who graduated before 1990 and can show proof of continuous practice since graduation is exempt from the residency requirement.  (3) Podiatrists who are licensed to practice in the State of Arkansas before 1997 are exempt from the residency requirement.
AR Code § 17-96-304 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 96 - Podiatric Medicine|Subchapter 3 - Licensing|§ 17-96-304. Examinations

 (a) The Arkansas Board of Podiatric Medicine may make such rules governing the conduct of the examinations as it shall deem necessary, and willful violation of the rules shall subject the applicant to the loss of the examination fee.  (b)  (1) Examinations shall be in the English language and shall be written and clinical.  (2) The board shall approve and designate the examinations to be given to those individuals who desire a license to practice podiatric medicine in the State of Arkansas. The board shall set forth the standards for successful completion of the examination for licensure.    (c)  (1) An applicant who fails to pass an examination satisfactory to the board and is therefore refused registration shall be entitled to a reexamination within six (6) months after the refusal.  (2) The examination shall be at a meeting of the board called for the examination of applicants.  (3) The applicant shall make payment of an additional fee to be established by the board in an amount not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100) for each reexamination.  (4) Two (2) such reexaminations shall exhaust the privilege under the original application.
AR Code § 17-96-305 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 96 - Podiatric Medicine|Subchapter 3 - Licensing|§ 17-96-305. Temporary license

 (a) A temporary license to practice podiatric medicine in this state may be issued to a person who meets all the qualifications for licensure with the exception of the residency requirement while participating in a full-time podiatric residency program. This program must be approved by the Council on Podiatric Medical Education of the American Podiatric Medical Association. This person shall practice under the supervision of a licensed and qualified podiatrist of this state. The Arkansas Board of Podiatric Medicine must be notified in writing of this supervisory status by the residency director of the program. The board shall also receive in writing the name of the podiatrist who will act as the supervisor and an agreement to act in the capacity of a supervisor.  (b) The temporary license will be in effect for a period of one (1) year after the date of issue. The board shall not issue a certificate to practice podiatric medicine if the applicant does not present proof of the successful completion of the residency program.  (c) A podiatrist practicing podiatric medicine with a temporary license may be suspended or may have the temporary license revoked under the same provisions for the revocation of licensure or suspension of a fully licensed podiatrist.  (d) The board shall not issue a certificate to practice podiatric medicine if the applicant does not present proof of the successful completion of the residency program. The proof of residency completion accompanied by the licensing renewal fee must be presented to the board within thirty (30) days of completion of the residency program or the applicant shall be required to submit a new application for licensure.
AR Code § 17-96-306 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 96 - Podiatric Medicine|Subchapter 3 - Licensing|§ 17-96-306. Renewal — Continuing education requirement

 (a)  (1) A renewal fee to be established by the Arkansas Board of Podiatric Medicine in an amount not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100) shall be paid on July 1 each year.  (2)  (A) If the fee is not paid within three (3) months, the license may be suspended or revoked.  (B) If the license is revoked, it shall only be reissued upon original application and examination.    (3) A penalty may be established by the board, and it shall not exceed one-half (½) of the renewal fee for renewal fees not paid before July 15 of each year.    (b)  (1) For renewal of a license, each licensee must present to the board a certificate of attendance at seminars or other continuing professional education courses in the health sciences as approved by the board.  (2) The number of hours of continuing education to be earned annually shall be set by the board.  (3) However, the requirement of continuing education may be waived by the board upon application by the licensee and proof of extenuating circumstances, as approved by the board.
AR Code § 17-96-307 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 96 - Podiatric Medicine|Subchapter 3 - Licensing|§ 17-96-307. Recording and display of license

 (a) All licenses shall be recorded in the manner of other medical licenses in the office of the county recorder in which county the licensee practices.  (b) All licenses shall be conspicuously displayed at the office or other place of practice.
AR Code § 17-96-308 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 96 - Podiatric Medicine|Subchapter 3 - Licensing|§ 17-96-308. Revocation

 (a)  (1) The Arkansas Board of Podiatric Medicine, after hearing, may revoke by majority vote any certificate issued by it and cancel or suspend the registration of any podiatrist who has been convicted of violation of § 17-96-103.  (2) The board, after hearing pursuant to the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, § 25-15-201 et seq., by a majority vote may also revoke the certificate and cancel or suspend the registration of any person of whom the court records of a court of any state or territory within the United States or of the federal courts or the records of any court of jurisdiction in any foreign country show that the person has been found guilty of a criminal offense.  (3) The board, after hearing, by majority vote may also revoke the certificate and cancel or suspend the registration of any person whose registration was granted upon mistake of material fact.    (b) The board may subsequently, but not earlier than one (1) year thereafter, by unanimous vote, reissue any certificate and register anew any podiatrist whose certificate was revoked and whose registration was canceled by the board, except as otherwise provided in this subchapter.  (c)  (1) The board, after hearing, may refuse to issue a certificate and cancel or suspend the registration of any person registered under the provisions of this chapter who, after investigation and hearing, shall be found guilty of grossly unprofessional and dishonest conduct. The board may impose a penalty not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each violation, require completion of appropriate educational programs or courses, place conditions or restrictions upon the licensee's license or practice, or such other requirements or penalties as may be appropriate to the circumstances of the case and which would achieve the desired disciplinary purposes, but which would not impair the public welfare and morals.  (2) “Unprofessional and dishonest conduct” means, but is not limited to:  (A) The willful betrayal of a professional secret;  (B) Having professional connections with, or lending the use of one's name to, an unregistered podiatrist or having professional connection with anyone who has been convicted in any court of any criminal offense whatsoever;  (C) [Repealed.]  (D) Habitual intemperance;  (E) Being habitually addicted to the use of morphine, opium, cocaine, or other drugs for other use than legal and legitimate purposes;  (F) Advertising in a false, fraudulent, deceptive, or misleading manner;  (G) Becoming physically or mentally incompetent to practice podiatric medicine as to endanger the public; or  (H) Gross negligence or malpractice.
AR Code § 17-97-101 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 97 - Psychologists and Psychological Examiners|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 17-97-101. Legislative intent

 It is intended that the provisions of this chapter be in accordance with and consistent with the Arkansas Medical Practices Act, § 17-95-201 et seq., § 17-95-301 et seq., and § 17-95-401 et seq., and that the practice of psychology as prescribed in this chapter should not infringe on the practice of medicine.
AR Code § 17-97-103 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 97 - Psychologists and Psychological Examiners|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 17-97-103. Exceptions generally

 (a) This chapter does not prohibit:  (1) The teaching of psychology or the conduct of psychological research by licensed or unlicensed psychologists or other licensed or unlicensed professionals under the laws of Arkansas if the teaching or research does not involve the delivery or supervision of direct services to individuals who are themselves, rather than a third party, the intended beneficiaries of the services without regard to the source or extent of payment for services rendered;  (2) The provision of expert testimony by psychologists who are exempted by this chapter;  (3) Members of other professions licensed under the laws of Arkansas from rendering services within the scope of practice as set out in the statutes regulating their professional practices, if they do not represent themselves to be psychologists or psychological examiners;  (4) Recognized members of the clergy from functioning in their ministerial capacities, if they do not represent themselves to be psychologists or psychological examiners or their services to be psychological services;  (5) Students of psychology, psychological interns, psychological residents, and other persons preparing for the profession of psychology from performing as a part of their training the functions specified in § 17-97-102, but only under qualified supervision; or  (6) The practice of psychology through a program in partnership with federal Innovative Readiness Training if the psychologist or psychological examiner has obtained a license to practice from another state, commonwealth, territory, or the District of Columbia.    (b) A person holding an earned doctoral degree in psychology from an institution of higher education may use the title “Psychologist” in conjunction with the activities permitted in subdivisions (a)(1) and (2) of this section.
AR Code § 17-97-105 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 97 - Psychologists and Psychological Examiners|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 17-97-105. Privileged communications

 For the purpose of this chapter, the confidential relations and communications between a licensed psychologist or a psychological examiner and a client are placed upon the same basis as those provided by law between an attorney and a client. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to require any such privileged communication to be disclosed.
AR Code § 17-97-202 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 97 - Psychologists and Psychological Examiners|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas Psychology Board|§ 17-97-202. Organization and proceedings

 (a) The Arkansas Psychology Board shall meet and organize by electing a chair, a secretary, and a treasurer.  (b) The board shall hold at least one (1) regular meeting each year. Called meetings may be held at the discretion of the Chair of the Arkansas Psychology Board or at the written request of any two (2) members of the board.  (c) A majority of the members of the board shall at all times constitute a quorum.  (d) The board shall adopt a seal which shall be affixed to all certificates issued by the board.
AR Code § 17-97-203 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 97 - Psychologists and Psychological Examiners|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas Psychology Board|§ 17-97-203. Powers and duties

 The Arkansas Psychology Board shall:   (1) Be empowered to hire assistants as necessary to carry on its activities, within the limits of funds available to the board;  (2) Be empowered to accept grants from foundations or institutions;  (3) From time to time adopt rules that comply with national guidelines and standards as it may deem necessary for the performance of its duties;  (4) Examine and pass upon the qualifications of the applicants for the practice of psychology as provided; and  (5) Adopt the code of ethics of the American Psychological Association to govern appropriate practices or behavior as referred to in this chapter and file the code with the Secretary of State within thirty (30) days before the effective date of the code of ethics.
AR Code § 17-97-204 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 97 - Psychologists and Psychological Examiners|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas Psychology Board|§ 17-97-204. Collection and disposition of fees

 (a) The Arkansas Psychology Board may establish various fees and penalties for services related to provision of temporary permits, printed materials, handling returned checks, costs incurred in processing delinquent payments, and other reasonable services as may be determined by the board and the Department of Health is authorized to collect such fees and penalties.  (b) These fees, along with other cash funds made available to the board, shall be used to supplement the board with adequate income to provide for the efficient and necessary operation of the board.  (c) The fees and penalties shall be limited to the following types with the maximum amounts as indicated:    Type of Service Maximum Charge Photocopying, per page $ 1.00 Personal name change 10.00 Service charge on returned checks 20.00 Replacement of returned checks 20.00 Temporary permit 100.00 Delinquent payment 100.00 Mailing lists/labels 100.00 Verification of licensure 10.00 Delinquent CE penalty 50.00   Click to view table.
AR Code § 17-97-301 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 97 - Psychologists and Psychological Examiners|Subchapter 3 - Licensing|§ 17-97-301. Legislative intent — License required

 (a) The General Assembly intends this section to:  (1) Require all psychology service providers to conform to the licensing requirements of this chapter; and  (2) By conforming, protect the public's health and welfare by ensuring competence in the delivery of those services.    (b) If any person shall practice or hold himself or herself out to the public as being engaged in the practice of psychology, such as clinical, consulting, industrial, personnel, or counseling psychology, and shall not then possess in full force and virtue a valid license to practice as psychological examiner or psychologist under the provisions of this chapter, the person shall be guilty of a violation.  (c) Upon conviction, the person shall be fined not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).