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AR Code § 17-82-801 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 82 - Dentists, Dental Hygienists, and Dental Assistants|Subchapter 8 - Criminal Background Checks|§ 17-82-801. Criminal background check

 (a)  (1) Beginning July 1, 2011, every person applying for a license or renewal of a license issued by the Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners shall provide written authorization to the board to allow the Department of Arkansas State Police to release the results of state and federal criminal history background check reports to the board.  (2) The applicant shall pay the fees associated with the background checks.    (b)  (1) The Identification Bureau of the Department of Arkansas State Police shall perform the state criminal background check.  (2) The federal background check shall be requested from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and shall include the taking of fingerprints of the applicant.    (c) Upon completion of the criminal background checks, the Identification Bureau shall forward to the board all releasable information obtained concerning the applicant.  (d) At the conclusion of any background check under this section, the Identification Bureau shall retain the fingerprinting card of the applicant until notified by the board that the person is no longer licensed.
AR Code § 17-82-802 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 82 - Dentists, Dental Hygienists, and Dental Assistants|Subchapter 8 - Criminal Background Checks|§ 17-82-802. License eligibility

 A person shall not be eligible to receive or hold a license to practice dentistry or another healthcare profession issued by the Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners if the person has pleaded guilty or nolo contendere or has been found guilty of a felony listed under § 17-3-102.
AR Code § 17-82-803 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 82 - Dentists, Dental Hygienists, and Dental Assistants|Subchapter 8 - Criminal Background Checks|§ 17-82-803. Waiver

 (a) Section 17-82-802 may be waived by the Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners upon the request of:  (1) An affected applicant for licensure; or  (2) The person holding the license subject to revocation.    (b) The board may consider the following circumstances when considering a waiver, including without limitation:  (1) The age at which the crime was committed;  (2) The circumstances surrounding the crime;  (3) The length of time since the crime;  (4) Subsequent work history;  (5) Employment references;  (6) Character references; and  (7) Other evidence demonstrating that the applicant does not pose a threat to the health or safety of the public.
AR Code § 17-82-804 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 82 - Dentists, Dental Hygienists, and Dental Assistants|Subchapter 8 - Criminal Background Checks|§ 17-82-804. Background records sealed

 (a) A background record received by the Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners from the Identification Bureau of the Department of Arkansas State Police shall not be available for examination except by:  (1) An affected applicant for licensure or his or her authorized representative; or  (2) A person whose license is subject to revocation or his or her authorized representative.    (b) A record, file, or document shall not be removed from the custody of the department.
AR Code § 17-83-101 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 83 - Dietitians|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 17-83-101. Short title

 This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Dietetics Practice Act”.
AR Code § 17-83-102 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 83 - Dietitians|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 17-83-102. Purpose

 (a) It is the purpose of this chapter to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the public by providing for the licensing and regulation of persons engaged in the practice of dietetics.  (b) Nothing in this chapter shall prevent the furnishing of general nutritional information on food, food materials, or dietary supplements or the explanation to customers about foods or food products in connection with the sale, marketing, and distribution of those products.
AR Code § 17-83-103 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 83 - Dietitians|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 17-83-103. Definitions

 As used in this chapter:   (1) “Academy” means the Arkansas Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics;  (2) “Commission on Dietetic Registration” means the Commission on Dietetic Registration that is a national certifying agency for voluntary professional credentialing in dietetics and a member of the Institute for Credentialing Excellence;  (3) “Degree” means a degree received from a United States college or university that was regionally accredited at the time the degree was conferred;  (4) “Dietetic technician” means one who has completed a dietetic technician program and has received a two-year associate degree from a regionally accredited college or university;  (5) “Dietetics practice” means the integration and application of the principles derived from the sciences of nutrition, biochemistry, food, physiology, management, and behavioral and social sciences to achieve and maintain people's health through the provision of nutrition care services;  (6) “Dietitian” means one engaged in dietetics practice;  (7) “Institute for Credentialing Excellence” means the national organization that establishes national standards for certifying bodies that attest to the competence of individuals who participate in the healthcare delivery system, grants recognition to certifying bodies that voluntarily apply and meet the established standards, and monitors the adherence to those standards by the certifying bodies that it has recognized;  (8) “Licensed dietitian” means a person licensed under this chapter;  (9) “Nutrition care services” means:  (A) Assessing the nutritional needs of individuals and groups of humans and determining resources and constraints in the practice setting;  (B) Establishing priorities, goals, and objectives that meet nutritional needs of humans and are consistent with available resources and constraints;  (C) Providing nutrition counseling to humans in health and disease;  (D) Developing, implementing, and managing nutrition care of, and food service systems for, humans; and  (E) Evaluating, making changes in, and maintaining appropriate standards of quality in food and nutrition care services for humans;    (10) “Nutrition counseling” means advising and assisting individuals or groups concerning appropriate nutritional intake by integrating information from the nutritional assessment with information on food and other sources of nutrients and meal preparation consistent with cultural background and socioeconomic status;  (11) “Nutritional assessment” means the evaluation of the nutritional needs of individuals and groups, based upon appropriate biochemical, anthropometric, physical, and dietary data, to determine nutrient needs and recommend appropriate nutritional intervention, including enteral and parenteral nutrition;  (12) “Provisionally licensed dietitian” means a person provisionally licensed under this chapter; and  (13) “Registered dietitian” means a person registered by the Commission on Dietetic Registration.
AR Code § 17-83-105 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 83 - Dietitians|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 17-83-105. Violations of chapter

 The following acts shall constitute violations of this chapter:   (1) Representing oneself to be a dietitian or licensed dietitian, using the words “dietitian” or “provisional licensed dietitian” alone or in combination, or using the initials, “L.D.” or “P.L.D.” or any other letters, words, abbreviations, or insignia indicating that he or she is a dietitian, unless he or she is duly licensed as such under this chapter;  (2) Practicing or attempting to practice dietetics without having first been licensed or otherwise permitted under this chapter;  (3) Obtaining or attempting to obtain a license or renewal of a license by bribery or fraudulent representation; and  (4) Knowingly making a false statement on any form promulgated under this chapter or the rules promulgated under this chapter.
AR Code § 17-83-106 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 83 - Dietitians|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 17-83-106. Penalties — Enforcement

 (a) Violations of this chapter shall constitute Class A misdemeanors.  (b)  (1) The Arkansas Dietetics Licensing Board shall assist the prosecuting attorney in the enforcement of this chapter.  (2) Any member of the board may present evidence of a violation to the appropriate prosecuting attorney.
AR Code § 17-83-201 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 83 - Dietitians|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas Dietetics Licensing Board|§ 17-83-201. Creation — Members

 (a) There is hereby created the Arkansas Dietetics Licensing Board, to commence operations on January 1, 1990.  (b) The Arkansas Dietetics Licensing Board shall consist of five (5) persons, all of whom are Arkansas residents, with the following qualifications:  (1) Three (3) members who are licensed dietitians; and  (2) Two (2) members who are representatives of the public at large, including:  (A) One (1) member who is not actively engaged in or retired from the field of dietetics, to represent consumers; and  (B) One (1) member who is sixty (60) years of age or older, who is not actively engaged in or retired from the field of dietetics, to represent the elderly.      (c) The members shall be appointed by the Governor from the state at large subject to confirmation by the Senate and shall serve terms of five (5) years each.  (d)  (1) The Governor shall consult the Board of Directors of the Arkansas Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics before appointing the three (3) members who are licensed dieticians.  (2) Each of the board members who are licensed dieticians shall have been practicing dietitians for at least five (5) years preceding his or her appointment.    (e)  (1) Members of the Arkansas Dietetics Licensing Board may be removed from office by the Governor for cause.  (2) In case of death, resignation, or removal, the vacancy of the unexpired term shall be filled by the Governor in the same manner as other appointments.  (3) A person chosen to fill a vacancy shall be appointed only for the unexpired terms of the Arkansas Dietetics Licensing Board member replaced.  (4) No members shall serve more than two (2) consecutive terms.    (f) Each member of the Arkansas Dietetics Licensing Board may receive expense reimbursement in accordance with § 25-16-901 et seq. However, expenses shall in no case exceed the fees collected by the Arkansas Dietetics Licensing Board. All reimbursements for expenses authorized by this chapter shall be paid from the Dietetics Practice Licensing Fund.
AR Code § 17-83-202 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 83 - Dietitians|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas Dietetics Licensing Board|§ 17-83-202. Organization and meetings

 (a)  (1) At least two (2) regular meetings of the Arkansas Dietetics Licensing Board shall be held each calendar year, and at the first regular meeting every two (2) years, the board shall elect a chair and vice chair. Other regular meetings may be held at such time as the rules of the board may provide.  (2) Special called meetings may be held at the discretion of the Chair of the Arkansas Dietetics Licensing Board or at the written request of any three (3) members of the board.  (3) Reasonable notice of all meetings shall be given in the manner prescribed by the laws of this state.  (4) A quorum of the board shall consist of four (4) members.  (5) A secretary of the board shall be employed by the Department of Health.  (6) The board shall adopt a seal, which must be affixed to all certificates issued by the board.    (b) The Department of Health shall employ personnel for the performance of the board's functions and the board may disburse funds to the Department of Health to employ necessary personnel for the performance of the board's functions.
AR Code § 17-83-203 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 83 - Dietitians|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas Dietetics Licensing Board|§ 17-83-203. Duties and powers — Fees — Continuing education

 (a) In addition to the duties set forth elsewhere in this chapter, the Arkansas Dietetics Licensing Board shall:  (1) Establish an examination procedure, utilizing the examination approved by the board;  (2) Establish a licensure reciprocity agreement with other states;  (3) Annually compile a list of names, addresses, both residential and business, and dates and license numbers of all persons licensed under this chapter to be available upon request and cost;  (4) Establish mechanisms for appeal and decisions regarding applications and granting of licenses, such mechanisms to include provisions for judicial review in accordance with the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, § 25-15-201 et seq.;  (5) Make such rules not inconsistent with law as may be necessary to regulate its proceedings;  (6) Promulgate rules necessary to implement this chapter;  (7) Compile an annual report;  (8) Establish rules defining unprofessional conduct and set forth and publish standards of professional responsibility and publish standards for practice within twelve (12) months after the first board meeting;  (9) Receive and process complaints;  (10) Impose penalties;  (11) Establish fees and publish financial records; and  (12) Require at the time of license renewal each applicant to present satisfactory evidence that in the period since the license was issued he or she has completed the continuing education requirements in a manner specified by the board.    (b) The board shall establish, charge, and collect for:  (1) The filing of an application for a license under this chapter;  (2) The original issuance of a license under this chapter;  (3) A renewal of a license issued in accordance with this chapter; and  (4) Replacement of a license or renewal lost or destroyed.    (c) The board shall establish continuing education requirements and shall notify the applicants for licensing of the requirements.
AR Code § 17-83-204 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 83 - Dietitians|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas Dietetics Licensing Board|§ 17-83-204. Funds

 (a)  (1) The Secretary of the Arkansas Dietetics Licensing Board shall receive and account for all money derived under the provisions of this chapter and shall deposit the money weekly into financial institutions other than the State Treasury.  (2) These moneys shall be known as the “Dietetics Practice Licensing Fund”.    (b) There shall be such audits of this fund as are required by law.  (c) The secretary shall give a surety bond for the faithful performance of his or her duties to the Governor in the sum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or an amount recommended by the Auditor of State. The premium for this bond shall be paid out of the fund.  (d) The board may make expenditures from this fund for any purpose which is reasonable and necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter.
AR Code § 17-83-301 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 83 - Dietitians|Subchapter 3 - Licensing|§ 17-83-301. License required

 Beginning July 4, 1990, no individual shall practice or offer to practice dietetics within the meaning of this chapter unless he or she is duly licensed or is a student under the provisions of this chapter or is otherwise entitled under § 17-83-104 or § 17-83-302.
AR Code § 17-83-302 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 83 - Dietitians|Subchapter 3 - Licensing|§ 17-83-302. Waivers for licensing

 (a) For one (1) year beginning July 3, 1989, the Arkansas Dietetics Licensing Board shall waive the examination requirement and grant a license to any person who:  (1) Has received a baccalaureate or postbaccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited United States college or university with a program in human nutrition, food and nutrition, dietetics, or food systems management;  (2) Has completed a planned continuous preprofessional experience component in dietetic practice of not fewer than nine hundred (900) hours under the supervision of a registered dietitian or licensed dietitian; and  (3) Has been employed in the practice of dietetics for at least three (3) of the last ten (10) years preceding July 3, 1989; or  (4) Is registered with the Commission on Dietetic Registration.    (b) Applicants who have obtained their education outside of the United States and its territories must have their academic degree or degrees validated as equivalent to the baccalaureate or postbaccalaureate degree conferred by a regionally accredited college or university in the United States.
AR Code § 17-83-303 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 83 - Dietitians|Subchapter 3 - Licensing|§ 17-83-303. Qualifications for licenses

 The Arkansas Dietetics Licensing Board may issue a license as licensed dietitian to an applicant who qualifies as follows:   (1) The applicant files an application and has:  (A) Received a baccalaureate or postbaccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited United States college or university with a program in human nutrition, food and nutrition, dietetics, or food systems management. Applicants who have obtained their education outside of the United States and its territories must have their academic degree or degrees validated as equivalent to the baccalaureate or postbaccalaureate degree conferred by a regionally accredited college or university in the United States;  (B) Completed a planned, continuous preprofessional experience component in dietetic practice of not fewer than nine hundred (900) hours under the supervision of a registered dietitian or licensed dietitian; and  (C) Passed an examination as defined by the board; or    (2) The applicant files an application and provides evidence of current registration as a registered dietitian by the Commission on Dietetic Registration.
AR Code § 17-83-304 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 83 - Dietitians|Subchapter 3 - Licensing|§ 17-83-304. Provisional licenses

 (a) A provisional license to practice as a dietitian may be issued by the Arkansas Dietetics Licensing Board upon the filing of an application and submission of evidence of successful completion of the education requirements.  (b) A provisional license shall expire eighteen (18) months from the date of issuance. Provisional licenses may be renewed one (1) time upon submission to the board of a satisfactory explanation for the applicant's failure to become licensed within the original eighteen-month period.  (c) A provisional license shall permit the holder to practice only under the supervision of a dietitian licensed in this state.
AR Code § 17-83-305 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 83 - Dietitians|Subchapter 3 - Licensing|§ 17-83-305. Reciprocity

 Reciprocity shall be provided for licensed dietitians from other states, provided that the standards for licensing in that state are not less than those provided for in this chapter as determined by the Arkansas Dietetics Licensing Board.
AR Code § 17-83-306 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 83 - Dietitians|Subchapter 3 - Licensing|§ 17-83-306. Renewal of licenses

 (a) All licenses shall be effective when issued by the Arkansas Dietetics Licensing Board.  (b) The license of a licensed dietitian shall be ruled valid for one (1) year after the date of issuance.  (c)  (1)  (A) A license may be renewed by the payment of a renewal fee as set by the board.  (B) The board shall mail an application for renewal of a license to each person sixty (60) days before the renewal date. This shall be mailed to the most recent address of the person as it appears on the record of the board. The person shall complete the renewal application and return it to the board, accompanied by the required renewal fee, within not more than sixty (60) days after the renewal application was mailed by the board. Upon receipt of the application and fee, the board shall verify the accuracy of the application and issue to the applicant a notice of license renewal for the next year.  (C) If a person fails to renew his or her license within the sixty-day period, the license shall lapse the last day of the month of the calendar year that is exactly one (1) year from the calendar year and month in which the license was issued.  (D) If the renewal license has been expired for not more than ninety (90) days, the person may renew the license by paying to the board the required renewal fee and a penalty in an amount equal to one-half (½) of the renewal fee.  (E) If the license has been expired for more than ninety (90) days but less than one (1) year, the person may renew the license by paying to the board the unpaid renewal fee and a penalty in an amount equal to the renewal fee.    (2) At the time of license renewal, each applicant shall present satisfactory evidence that in the period since the license was issued, he or she has completed the continuing education requirements as required by the board.    (d) If a license has been expired one (1) year or more, the license shall not be renewed, but a new license may be obtained by applying to the board as a new licensee.
AR Code § 17-83-307 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 83 - Dietitians|Subchapter 3 - Licensing|§ 17-83-307. Grounds for denial, revocation, or suspension

 The Arkansas Dietetics Licensing Board may refuse to issue or renew a license or may revoke or suspend a license issued under this chapter for any of the following, but is not limited to:   (1) Violation of a provision of this chapter;  (2) Engaging in unprofessional conduct or gross incompetence as defined by the rules of the board or violating the standards of professional responsibility adopted and published by the board; or  (3) Conviction of a felony listed under § 17-3-102.
AR Code § 17-83-308 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 83 - Dietitians|Subchapter 3 - Licensing|§ 17-83-308. Disciplinary proceedings

 (a) Hearings shall be conducted by the Arkansas Dietetics Licensing Board.  (b) Decisions will be determined by a majority vote of the board.  (c) All proceedings will be conducted in accordance with the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, § 25-15-201 et seq.