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AR Code § 17-87-805 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 87 - Nurses|Subchapter 8 - Alternative to Discipline Act|§ 17-87-805. Reporting procedure

 The Arkansas State Board of Nursing shall develop rules and procedures for:   (1) Reporting to the board:  (A) The names and results of any contact or investigation regarding an impaired nurse who is believed to be an imminent danger to the public or to himself or herself;  (B) An impaired nurse who:  (i) Fails or refuses to:  (a) Cooperate with the program coordinator; or  (b) Submit to treatment;    (ii) Exhibits professional incompetence; or  (iii) Does not have alleviation through treatment for his or her impairment; and    (C) A participant of the alternative to discipline program resuming the practice of nursing;    (2) Informing each participant of the alternative to discipline program regarding the alternative to discipline program requirements, alternative to discipline program procedures, responsibilities of the participant, and consequences of noncompliance; and  (3) Performing other activities as necessary to implement this subchapter.
AR Code § 17-87-806 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 87 - Nurses|Subchapter 8 - Alternative to Discipline Act|§ 17-87-806. Program requirements

 (a)  (1) Eligibility to participate in the alternative to discipline program is at the sole discretion of the Arkansas State Board of Nursing.  (2) A person is not entitled to participate in the alternative to discipline program.    (b) To establish eligibility, a nurse shall:  (1) Have a license issued or an application for licensure in the State of Arkansas;  (2) Acknowledge that the nurse has a drug or alcohol abuse problem or addiction; and  (3) Meet any other requirements determined by the board.    (c) A participant in the alternative to discipline program shall:  (1) Agree to:  (A) Complete an evaluation conducted by a board-approved evaluator in order to outline the treatment required;  (B) Place his or her nursing license on inactive status until a treatment provider determines that the participant can safely practice nursing;  (C) Comply with:  (i) The written terms of the agreement to participate in the alternative to discipline program; and  (ii) The terms and conditions of any contract between the board and participant;    (D) Pay all costs for treatment and monitoring;  (E) Select from board-approved evaluators, treatment facilities, counselors, and laboratory facilities before utilization of services;  (F) Admit in an affidavit to violations of § 17-87-101 et seq.; and    (2) Perform other activities as determined necessary by the board.
AR Code § 17-87-807 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 87 - Nurses|Subchapter 8 - Alternative to Discipline Act|§ 17-87-807. Failure to comply

 (a) Participation in the alternative to discipline program under this subchapter is not a defense to any disciplinary action that may be taken by the Arkansas State Board of Nursing.  (b) This subchapter does not preclude the board from commencing disciplinary action against a nurse who is terminated from or fails to comply with the alternative to discipline program.
AR Code § 17-87-808 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 87 - Nurses|Subchapter 8 - Alternative to Discipline Act|§ 17-87-808. Liability

 (a) A person acting on behalf of the Arkansas State Board of Nursing in the alternative to discipline program under this section is considered an officer or employee of the State of Arkansas for purposes of:  (1) Immunity from civil liability under § 19-10-301 et seq.; and  (2) Payment of actual damages on behalf of state officers or employees under § 21-9-201 et seq.    (b)  (1) Except as provided in subdivision (b)(3) of this section, all participant records shall be confidential and shall not be subject to public inspection except under an order of a court of competent jurisdiction.  (2) However, the records may be introduced as evidence in any relevant proceedings before the board and shall be produced upon board request.  (3) The records regarding an impaired nurse or a participant of the alternative to discipline program shall be available to:  (A) The board;  (B) The staff of the board;  (C) An employer;  (D) A treating healthcare provider;  (E) Nursing education programs; and  (F) Other states' nursing boards.
AR Code § 17-88-101 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 88 - Occupational Therapists|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 17-88-101. Short title

 This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Arkansas Occupational Therapy Practice Act”.
AR Code § 17-88-102 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 88 - Occupational Therapists|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 17-88-102. Definitions

 As used in this chapter:   (1) “Occupational therapist” means a person licensed to practice occupational therapy, whose license is in good standing;  (2)  (A) “Occupational therapy” means the evaluation and treatment of individuals whose ability to cope with the tasks of living is threatened or impaired by developmental deficits, the aging process, poverty or cultural differences, environmental or sensory deprivation, physical injury or illness, or psychological and social disability.  (B) The treatment utilizes task-oriented activities to prevent or correct physical or emotional deficits or to minimize the disabling effect of these deficits in the life of the individual so that he or she might perform tasks normally performed at his or her stage of development.  (C) Specific occupational therapy techniques include, but are not limited to:  (i) Instruction in activities of daily living, design, fabrication, application, recommendation, and instruction in the use of selected orthotic or prosthetic devices and other adaptive equipment;  (ii) Perceptual-motor and sensory integrative activities;  (iii) The use of specifically designed crafts;  (iv) Exercises to enhance functional performance; and  (v) Prevocational evaluation and treatment.    (D) The techniques are applied in the treatment of individual patients or clients, in groups, or through social systems;    (3) “Occupational therapy aide” or “worker” means a person who aids a licensed occupational therapist in the practice of occupational therapy, whose activities require an understanding of occupational therapy but do not require professional or advanced training in the basic anatomical, biological, psychological, and social sciences involved in the practice of occupational therapy;  (4) “Occupational therapy assistant” means a person licensed to assist in the practice of occupational therapy under the frequent and regular supervision by or with consultation with an occupational therapist, whose license is in good standing. The definition of “frequent” and “regular” will be established by the Arkansas State Occupational Therapy Examining Committee; and  (5) “Person” means any individual, partnership, unincorporated organization, or corporate body, except that only an individual may be licensed under this chapter.
AR Code § 17-88-103 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 88 - Occupational Therapists|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 17-88-103. Exceptions

 Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as preventing or restricting the practice, services, or activities of:   (1) Any person licensed in this state by any other law from engaging in the profession or occupation for which he or she is licensed;  (2) Any person employed as an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant by the United States, if the person provides occupational therapy solely under the direction or control of the organization by which he or she is employed;  (3) Any person pursuing a course of study leading to a degree or certificate in occupational therapy at an accredited or approved educational program, if such activities and services constitute a part of a supervised course of study and if such a person is designated by a title which clearly indicates his or her status as a student or trainee;  (4) Any person fulfilling the supervised field work experience requirements of § 17-88-302, if such activities and services constitute a part of the experiences necessary to meet the requirements of that section;  (5) Any person employed by or working under the direct supervision of an occupational therapist as an occupational therapy aide; or  (6) Any person licensed as an occupational therapist in another state, United States possession, or country or who has received at least a baccalaureate degree or its equivalent in occupational therapy and who is in this state for the purpose of:  (A) Consultation, provided the practice is limited to consultation; or  (B) Conducting a teaching clinical demonstration in connection with a program of basic clinical education, graduate education, or postgraduate education in an approved school of occupational therapy or its affiliated clinical facilities or healthcare agencies or before a group of licensed occupational therapists.
AR Code § 17-88-104 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 88 - Occupational Therapists|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 17-88-104. False oath or affirmation — Penalty

 (a) A person who makes a willfully false oath or affirmation in any case in which an oath or affirmation is required by this chapter or who obtains or attempts to obtain registration by any fraudulent representation shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.  (b) Upon conviction, he or she shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or imprisoned in the county jail for a period of not less than one (1) month nor more than six (6) months, or be both fined and imprisoned.
AR Code § 17-88-105 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 88 - Occupational Therapists|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 17-88-105. Disposition of funds

 All fees and penalties provided for in this chapter shall be received by the Arkansas State Medical Board, shall be deposited into the State Treasury, shall be credited to the State Medical Board — Occupational Therapy Fund, which is created, and shall be expended by the board in accordance with the appropriation by the General Assembly.
AR Code § 17-88-201 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 88 - Occupational Therapists|Subchapter 2 - Regulatory Agencies|§ 17-88-201. Arkansas State Medical Board

 (a) The Arkansas State Medical Board shall administer the provisions of this chapter.  (b) With the advice and assistance of the Arkansas State Occupational Therapy Examining Committee, the board shall pass upon the qualification of applicants for licensure, regulate and supervise all examinations, determine the applicants who successfully pass the examination, and license the applicants who meet the qualifications provided in this chapter.  (c) In addition to the other powers and duties set out elsewhere in this chapter, the board shall:  (1) Adopt and put into effect reasonable rules to carry this chapter into effect;  (2) Investigate reported violations of this chapter and take such steps as may be necessary to enforce this chapter;  (3) Keep a record of its proceedings under this chapter and of all persons registered by it on a register which shall show the name of every registrant, his or her last known place of business, his or her last known place of residence, and the date and number of his or her license; and  (4) Compile a list of all occupational therapists who are licensed to practice occupational therapy in the State of Arkansas. The list shall be printed annually. It shall furnish a copy of the list to all persons requesting it upon the payment of a fee as may be fixed by the board to compensate for the cost of printing the list.
AR Code § 17-88-202 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 88 - Occupational Therapists|Subchapter 2 - Regulatory Agencies|§ 17-88-202. Arkansas State Occupational Therapy Examining Committee

 (a) There is created an Arkansas State Occupational Therapy Examining Committee to assist the Arkansas State Medical Board in carrying out the provisions of this chapter.  (b)  (1) The committee shall consist of five (5) members appointed by the Governor subject to confirmation by the Senate for terms of five (5) years, each of whom is a citizen of the United States and a resident of the State of Arkansas. One (1) member shall be a member of a minority race.  (2) Three (3) members shall be persons licensed under this chapter who have had at least three (3) years' experience in the practice of occupational therapy in this state and shall be appointed after consulting the Arkansas Occupational Therapy Association.  (3) One (1) member shall be a resident of this state who is not engaged in or licensed to practice as an occupational therapist, and shall represent consumers.  (4) One (1) member shall not be actively engaged in or retired from the profession of occupational therapy, shall be sixty (60) years of age or older, and shall represent the elderly. This member shall be appointed from the state at large, subject to the confirmation of the Senate. He or she will be a full voting member but shall not participate in the grading of examinations.    (c) The consumer representative position and the representative of the elderly position may not be filled by the same person.  (d) Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner for the unexpired term.  (e) The members of the committee may receive expense reimbursement and stipends in accordance with § 25-16-901 et seq.  (f) The committee is directed by this chapter to define “regular” and “frequent” as they relate to the supervision of occupational therapy assistants and to write and publish a code of ethics for the practice of occupational therapy and rules defining unprofessional conduct and gross negligence.  (g) In addition, the committee may be delegated by the board such powers and duties as it may deem proper.
AR Code § 17-88-301 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 88 - Occupational Therapists|Subchapter 3 - Licensing|§ 17-88-301. License required

 No person shall practice occupational therapy or hold himself or herself out as an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant or as being able to practice occupational therapy or to render occupational therapy services in the state unless he or she is licensed in accordance with the provisions in this chapter.
AR Code § 17-88-302 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 88 - Occupational Therapists|Subchapter 3 - Licensing|§ 17-88-302. Qualifications of applicants

 Each applicant must meet the following conditions:   (1) The applicant must be an individual at least eighteen (18) years of age;  (2) [Repealed.]  (3)  (A) The applicant must have successfully completed the academic requirements of an educational program in occupational therapy with concentration in biological or physical science, psychology, and sociology, and with education in selected manual skills.  (B) For an occupational therapist, the program shall be accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education and shall lead to the awarding of a bachelor's or master's level degree or advanced standing certificate in occupational therapy.  (C) For an occupational therapy assistant, the program shall be approved by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education and shall lead to the awarding of an associate level degree in occupational therapy;    (4) The applicant must have successfully completed a period of supervised field work experience at a recognized educational institution where he or she met the following academic requirements:  (A) For an occupational therapist, a minimum of six (6) months of supervised field work experience is required; or  (B) For an occupational therapy assistant, a minimum of two (2) months of supervised field work experience at an approved facility other than the one at which the person was previously employed, if applicable, is required; and    (5) The applicant must have passed an examination conducted by the Arkansas State Medical Board as provided in § 17-88-304.
AR Code § 17-88-303 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 88 - Occupational Therapists|Subchapter 3 - Licensing|§ 17-88-303. Issuance pursuant to examination

 (a) The Arkansas State Medical Board shall register as an occupational therapist and shall issue a license to any person who satisfactorily passes the examination provided for in § 17-88-304 and who otherwise meets the requirements for qualifications contained in this subchapter and pays a fee as determined by the Arkansas State Occupational Therapy Examining Committee.  (b) The board shall register as an occupational therapy assistant and shall issue a license to any person who satisfactorily passes the examination provided for in § 17-88-304 and who otherwise meets the qualifications contained herein and pays a fee as determined by the committee.
AR Code § 17-88-304 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 88 - Occupational Therapists|Subchapter 3 - Licensing|§ 17-88-304. Examinations

 (a)  (1) Any person applying for licensure, in addition to demonstrating his or her eligibility in accordance with the requirements of § 17-88-302, shall make application to the Arkansas State Medical Board for examination at least thirty (30) days before the date of examination upon a form and in a manner as the board shall prescribe.  (2) The application shall be accompanied by a fee to be determined by the Arkansas State Occupational Therapy Examining Committee. The fee shall not be refunded.    (b)  (1) An applicant who fails an examination may make reapplication for reexamination accompanied by the prescribed fee.  (2) Any applicant who fails three (3) examinations must take additional educational work in the areas of weakness as deemed necessary by the committee before being eligible for reexamination.    (c)  (1) Each applicant for licensure under this chapter shall be examined by the board to test his or her knowledge of the basic and clinical sciences relating to occupational therapy and to occupational therapy theory and practice.  (2) The knowledge tested will include the applicant's professional skills and judgment in the utilization of occupational therapy techniques and methods and any other subjects the board, with the advice of the committee, may deem useful to determine the applicant's fitness to practice.  (3) The committee shall establish standards for acceptable performance.    (d)  (1) Applicants for licensure shall be examined at a time and place and under such supervision as the board may determine.  (2) Examination shall be given at least two (2) times each year at such places within this state as the board may determine. The board shall give reasonable public notice of the examination in accordance with its rules at least sixty (60) days before their administration and shall notify by mail all individual examination applicants of the time and place of their administration.    (e) Applicants may obtain their examination scores and may review their papers in accordance with such rules as the board may establish.
AR Code § 17-88-305 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 88 - Occupational Therapists|Subchapter 3 - Licensing|§ 17-88-305. Reciprocity

 (a) A licensed occupational therapist who has been issued a license to practice occupational therapy in another state or territory whose requirements for registration and licensure were equal at the time of his or her registration to the requirements in this chapter may be registered and issued a license by the Arkansas State Medical Board, provided that the state or territory from which the applicant comes accords a similar privilege of registration and licensure to persons registered and licensed in the State of Arkansas by the board.  (b) The issuance of a license by reciprocity by the board shall be at the sole discretion of the board, and the board may provide such rules governing admission as it may deem necessary or desirable.  (c) Any occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant who has been certified by the Accreditation Council of Occupational Therapy Education and who has been in continuous practice for the past five (5) years and who comes to Arkansas from a state presently not granting reciprocity or from a state not requiring licensing shall be eligible for licensing in Arkansas.
AR Code § 17-88-306 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 88 - Occupational Therapists|Subchapter 3 - Licensing|§ 17-88-306. Temporary licenses

 (a) The Executive Director of the Arkansas State Medical Board shall issue a temporary license without examination to practice occupational therapy in association with an occupational therapist licensed under this chapter to persons who have completed the education and experience requirements of this chapter and who are required to be licensed in order to obtain employment as an occupational therapist.  (b) The temporary license shall be valid until the date on which the results of the next qualifying examination have been made public.  (c) This temporary license shall only be renewed one (1) time if the applicant has not passed the examination or if the applicant has failed to take the qualifying examination, unless that failure is justified by good cause acceptable at the discretion of the executive director.
AR Code § 17-88-307 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 88 - Occupational Therapists|Subchapter 3 - Licensing|§ 17-88-307. Reregistration

 (a)  (1) A renewal or reregistration fee which shall be determined by the Arkansas State Occupational Therapy Examining Committee shall be paid to the Arkansas State Medical Board by each occupational therapist who holds a license to practice occupational therapy in the State of Arkansas.  (2) The committee will also establish additional requirements for license renewal which provide evidence of continued competency.    (b) The reregistration fee shall be paid before or during the birth month of the license holder beginning in 1998, and each year thereafter. During the implementation year of 1998, fees shall be prorated.  (c)  (1) Failure to reregister and pay the reregistration fee by the last day of the birth month of the license holder shall cause the license of any person so failing to pay the registration fee to expire automatically.  (2) Any delinquent license of less than five (5) years may be reinstated by paying all delinquent fees and a penalty, to be determined by the committee, for each year or part of a year it has been delinquent.  (3) Any person who shall fail to reregister and pay the annual license fee for five (5) consecutive years shall be required to be reexamined by the board before his or her license may be reinstated.