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Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 2 - NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-10-101 — 17-56-202) › Chapter 53 - HEALTH EDUCATORS (§§ 17-53-101 — 17-53-210) › Subchapter 2 - ARKANSAS BOARD OF HEALTH EDUCATION (§§ 17-53-201 — 17-53-210) › Section 17-53-204 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2017, No. 540,§ 24, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1997, No. 1237, § 8.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 2 - NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-10-101 — 17-56-202) › Chapter 53 - HEALTH EDUCATORS (§§ 17-53-101 — 17-53-210) › Subchapter 2 - ARKANSAS BOARD OF HEALTH EDUCATION (§§ 17-53-201 — 17-53-210) › Section 17-53-205 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2017, No. 540,§ 24, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1997, No. 1237, § 9.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 2 - NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-10-101 — 17-56-202) › Chapter 53 - HEALTH EDUCATORS (§§ 17-53-101 — 17-53-210) › Subchapter 2 - ARKANSAS BOARD OF HEALTH EDUCATION (§§ 17-53-201 — 17-53-210) › Section 17-53-206 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2017, No. 540,§ 24, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1997, No. 1237, § 10.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 2 - NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-10-101 — 17-56-202) › Chapter 53 - HEALTH EDUCATORS (§§ 17-53-101 — 17-53-210) › Subchapter 2 - ARKANSAS BOARD OF HEALTH EDUCATION (§§ 17-53-201 — 17-53-210) › Section 17-53-207 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2017, No. 540,§ 24, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1997, No. 1237, § 11.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 2 - NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-10-101 — 17-56-202) › Chapter 53 - HEALTH EDUCATORS (§§ 17-53-101 — 17-53-210) › Subchapter 2 - ARKANSAS BOARD OF HEALTH EDUCATION (§§ 17-53-201 — 17-53-210) › Section 17-53-208 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2017, No. 540,§ 24, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1997, No. 1237, § 12.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 2 - NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-10-101 — 17-56-202) › Chapter 53 - HEALTH EDUCATORS (§§ 17-53-101 — 17-53-210) › Subchapter 2 - ARKANSAS BOARD OF HEALTH EDUCATION (§§ 17-53-201 — 17-53-210) › Section 17-53-209 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2017, No. 540,§ 24, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1997, No. 1237, § 14.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 2 - NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-10-101 — 17-56-202) › Chapter 53 - HEALTH EDUCATORS (§§ 17-53-101 — 17-53-210) › Subchapter 2 - ARKANSAS BOARD OF HEALTH EDUCATION (§§ 17-53-201 — 17-53-210) › Section 17-53-210 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2017, No. 540,§ 24, eff. 8/1/2017.
Amended by Act 2013, No. 480,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2013.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 2 - NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-10-101 — 17-56-202) › Chapter 55 - ELECTRICAL INSPECTORS (§§ 17-55-101 — 17-55-106) › Section 17-55-102 - Provisions applicable to electrical inspectors

(a)
(1)
Licensure as an electrical inspector does not qualify a person to act as an electrician under §
17-28-101
et seq.
(2)
(A)
This chapter shall not require an individual to hold a license before doing electrical work on his or her primary residence except as otherwise required by state law, rules, or local ordinances.
(B)
The exemption from compliance with the licensing standards shall not be referred to in any way and shall not be evidence of the lack of negligence or the exercise of due care by a party at a trial of any civil action to recover damages by any party.
(b)
A person licensed as an electrical inspector under this chapter shall not inspect electrical work that he or she:
(1)
Installed; or
(2)
Supervised.
(c)
(1)
Except as provided in subdivisions (c)(2) and (3) of this section, a person licensed as an electrical inspector shall conduct inspections only within the political subdivision employing the inspector.
(2)
If a person licensed as an electrical inspector is employed by more than one (1) political subdivision, he or she may conduct inspections within any of the political subdivisions employing the person as an electrical inspector.
(3)
A person employed by the state as an electrical inspector may conduct inspections anywhere within the State of Arkansas.
(d)
This chapter and §
17-28-202
, §
17-28-301(b)
, and §
17-28-305
shall not prohibit a person licensed as an electrical inspector or an electrician from performing work free of charge on his or her own properties, properties of family members, or for a nonprofit charity if the person holds the requisite license for the work performed free of charge.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 1499, eff. 7/24/2019.
Added by Act 2013, No. 756,§ 4, eff. 8/16/2013.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 2 - NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-10-101 — 17-56-202) › Chapter 55 - ELECTRICAL INSPECTORS (§§ 17-55-101 — 17-55-106) › Section 17-55-103 - Persons employed as electrical inspectors as of August 16, 2013

(a)
A person employed as an electrical inspector as of August 16, 2013, shall be issued a temporary electrical inspector license upon submission of the following information to the Board of Electrical Examiners of the State of Arkansas:
(1)
Proof of employment with the state or a political subdivision of the state as an electrical inspector in the State of Arkansas;
(2)
Verification of work experience as required by rule of the board; and
(3)
Payment of a license fee as required by rule of the board.
(b)
(1)
A temporary license issued under this section shall expire on January 1, 2014.
(2)
A recipient of a temporary license shall be eligible to apply for an electrical inspector license under this chapter.
Added by Act 2013, No. 756,§ 4, eff. 8/16/2013.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 2 - NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-10-101 — 17-56-202) › Chapter 55 - ELECTRICAL INSPECTORS (§§ 17-55-101 — 17-55-106) › Section 17-55-104 - Disposition of funds

All funds received by the Board of Electrical Examiners of the State of Arkansas under this chapter shall be deposited as special revenues into the State Treasury to the credit of the Department of Labor and Licensing Special Fund, there to be used by the Department of Labor and Licensing in carrying out the functions, powers, and duties as set out in this chapter, §
17-28-101
et seq., and the Arkansas Electrical Code Authority Act, §
20-31-101
et seq., and to defray the costs of the maintenance, operation, and improvements required by the department in carrying out the functions, powers, and duties otherwise imposed by law on the Secretary of the Department of Labor and Licensing.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 5444, eff. 7/1/2019.
Added by Act 2013, No. 756,§ 4, eff. 8/16/2013.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 2 - NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-10-101 — 17-56-202) › Chapter 55 - ELECTRICAL INSPECTORS (§§ 17-55-101 — 17-55-106) › Section 17-55-105 - Authority to charge fees for continuing education

(a)
The Department of Labor and Licensing may charge fees for continuing education classes that it conducts or sponsors for electrical inspectors.
(b)
Fees under subsection (a) of this section shall be established by rule of the Board of Electrical Examiners of the State of Arkansas.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 5445, eff. 7/1/2019.
Added by Act 2013, No. 756,§ 4, eff. 8/16/2013.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 2 - NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-10-101 — 17-56-202) › Chapter 55 - ELECTRICAL INSPECTORS (§§ 17-55-101 — 17-55-106) › Section 17-55-106 - Rules

The Board of Electrical Examiners of the State of Arkansas may promulgate rules necessary to implement this chapter.
Added by Act 2013, No. 756,§ 4, eff. 8/16/2013.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 2 - NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-10-101 — 17-56-202) › Chapter 56 - ARKANSAS PAWNBROKER ACT (§§ 17-56-101 — 17-56-202) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 17-56-101 — 17-56-103) › Section 17-56-101 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2021, No. 491,§ 1, eff. 7/28/2021.
Added by Act 2017, No. 985,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 2 - NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-10-101 — 17-56-202) › Chapter 56 - ARKANSAS PAWNBROKER ACT (§§ 17-56-101 — 17-56-202) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 17-56-101 — 17-56-103) › Section 17-56-102 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2021, No. 491,§ 1, eff. 7/28/2021.
Added by Act 2017, No. 985,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 2 - NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-10-101 — 17-56-202) › Chapter 56 - ARKANSAS PAWNBROKER ACT (§§ 17-56-101 — 17-56-202) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 17-56-101 — 17-56-103) › Section 17-56-103 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2021, No. 491,§ 1, eff. 7/28/2021.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 5446, eff. 7/1/2019.
Added by Act 2017, No. 985,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 2 - NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-10-101 — 17-56-202) › Chapter 56 - ARKANSAS PAWNBROKER ACT (§§ 17-56-101 — 17-56-202) › Subchapter 2 - PAWNBROKER LICENSURE COMMISSION (§§ 17-56-201 — 17-56-202) › Section 17-56-201 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2021, No. 491,§ 1, eff. 7/28/2021.
Added by Act 2017, No. 985,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 2 - NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-10-101 — 17-56-202) › Chapter 56 - ARKANSAS PAWNBROKER ACT (§§ 17-56-101 — 17-56-202) › Subchapter 2 - PAWNBROKER LICENSURE COMMISSION (§§ 17-56-201 — 17-56-202) › Section 17-56-202 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2021, No. 491,§ 1, eff. 7/28/2021.
Added by Act 2017, No. 985,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 3 - MEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-80-101 — 17-107-311) › Chapter 80 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 17-80-101 — 17-80-506) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 17-80-101 — 17-80-122) › Section 17-80-101 - Filing and compilation of licensing information

(a)
(1)
The Director of the Arkansas State Medical Board and the Director of the Arkansas State Board of Chiropractic Examiners shall file with the Secretary of State within one (1) week of the issuance of a license:
(A)
The name of the person licensed;
(B)
The date of license;
(C)
The last known post office address of the person licensed; and
(D)
Whether the license was granted:
(i)
On examination before the Arkansas State Medical Board or the Arkansas State Board of Chiropractic Examiners;
(ii)
By reciprocity and, if so, the name of the state which issued the license; or
(iii)
On a diploma and, if so, the name of the school or medical college which issued the diploma.
(2)
This information shall be verified by the affidavits of the Director of the Arkansas State Medical Board or the Director of the Arkansas State Board of Chiropractic Examiners.
(b)
The Secretary of State shall compile the information filed pursuant to subsection (a) of this section in a well-bound book to be kept by him or her for that purpose. He or she shall from time to time, as additional names are filed with him or her by the respective boards, record the names in the book, together with the other information furnished by the boards.
(c)
The Secretary of the Department of Health shall report the deaths of all persons licensed by the boards named in subsection (a) of this section to the Secretary of State within a reasonable time after the information has been received in his or her office. The Secretary of State shall thereupon note after the name of the decedent the fact of his or her death and the date thereof.
(d)
Any violation of the provisions of this section shall constitute a misdemeanor and be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500) or by imprisonment not exceeding ten (10) days.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 386,§ 37, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 4865, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1935, No. 148, §§ 1-4; Pope's Dig., §§ 10790-10794; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 72-201 -- 72-205.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 3 - MEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-80-101 — 17-107-311) › Chapter 80 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 17-80-101 — 17-80-506) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 17-80-101 — 17-80-122) › Section 17-80-102 - Subpoena power of boards - Enforcement

(a)
(1)
The licensing and disciplining boards of the professions of the healing arts provided in this subtitle shall have the power to issue subpoenas and bring before the board as a witness any person in this state.
(2)
The secretary or the investigative officer of the board shall issue a subpoena upon the request of any party to a proceeding pending before the board or at the request of the board.
(3)
The writ shall be directed to the sheriff of the county where the witness resides or may be found.
(4)
The writ may require the witness to bring with him or her any book, writing, or other thing under his or her control which he or she is bound by law to produce in evidence.
(5)
Service of the writ shall be in the manner as now provided by statute for the service of subpoenas in civil cases.
(b)
(1)
A witness who has been served by subpoena in the manner provided by law and who shall have been paid or tendered the legal fees for travel and attendance as provided by law shall be obligated to attend for examination of the trial of the cause pending before the board.
(2)
In the event a witness shall have been served with subpoenas as herein provided and fails to attend the hearing in obedience to the subpoena, the board may apply to the circuit court of the county wherein the board is having its meeting for an order causing the arrest of the witness and directing that the witness be brought before the court.
(3)
The court shall have the power to punish the disobedient witness for contempt as now provided by law in the trial of civil cases.
(4)
The disobedient witness shall be liable in damages for nonattendance to the trial or hearing as provided by Rev. Stat., ch. 158, § 9 [superseded].
Acts 1971, No. 202, §§ 1, 2; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 72-141, 72-142; Acts 1993, No. 392, § 8.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 3 - MEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-80-101 — 17-107-311) › Chapter 80 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 17-80-101 — 17-80-506) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 17-80-101 — 17-80-122) › Section 17-80-103 - Immunity of board members and individuals acting on behalf of boards including expert witnesses

A member of a board or any individual acting on behalf of the board of any profession or occupation classified under the laws of the State of Arkansas as a profession of the healing arts, including an expert witness testifying or offering opinions, or both, regarding an administrative proceeding before a board of a profession or occupation classified as a profession of the healing arts, is not liable in damages to any person for slander, libel, defamation of character, breach of any privileged communication, or otherwise for any action taken or recommendation made within the scope of the functions of the board if the board member or the individual acting on behalf of the board, including an expert witness testifying or offering opinions, or both, regarding an administrative proceeding before a board of a profession or occupation classified as a profession of the healing arts, acts without malice and in the reasonable belief that the action or recommendation is warranted by the facts known to him or her after a reasonable effort is made to obtain the facts on which the action is taken or the recommendation is made.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 687,§ 1, eff. 4/4/2019.
Acts 1977, No. 275, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 72-143; Acts 1995, No. 1124, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 3 - MEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-80-101 — 17-107-311) › Chapter 80 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 17-80-101 — 17-80-506) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 17-80-101 — 17-80-122) › Section 17-80-104 - Continuing education requirements

(a)
The regulatory boards of the professions or occupations classified by the laws of the State of Arkansas as professions of the healing arts and for whom the General Assembly has heretofore established regulatory boards empowered to license persons who practice under conditions of licensure authorized by the General Assembly are authorized to adopt rules requiring the continuing education of the persons licensed by the board.
(b)
All rules establishing requirements for continuing education under the provisions of this section shall be adopted in the manner and method set out in the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, §
25-15-201
et seq., for the adoption of rules.
(c)
The regulatory boards shall establish by rule the number of hours of credit and the manner and methods of obtaining the hours of credit by its licensee.
(d)
In the event a licensee of the board does not complete the continuing education established by the board under the provisions of this section, the board is empowered to deny renewal of the license held by the licensee or after proper hearing take such action as it considers just and proper to compel compliance with its rules requiring continuing education.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 1500, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1977, No. 767, §§ 1-3; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 6-1401--6-1403.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 3 - MEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-80-101 — 17-107-311) › Chapter 80 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 17-80-101 — 17-80-506) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 17-80-101 — 17-80-122) › Section 17-80-105 - Professional review under federal act

(a)
The State of Arkansas hereby elects the early options in the provision provided in the Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986, for all healthcare entities subject to that act.
(b)
This section and powers granted shall be liberally and broadly construed so as to effectuate the legislative intent.
Acts 1989, No. 104, § 1, 3.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 3 - MEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-80-101 — 17-107-311) › Chapter 80 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 17-80-101 — 17-80-506) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 17-80-101 — 17-80-122) › Section 17-80-107 - "Physician" defined

For the purposes of the "Good Samaritan" law, §
17-95-101
, and any other law of this state which takes effect on or after January 1, 1994, the term "physician" means a person licensed by the Arkansas State Medical Board, the Arkansas State Board of Chiropractic Examiners, or the Arkansas Board of Podiatric Medicine.
Acts 1993, No. 1190, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 3 - MEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-80-101 — 17-107-311) › Chapter 80 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 17-80-101 — 17-80-506) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 17-80-101 — 17-80-122) › Section 17-80-108 - Disciplinary or corrective measures

(a)
Any assistance rendered with any execution carried out pursuant to §
5-4-617
by any licensed healthcare professional, including, but not limited to, physicians, nurses, and pharmacists, shall not be cause for any disciplinary or corrective measures by any board or commission created by the state or governed by state law which oversees or regulates the practice of healthcare professionals, including, but not limited to, the Arkansas State Medical Board, the Arkansas State Board of Nursing, and the Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy.
(b)
The infliction of the punishment of death by administration of the required lethal substances in the manner required by §
5-4-617
shall not be construed to be the practice of medicine.
Acts 1995, No. 651, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 3 - MEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-80-101 — 17-107-311) › Chapter 80 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 17-80-101 — 17-80-506) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 17-80-101 — 17-80-122) › Section 17-80-109 - Definitions - Acts 1999, No. 338

As used in this act:
(1)
"Healing arts" means the practice of any type of profession requiring special education and skill that promotes healing of the human body or that relates to the prevention of illness or disease; and
(2)
"Healthcare service" means that service offered or provided relating to the prevention, cure, or treatment of illness, injury, or disease and includes services performed by healing arts practitioners.
Acts 1999, NoActs 1999, No. 338, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 3 - MEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-80-101 — 17-107-311) › Chapter 80 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 17-80-101 — 17-80-506) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 17-80-101 — 17-80-122) › Section 17-80-110 - Using "Doctor" as title in documentation

In any written document or electronically transmitted document in connection with the provision of a healthcare service, no person shall use the title "Doctor", unless that title is authorized under §
17-1-101
et seq., in which case that person shall use the title in accordance with the statutes and rules governing the particular healthcare profession or unless that person has been granted a doctoral degree in any healing arts profession and is licensed in that profession under §
17-1-101
et seq.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 1503, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1999, No. 338, § 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 3 - MEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-80-101 — 17-107-311) › Chapter 80 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 17-80-101 — 17-80-506) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 17-80-101 — 17-80-122) › Section 17-80-111 - Restrictions on "Doctor" as title in advertising

No person shall advertise or allow oneself to be advertised by the title "Doctor" in association with the practice of one (1) of the healing arts, except in the practice of one (1) of the healthcare professions regulated under §
17-1-101
et seq., in which case that person shall use the title in accordance with the statutes and rules governing the particular healthcare profession or unless that person has been granted a doctoral degree in any healing arts profession and is licensed in that profession under §
17-1-101
et seq.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 1504, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1999, No. 338, § 3.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 3 - MEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-80-101 — 17-107-311) › Chapter 80 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 17-80-101 — 17-80-506) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 17-80-101 — 17-80-122) › Section 17-80-112 - Use of "Doctor" as title in provision of healthcare services

In connection with the provision of healthcare services, no person shall call oneself or allow oneself to be called by the title "Doctor", except in the practice of one (1) of the healthcare professions regulated under §
17-1-101
et seq., in which case the person shall use the title in accordance with the statutes and rules governing the particular healthcare profession.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 1505, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1999, No. 338, § 4.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 3 - MEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-80-101 — 17-107-311) › Chapter 80 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 17-80-101 — 17-80-506) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 17-80-101 — 17-80-122) › Section 17-80-113 - Authorized use of "Doctor" as title

This act shall not be construed to authorize any person to use the title "Doctor", unless that title is authorized under §
17-1-101
et seq., in which case that person shall use the title in accordance with the statutes and rules governing the particular healthcare profession or unless that person has been granted a doctoral degree in any healing arts profession and is licensed in that profession under §
17-1-101
et seq.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 1506, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1999, No. 338, § 5.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 3 - MEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-80-101 — 17-107-311) › Chapter 80 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 17-80-101 — 17-80-506) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 17-80-101 — 17-80-122) › Section 17-80-114 - Scope of practice - Complaints - Definition

(a)
As used in this section, "healing arts" means the practice of any type of profession requiring special education and skill that promotes healing of the human body or that relates to the prevention of illness or disease.
(b)
A board of the healing arts shall not take disciplinary action at the board level against a licensee of another board of the healing arts except as provided in subsections (c) and (d) of this section.
(c)
(1)
If a licensee or a member of a board of the healing arts believes that a licensee of another board of the healing arts is practicing outside that licensee's proper scope of practice, the licensee or member may file a complaint with his or her own board but may not file the complaint with any other board of the healing arts.
(2)
A board of the healing arts that receives a complaint regarding the proper scope of practice of a licensee of another board of the healing arts may file the complaint with that other board.
(3)
A board of the healing arts receiving a complaint from another board of the healing arts shall:
(A)
Investigate the complaint;
(B)
Take whatever action that board considers appropriate under its practice act and the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, §
25-15-201
et seq., to determine whether the licensee was practicing outside the licensee's proper scope of practice; and
(C)
Communicate the final disposition of the complaint to:
(i)
The licensee who is the subject of the complaint; and
(ii)
The board of the healing arts that filed the complaint.
(d)
(1)
With respect to the scope of practice issue, in any subsequent proceeding before the board of the healing arts that filed the complaint and in any subsequent judicial proceeding, the determination of the board of the healing arts that received the complaint shall be dispositive unless the findings, inferences, conclusions, or decisions of the board of the healing arts that received the complaint are:
(A)
In violation of constitutional or statutory provisions;
(B)
In excess of the statutory authority of the board of healing arts that received the complaint;
(C)
Made upon unlawful procedure;
(D)
Affected by other error or law;
(E)
Not supported by substantial evidence of record; or
(F)
Arbitrary, capricious, or characterized by abuse of discretion.
(2)
This subsection (d) applies to judicial review under §
25-15-212
of action taken by the board of the healing arts that filed the complaint.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 252,§ 11, eff. 8/1/2017.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 252,§ 10, eff. 8/1/2017.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 252,§ 9, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 2003, No. 341, § 1; 2007, No. 72, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 3 - MEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-80-101 — 17-107-311) › Chapter 80 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 17-80-101 — 17-80-506) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 17-80-101 — 17-80-122) › Section 17-80-115 - Jewelry eye implants

(a)
Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, no person shall implant jewelry into the mucous membrane of the eye of another person.
(b)
The Arkansas State Medical Board may authorize and regulate the practice of implanting jewelry into the mucous membrane of an eye.
Acts 2005, No. 1688, § 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 3 - MEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-80-101 — 17-107-311) › Chapter 80 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 17-80-101 — 17-80-506) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 17-80-101 — 17-80-122) › Section 17-80-116 - Criminal background checks

(a)
Any healthcare professional with prescriptive authority may request information on a person through the Arkansas Crime Information Center before writing or issuing a prescription to the person for a drug to treat erectile dysfunction.
(b)
(1)
A healthcare professional is not liable for negligence for failing to request information under subsection (a) of this section before writing or issuing a prescription to a person for a drug to treat erectile dysfunction.
(2)
Evidence of the failure of a healthcare professional to request information under subsection (a) of this section is not admissible as evidence of negligence in any court or administrative proceeding.
Acts 2006 (1st Ex. Sess.), No. 4, § 9.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 3 - MEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-80-101 — 17-107-311) › Chapter 80 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 17-80-101 — 17-80-506) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 17-80-101 — 17-80-122) › Section 17-80-118 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2017, No. 203,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017.
Added by Act 2015, No. 887,§ 3, eff. 4/1/2015.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 3 - MEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-80-101 — 17-107-311) › Chapter 80 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 17-80-101 — 17-80-506) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 17-80-101 — 17-80-122) › Section 17-80-119 - Medical education background checks

(a)
Upon application to a medical education program or school, the applicant shall undergo a state and federal criminal background check.
(b)
The student shall be responsible for payment for a state and federal criminal background check.
(c)
A medical program or school shall establish criteria by which the passage of the criminal background check is determined based upon the medical profession criteria for licensure.
Added by Act 2015, No. 1192,§ 1, eff. 7/22/2015.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 3 - MEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-80-101 — 17-107-311) › Chapter 80 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 17-80-101 — 17-80-506) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 17-80-101 — 17-80-122) › Section 17-80-120 - Signature authority for advanced practice registered nurses and physician assistants

(a)
When a provision of law or rule requires a signature, certification, stamp, verification, affidavit, or endorsement by a physician, the requirement may be fulfilled by an advanced practice registered nurse or a physician assistant in any of the following circumstances:
(1)
Certification of disability for patients to receive disabled parking permits or placards from the Office of Motor Vehicle; or
(2)
Signature for:
(A)
Sports physicals to authorize student athletes to participate in athletic activities;
(B)
Physicals for bus drivers;
(C)
Forms relating to do-not-resuscitate orders;
(D)
Forms excusing a potential jury member due to an illness;
(E)
Death certificates;
(F)
Workers' compensation forms;
(G)
Forms relating to absenteeism for employment or school purposes; or
(H)
Authorizations for durable medical equipment.
(b)
This section does not expand the scope of practice of an advanced practice registered nurse or physician assistant.
Added by Act 2017, No. 372,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 3 - MEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-80-101 — 17-107-311) › Chapter 80 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 17-80-101 — 17-80-506) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 17-80-101 — 17-80-122) › Section 17-80-121 - Unlawful female genital mutilation by a medical professional

(a)
A state agency, board, or commission authorized to issue a license to a medical professional under the laws of this state shall institute disciplinary action against a licensed medical professional over whom the state agency, board, or commission has jurisdiction and who is convicted of unlawful female genital mutilation of a minor, §
5-14-136
.
(b)
The state agency, board, or commission instituting a disciplinary action as described in this section may take any measure authorized to discipline the licensed medical professional, including the revocation of any license.
Added by Act 2019, No. 556,§ 5, eff. 3/26/2019.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 3 - MEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-80-101 — 17-107-311) › Chapter 80 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 17-80-101 — 17-80-506) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 17-80-101 — 17-80-122) › Section 17-80-122 - Preserving freedom of conscience and medical judgment for healthcare professionals

State law shall not require, or be construed to require, a healthcare professional to perform a gender transition procedure.
Added by Act 2023, No. 274,§ 2, eff. 8/1/2023.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 3 - MEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-80-101 — 17-107-311) › Chapter 80 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 17-80-101 — 17-80-506) › Subchapter 2 - IMPAIRED PHYSICIAN AND DENTIST TREATMENT ACT (§§ 17-80-201 — 17-80-210) › Section 17-80-201 - Short title

This subchapter shall be known as the "Impaired Physician and Dentist Treatment Act".
Acts 1993, No. 1220, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 3 - MEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-80-101 — 17-107-311) › Chapter 80 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 17-80-101 — 17-80-506) › Subchapter 2 - IMPAIRED PHYSICIAN AND DENTIST TREATMENT ACT (§§ 17-80-201 — 17-80-210) › Section 17-80-202 - Purpose

The purpose of this subchapter is to provide for the identification and treatment of physicians and dentists licensed under the Arkansas Medical Practices Act, §
17-95-201
et seq., §
17-95-301
et seq., and §
17-95-401
et seq., who suffer from impairment, in order to promote the public health and safety and to ensure the continued availability of the skills of highly trained medical and dental professionals for the benefit of the public.
Acts 1993, No. 1220, § 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 3 - MEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-80-101 — 17-107-311) › Chapter 80 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 17-80-101 — 17-80-506) › Subchapter 2 - IMPAIRED PHYSICIAN AND DENTIST TREATMENT ACT (§§ 17-80-201 — 17-80-210) › Section 17-80-203 - Definitions

As used in this subchapter:
(1)
"Board" means the Arkansas State Medical Board with reference to physicians and the Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners with reference to dentists;
(2)
"Dentists' health committee" means a dentist committee of the Arkansas State Dental Association composed of dentists who have expertise in the area of alcoholism, drug abuse, or mental illness, and that has been designated by the Arkansas State Dental Association to perform any and all of the activities set forth in subdivision (4) of this section;
(3)
"Impaired" or "impairment" means the presence of the diseases of alcoholism, drug abuse, or mental illness;
(4)
"Impaired dentist program" means the Arkansas State Dental Association-sponsored program for the detection, intervention, and monitoring of impaired dentists;
(5)
"Impaired physician program" means the Arkansas Medical Society, Inc.-sponsored program for the detection, intervention, and monitoring of impaired physicians;
(6)
"Physicians' health committee" means a physician committee of the Arkansas Medical Society, Inc. composed of physicians who have expertise in the area of alcoholism, drug abuse, or mental illness, and that has been designated by the Arkansas Medical Society, Inc. to perform any and all activities set forth in subdivision (5) of this section;
(7)
(A)
"Professional incompetence" means the inability or failure of a physician or dentist to practice his or her respective professions with reasonable skill and safety.
(B)
Impairment in and of itself shall not give rise to a presumption of professional incompetence; and
(8)
"Treatment program" means a plan of care and rehabilitation services provided by those organizations and persons authorized to provide such services for impaired physicians and dentists taking part in the programs provided under this subchapter.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 252,§ 12, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1993, No. 1220, § 3.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 3 - MEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-80-101 — 17-107-311) › Chapter 80 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 17-80-101 — 17-80-506) › Subchapter 2 - IMPAIRED PHYSICIAN AND DENTIST TREATMENT ACT (§§ 17-80-201 — 17-80-210) › Section 17-80-204 - Authority

The Arkansas Medical Society, Inc. shall have the authority to establish a physicians' health committee and the Arkansas State Dental Association shall have the authority to establish a dentists' health committee to undertake the functions and responsibilities to carry out the purposes of this subchapter and may include any of the following:
(1)
Contracting with providers of treatment programs;
(2)
Receiving and evaluating reports of suspected impairment from any source;
(3)
Intervening in cases of verified impairment;
(4)
Referring impaired physicians or dentists to treatment programs;
(5)
Monitoring the treatment and rehabilitation of impaired physicians or dentists;
(6)
Providing posttreatment monitoring and support of rehabilitated impaired physicians and dentists; and
(7)
Performing such other activities as the committees deem necessary to accomplish the purposes of this subchapter.
Acts 1993, No. 1220, § 4.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 3 - MEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-80-101 — 17-107-311) › Chapter 80 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 17-80-101 — 17-80-506) › Subchapter 2 - IMPAIRED PHYSICIAN AND DENTIST TREATMENT ACT (§§ 17-80-201 — 17-80-210) › Section 17-80-205 - Procedures

The physicians' health committee and the dentists' health committee shall develop procedures for:
(1)
Immediate reporting to the appropriate board of the names and results of any contact or investigation regarding any impaired physician or impaired dentist who is believed to constitute an imminent danger to the public or to himself or herself;
(2)
Reporting to the appropriate board in a timely fashion any impaired physician or any impaired dentist who refuses to cooperate with the respective committee, refuses to submit to treatment, or whose impairment is not substantially alleviated through treatment, and who, in the opinion of the respective committee, exhibits professional incompetence; and
(3)
Informing each participant of the impaired physician program or the impaired dentist program of the program procedures, responsibilities of program participants, and the possible consequences of noncompliance with the program.
Acts 1993, No. 1220, § 5.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 3 - MEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-80-101 — 17-107-311) › Chapter 80 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 17-80-101 — 17-80-506) › Subchapter 2 - IMPAIRED PHYSICIAN AND DENTIST TREATMENT ACT (§§ 17-80-201 — 17-80-210) › Section 17-80-206 - Evaluations

(a)
If the Arkansas State Medical Board has reason to believe that a physician is impaired or if the Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners has reason to believe that a dentist is impaired, either board may cause an evaluation of the physician or dentist to be conducted by the appropriate committee for the purpose of determining if there is an impairment.
(b)
The physicians' health committee or the dentists' health committee shall report the findings of its evaluation to its respective board.
Acts 1993, No. 1220, § 6.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 3 - MEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-80-101 — 17-107-311) › Chapter 80 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 17-80-101 — 17-80-506) › Subchapter 2 - IMPAIRED PHYSICIAN AND DENTIST TREATMENT ACT (§§ 17-80-201 — 17-80-210) › Section 17-80-207 - Request for restricted license

(a)
(1)
An impaired physician or an impaired dentist may request in writing to the appropriate board for a restriction of his or her license to practice.
(2)
The board may grant such a request for restriction and shall have authority to attach conditions to the licensure of the physician to practice medicine or the dentist to practice dentistry within specified limitations.
(b)
Removal of a voluntary restriction on licensure to practice medicine or dentistry shall be subject to the procedure for reinstatement of licensure pursuant to the Arkansas Medical Practices Act, §
17-95-201
et seq., §
17-95-301
et seq., and §
17-95-401
et seq., or the Arkansas Dental Practice Act, §
17-82-101
et seq.
Acts 1993, No. 1220, § 7.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 3 - MEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-80-101 — 17-107-311) › Chapter 80 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 17-80-101 — 17-80-506) › Subchapter 2 - IMPAIRED PHYSICIAN AND DENTIST TREATMENT ACT (§§ 17-80-201 — 17-80-210) › Section 17-80-208 - Confidentiality of records

(a)
(1)
Notwithstanding any provision of state law, records of the physicians' health committee pertaining to an impaired physician and all records of the dentists' health committee pertaining to an impaired dentist shall be kept confidential and are not subject to discovery or subpoena.
(2)
No person in attendance at any meeting of the physicians' health committee or the dentists' health committee shall be required to testify as to any committee discussions or proceedings.
(b)
However, information, documents, or records otherwise available from original sources are not to be construed as immune from discovery or use in any such action merely because they were presented during the proceedings of the committee, nor shall any person who testifies before the committee or who is a member of the committee be prevented from testifying as to matters within his or her knowledge, but the witness shall not be asked about his or her testimony before the committee or about opinions formed by him or her as a result of the committee hearings.
Acts 1993, No. 1220, § 8.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 3 - MEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-80-101 — 17-107-311) › Chapter 80 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 17-80-101 — 17-80-506) › Subchapter 2 - IMPAIRED PHYSICIAN AND DENTIST TREATMENT ACT (§§ 17-80-201 — 17-80-210) › Section 17-80-209 - Participation in treatment program

An impaired physician who is participating in or has successfully completed a treatment program pursuant to this subchapter shall not be excluded from any hospital staff solely because of such participation.
Acts 1993, No. 1220, § 9.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 3 - MEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-80-101 — 17-107-311) › Chapter 80 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 17-80-101 — 17-80-506) › Subchapter 2 - IMPAIRED PHYSICIAN AND DENTIST TREATMENT ACT (§§ 17-80-201 — 17-80-210) › Section 17-80-210 - Limitation on liability

(a)
Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the Arkansas Medical Society, Inc., the Arkansas Osteopathic Medical Association, the physicians' health committee and members thereof, the Arkansas State Dental Association, and the dentists' health committee and members thereof shall not be held liable in damages to any person for any acts, omissions, or recommendations made by them in good faith while acting within the scope of their responsibilities pursuant to this subchapter.
(b)
No person who in good faith and without malice makes a report to the physicians' health committee or to the dentists' health committee shall be liable for damages to any person.
Acts 1993, No. 1220, § 10; 2001, No. 929, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 3 - MEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-80-101 — 17-107-311) › Chapter 80 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 17-80-101 — 17-80-506) › Subchapter 3 - DIVERSITY IN LICENSED HEALTH PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-80-301 — 17-80-302) › Section 17-80-301 - Purposes

The purposes of this subchapter are to:
(1)
Provide appointment recommendations for Arkansas state boards and commissions that license or otherwise regulate health-related professions to ensure board and commission compositions that reflect the diversity of the State of Arkansas; and
(2)
Ensure that cultural competency, health disparities, and other minority health issues are adequately represented in the health policy decisions determined by state health-related agencies, boards, and commissions for the State of Arkansas.
Acts 2009, No. 1490, § 1.