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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 103 - SOCIAL WORKERS (§§ 17-103-101 — 17-103-309) › Subchapter 3 - LICENSING (§§ 17-103-301 — 17-103-309) › Section 17-103-304 - Expiration and renewal

(a)
A license is effective at the time of issuance by the Arkansas Social Work Licensing Board.
(b)
The license of a licensed social worker, licensed master social worker, and licensed certified social worker is valid for two (2) years after the date of issuance.
(c)
(1)
A license may be renewed by the payment of a renewal fee as set by the board.
(2)
A notice of license renewal shall be sent to a licensee at the most recent address as it appears in the records of the board approximately two (2) months before the expiration date of the license.
(3)
Before the expiration date of the license, the licensee shall:
(A)
Submit a renewal application and fee online; or
(B)
Mail the renewal application and fee to the office of the board.
(4)
Upon receipt of an application and fee, the board shall verify the accuracy of the application and, if approved, issue to the applicant a notice of license renewal valid for the next two (2) years.
(d)
(1)
If a licensee fails to renew his or her license before the expiration date, the license shall lapse the last day of the month of the calendar year that is exactly two (2) years from the calendar year and month in which the license was issued.
(2)
A license that has lapsed for a period of less than three (3) months may be renewed by submission of:
(A)
A completed renewal application;
(B)
A fee that is two (2) times the amount of the renewal fee specified; and
(C)
An attestation that the licensee has not practiced social work since the day that his or her license lapsed and the licensee will not practice social work until his or her license is approved for renewal by the board.
(3)
If a license has lapsed for three (3) months or longer, the applicant for the license shall be considered a new applicant subject to appropriate provisions of this chapter.
(4)
A license that has expired over three (3) months is not renewable.
(e)
At the time of license renewal, an 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.
Amended by Act 2015, No. 1170,§ 6, eff. 7/22/2015.
Acts 1999, No. 1122, § 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 103 - SOCIAL WORKERS (§§ 17-103-101 — 17-103-309) › Subchapter 3 - LICENSING (§§ 17-103-301 — 17-103-309) › Section 17-103-305 - Renewal, revocation, suspension - Disciplinary proceedings

(a)
The Arkansas Social Work Licensing Board may refuse to issue or renew a license or may revoke or suspend a license issued under this chapter or may impose other appropriate restrictions or additional impositions, including without limitation supervision, probation, counseling, reporting, drug screening, and additional continuing education for any of the following causes or reasons:
(1)
Violation of a provision of this chapter;
(2)
Gross negligence in the practice of social work;
(3)
Engaging in a course of unprofessional conduct as defined by the rules established by the board or violation of the code of ethics made and published by the board; or
(4)
Failing to meet one (1) of the qualifications for issuance of a license under §
17-103-307
.
(b)
The board shall refuse to issue or shall revoke the license of a person who has been found guilty of a felony listed under §
17-3-102
or criminal offense involving violence, dishonesty, fraud, deceit, breach of client trust, or abuse of the vulnerable unless the person requests and the board grants a waiver under §
17-3-102(b)
.
(c)
(1)
The board shall conduct hearings.
(2)
Decisions shall be determined by a majority vote of the board. All proceedings shall be conducted in accordance with the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, §
25-15-201
et seq.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 990,§ 123, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2015, No. 1170,§ 6, eff. 7/22/2015.
Acts 1999, No. 1122, § 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 103 - SOCIAL WORKERS (§§ 17-103-101 — 17-103-309) › Subchapter 3 - LICENSING (§§ 17-103-301 — 17-103-309) › Section 17-103-307 - Criminal background checks

(a)
Each applicant for a license issued by the Arkansas Social Work Licensing Board is required to apply for a state and national criminal background check, to be conducted by the Division of Arkansas State Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
(b)
The criminal background check shall conform to the applicable federal standards and shall include the taking of fingerprints.
(c)
The applicant shall sign a release of information to the board and shall be responsible for the payment of any fee associated with the criminal background check.
(d)
Upon completion of the criminal background check, the Identification Bureau of the Division of Arkansas State Police shall forward to the board all releasable information obtained concerning the applicant.
(e)
For purposes of this section, the board shall follow the licensing restrictions based on criminal records under §
17-3-102
.
(f)
(1)
Information received by the board from the Identification Bureau of the Division of Arkansas State Police under this section shall not be available for examination except by the affected applicant for licensure or his or her authorized representative or the person whose license is subject to revocation or his or her authorized representative.
(2)
No record, file, or document shall be removed from the custody of the division.
(g)
Information made available to the affected applicant for licensure or the person whose license is subject to revocation shall be information pertaining to that person only.
(h)
Rights of privilege and confidentiality established in this section do not extend to any document created for purposes other than the criminal background check.
(i)
The board shall adopt the necessary rules to fully implement the provisions of this section.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 990,§ 128, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 664,§ 15, eff. 8/1/2017.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 664,§ 16, eff. 8/1/2017.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 367,§ 22, eff. 8/1/2017.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 367,§ 21, eff. 8/1/2017.
Amended by Act 2015, No. 1170,§ 6, eff. 7/22/2015.
Acts 1999, No. 1122, § 1; 2003, No. 1087, § 17; 2003, No. 1384, § 1; 2005, No. 1923, § 4; 2011, No. 570, § 123.
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 103 - SOCIAL WORKERS (§§ 17-103-101 — 17-103-309) › Subchapter 3 - LICENSING (§§ 17-103-301 — 17-103-309) › Section 17-103-308 - Licensure certificate

(a)
Under this chapter, a licensee involved in independent private practice with the public shall:
(1)
Display his or her license; and
(2)
Immediately notify clients if his or her license expires without renewal or is suspended or revoked.
(b)
Under this chapter, a licensee whose license expires without renewal or is suspended or revoked shall immediately:
(1)
Notify his or her employer, employees, and partners that he or she is no longer licensed; and
(2)
Remove from public display his or her license certificate and license card.
Amended by Act 2015, No. 1170,§ 6, eff. 7/22/2015.
Acts 2003, No. 1274, § 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 103 - SOCIAL WORKERS (§§ 17-103-101 — 17-103-309) › Subchapter 3 - LICENSING (§§ 17-103-301 — 17-103-309) › Section 17-103-309 - Practice by electronic, telephonic, or other means

The provision of social work services to a client within this state through any means, including without limitation electronic means or by telephone, regardless of the location of the social worker, constitutes the practice of social work and is subject to this chapter and to rules adopted under this chapter.
Added by Act 2015, No. 1170,§ 7, 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 104 - PERFUSIONISTS LICENSURE ACT (§§ 17-104-101 — 17-104-313) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 17-104-101 — 17-104-104) › Section 17-104-101 - Title

This chapter shall be known as the "Perfusionist Licensure Act".
Acts 1999, No. 888, § 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 104 - PERFUSIONISTS LICENSURE ACT (§§ 17-104-101 — 17-104-313) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 17-104-101 — 17-104-104) › Section 17-104-102 - Definitions

As used in this chapter:
(1)
"Extracorporeal circulation" means the diversion of a patient's blood through a heart-lung machine or a similar device that assumes the functions of the patient's heart, lungs, kidneys, liver, or other organs;
(2)
"Licensed perfusionist" means a person licensed under this chapter;
(3)
"Perfusion" means the functions necessary for the support, treatment, measurement, or supplementation of the cardiovascular, circulatory, or respiratory systems or other organs, or a combination of those activities, and to ensure the safe management of physiologic functions by monitoring and analyzing the parameters of the systems under an order and supervision of a licensed physician, including:
(A)
The use of extracorporeal circulation, long-term cardiopulmonary support techniques, including, but not limited to, extracorporeal carbon-dioxide removal and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and associated therapeutic and diagnostic technologies;
(B)
Counterpulsation, ventricular assistance, autotransfusion, blood conservation techniques, myocardial and organ preservation, extracorporeal life support, and isolated limb perfusion;
(C)
The use of techniques involving blood management, advanced life support, and related functions;
(D)
The administration of pharmacological and therapeutic agents or blood products or anesthetic agents through the extracorporeal circuit or through an intravenous line for perfusion purposes as ordered by a physician;
(E)
The performance and use of:
(i)
Anticoagulation monitoring and analysis;
(ii)
Physiologic monitoring and analysis;
(iii)
Blood gas and chemistry monitoring and analysis;
(iv)
Hematologic monitoring and analysis;
(v)
Hypothermia;
(vi)
Hyperthermia;
(vii)
Hemoconcentration and hemodilution; and
(viii)
Hemodialysis; and
(F)
The observation of signs and symptoms related to perfusion services, the determination of whether the signs and symptoms exhibit abnormal characteristics, and the implementation of appropriate reporting, perfusion protocols, or changes in or the initiation of emergency procedures;
(4)
"Perfusion protocols" means perfusion-related policies and protocols developed or approved by a licensed healthcare facility or a physician through collaboration with administrators, licensed perfusionists, and other healthcare professionals; and
(5)
"Provisional licensed perfusionist" means a person provisionally licensed under this chapter.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 386,§ 60, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 386,§ 59, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 540,§ 35, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1999, No. 888, § 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 104 - PERFUSIONISTS LICENSURE ACT (§§ 17-104-101 — 17-104-313) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 17-104-101 — 17-104-104) › Section 17-104-103 - State Board of Health

In accordance with the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, §
25-15-201
et seq., the State Board of Health shall promulgate and implement rules that it deems necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter.
Added by Act 2017, No. 540,§ 36, 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 104 - PERFUSIONISTS LICENSURE ACT (§§ 17-104-101 — 17-104-313) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 17-104-101 — 17-104-104) › Section 17-104-104 - Department of Health

The Department of Health shall:
(1)
Administer the provisions of this chapter;
(2)
Enforce the rules promulgated by the State Board of Health for the administration and enforcement of this chapter;
(3)
Employ and prescribe the duties of employees as may be necessary to administer the provisions of this chapter;
(4)
Issue initial and renewal licenses to qualified applicants who provide perfusion services; and
(5)
Collect fees for licensure and accept public and private gifts, grants, and donations for the purpose of administering this chapter.
Added by Act 2017, No. 540,§ 36, 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 104 - PERFUSIONISTS LICENSURE ACT (§§ 17-104-101 — 17-104-313) › Subchapter 2 - PERFUSIONISTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE (§§ 17-104-201 — 17-104-205) › Section 17-104-201 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2017, No. 540,§ 37, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1999, No. 888, § 3; 2001, No. 1650, § 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 104 - PERFUSIONISTS LICENSURE ACT (§§ 17-104-101 — 17-104-313) › Subchapter 2 - PERFUSIONISTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE (§§ 17-104-201 — 17-104-205) › Section 17-104-202 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2017, No. 540,§ 37, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1999, No. 888, § 4; 2005, No. 1013, § 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 104 - PERFUSIONISTS LICENSURE ACT (§§ 17-104-101 — 17-104-313) › Subchapter 2 - PERFUSIONISTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE (§§ 17-104-201 — 17-104-205) › Section 17-104-203 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2017, No. 540,§ 37, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1999, No. 888, § 5; 2005, No. 1013, § 2; 2007, No. 827, § 140.
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 104 - PERFUSIONISTS LICENSURE ACT (§§ 17-104-101 — 17-104-313) › Subchapter 2 - PERFUSIONISTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE (§§ 17-104-201 — 17-104-205) › Section 17-104-204 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2017, No. 540,§ 37, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1999, No. 888, § 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 104 - PERFUSIONISTS LICENSURE ACT (§§ 17-104-101 — 17-104-313) › Subchapter 2 - PERFUSIONISTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE (§§ 17-104-201 — 17-104-205) › Section 17-104-205 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2017, No. 540,§ 37, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1999, No. 888, § 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 104 - PERFUSIONISTS LICENSURE ACT (§§ 17-104-101 — 17-104-313) › Subchapter 3 - LICENSING (§§ 17-104-301 — 17-104-313) › Section 17-104-301 - License applicants

(a)
An applicant for a perfusionist license shall submit a sworn application to the Department of Health for consideration.
(b)
To qualify for the licensing examination, the applicant shall have successfully completed a perfusion education program approved by the State Board of Health.
(c)
To qualify for a license, an applicant shall pass a competency examination. The examination shall be approved by the board and shall be administered to qualified applicants at least one (1) time per calendar year.
(d)
No later than two (2) months after the date on which a licensing examination is administered, the board shall notify each examinee of the results of the examination.
(e)
An applicant who has failed the licensing examination may request in writing that the board furnish the applicant with an analysis of the applicant's performance on the examination.
Acts 1999, No. 888, § 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 104 - PERFUSIONISTS LICENSURE ACT (§§ 17-104-101 — 17-104-313) › Subchapter 3 - LICENSING (§§ 17-104-301 — 17-104-313) › Section 17-104-302 - License recipients

(a)
Any person who meets the licensing qualifications under this chapter is entitled to receive a license as a licensed perfusionist.
(b)
The licensed perfusionist shall:
(1)
Display the license in an appropriate and public manner or maintain an accurate copy of the perfusionist's license on file in the healthcare facility in which the licensed perfusionist is working; and
(2)
Keep the Department of Health informed of any change of address.
(c)
A license certificate issued by the department is the property of the department and shall be surrendered upon demand.
Acts 1999, No. 888, § 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 104 - PERFUSIONISTS LICENSURE ACT (§§ 17-104-101 — 17-104-313) › Subchapter 3 - LICENSING (§§ 17-104-301 — 17-104-313) › Section 17-104-303 - License validity

(a)
A perfusionist's license is valid for two (2) years from the date it is issued and may be renewed.
(b)
A person may renew an unexpired license by submitting proof satisfactory to the Department of Health of compliance with the continuing professional education and clinical activities requirements prescribed by the State Board of Health and by paying the required renewal fee to the board before the expiration date of the license.
(c)
A person whose license has been expired for less than ninety (90) days may renew the license by submitting proof satisfactory to the department of compliance with the continuing professional education and clinical activities requirements prescribed by the board and by paying the required renewal fee and a penalty as established by the board.
(d)
A person whose license has been expired for more than ninety (90) days but less than two (2) years may renew the license by submitting proof satisfactory to the department of compliance with the continuing professional education and clinical activities requirements prescribed by the board and by paying the required renewal fee and a penalty as established by the department.
(e)
A person whose license has been expired for more than two (2) years may not renew the license. The person may obtain a new license by submitting to reexamination and complying with the requirements and procedures for obtaining a license established under this chapter.
(f)
The department may renew an expired license without reexamination if the person was originally licensed in the State of Arkansas and at the time of the request for relicensure in Arkansas is licensed in another state and has been licensed to practice in that state for the preceding two (2) years before the request. The fee for this license shall be determined by the board.
(g)
The department shall notify each licensee in writing of the expiration date of the license at the licensee's last known address according to the records of the department.
Acts 1999, No. 888, § 10; 2005, No. 1013, § 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 104 - PERFUSIONISTS LICENSURE ACT (§§ 17-104-101 — 17-104-313) › Subchapter 3 - LICENSING (§§ 17-104-301 — 17-104-313) › Section 17-104-304 - License qualification

(a)
A license for a provisional licensed perfusionist may be issued to a person who has successfully completed an approved perfusion education program and filed an application, paid the application fee, and submitted evidence satisfactory to the Department of Health of the successful completion of the education requirements set forth in this chapter.
(b)
A provisional licensed perfusionist shall be under the supervision and direction of a licensed perfusionist at all times. Rules governing the supervision and direction of the provisionally licensed perfusionist shall not require the immediate physical presence of the supervising licensed perfusionist.
(c)
A provisional perfusionist license is valid for one (1) year from the date issued and may be renewed by the same procedures established for renewal for a licensed perfusionist.
(d)
Upon notification by the department that a person has failed any portion of the licensure examination, the person shall surrender the provisional perfusionist license to the department.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 1669, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1999, No. 888, § 11.
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 104 - PERFUSIONISTS LICENSURE ACT (§§ 17-104-101 — 17-104-313) › Subchapter 3 - LICENSING (§§ 17-104-301 — 17-104-313) › Section 17-104-305 - License requirements waived

(a)
Under the authority of the State Board of Health, the Department of Health may waive the examination requirement for an applicant who at the time of the application:
(1)
Is licensed or certified by another state if the requirements of that state for the license or certificate are the substantial equivalent of the requirements of this chapter as determined by the State Board of Health; or
(2)
Holds a current certificate as a certified clinical perfusionist issued by the American Board of Cardiovascular Perfusion, or its successor, before January 1, 2000.
(b)
The applicant shall pay to the department the application fee.
Acts 1999, No. 888, § 12.
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 104 - PERFUSIONISTS LICENSURE ACT (§§ 17-104-101 — 17-104-313) › Subchapter 3 - LICENSING (§§ 17-104-301 — 17-104-313) › Section 17-104-306 - Unlicensed practice

(a)
A person shall not engage or offer to engage in perfusion for compensation or use the title or represent or imply that the person has the title of "licensed perfusionist" or "provisional licensed perfusionist" or use the letters "LP" or "PLP" and shall not use any facsimile of these titles in any manner to indicate or imply that the person is a licensed perfusionist or provisional licensed perfusionist, unless the person holds that license issued under this chapter.
(b)
A person shall not use the title or represent or imply that the person has the title of "certified clinical perfusionist" or use the letters "CCP" and shall not use any facsimile of those titles in any manner to indicate or imply that the person is a certified clinical perfusionist by the American Board of Cardiovascular Perfusion, unless the person holds a certificate as a certified clinical perfusionist issued by the American Board of Cardiovascular Perfusion.
(c)
A violation of the provisions of this chapter is a Class C misdemeanor.
Acts 1999, No. 888, § 13.
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 104 - PERFUSIONISTS LICENSURE ACT (§§ 17-104-101 — 17-104-313) › Subchapter 3 - LICENSING (§§ 17-104-301 — 17-104-313) › Section 17-104-307 - Scope

This chapter does not apply to:
(1)
A person licensed by another health professional licensing board if:
(A)
The person does not represent to the public, directly or indirectly, that the person is licensed under this chapter; and
(B)
The person confines the person's acts or practice to the scope of practice authorized by the other health professional licensing law;
(2)
A student enrolled in an accredited perfusion education program if perfusion services performed by the student are:
(A)
An integral part of the student's course of study; and
(B)
Performed under the direct supervision of a licensed perfusionist assigned to supervise the student and who is on duty and immediately available in the assigned patient care area; and
(3)
The practice of any qualified perfusionist employed by the United States Government while in the discharge of official duties.
Acts 1999, No. 888, § 14.
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 104 - PERFUSIONISTS LICENSURE ACT (§§ 17-104-101 — 17-104-313) › Subchapter 3 - LICENSING (§§ 17-104-301 — 17-104-313) › Section 17-104-308 - Complaints

(a)
The Department of Health shall keep an information file containing each complaint filed with the department. The information file shall be kept current and contain a record for each complaint of:
(1)
All persons contacted in relation to the complaint;
(2)
A summary of findings made at each step of the complaint process;
(3)
An explanation of the legal basis and reason for a dismissed complaint; and
(4)
Other relevant information.
(b)
If a written complaint is filed with the department, the department shall notify the parties of the status of the complaint, unless the notice would jeopardize an undercover investigation.
(c)
The State Board of Health shall adopt a form to standardize information concerning complaints made to the department and shall prescribe the information to be provided to a person when a complaint has been filed.
Acts 1999, No. 888, § 15.
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 104 - PERFUSIONISTS LICENSURE ACT (§§ 17-104-101 — 17-104-313) › Subchapter 3 - LICENSING (§§ 17-104-301 — 17-104-313) › Section 17-104-309 - Investigation of complaints

(a)
The State Board of Health shall adopt rules concerning the investigation of a complaint filed with the Department of Health. The rules adopted under this section shall:
(1)
Ensure that complaints are not dismissed without appropriate consideration; and
(2)
Ensure that the person who filed the complaint has an opportunity to explain the allegations made in the complaint.
(b)
The department shall dispose of all complaints in a timely manner.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 1670, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1999, No. 888, § 16.
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 104 - PERFUSIONISTS LICENSURE ACT (§§ 17-104-101 — 17-104-313) › Subchapter 3 - LICENSING (§§ 17-104-301 — 17-104-313) › Section 17-104-310 - Monitoring

The State Board of Health shall develop a system for monitoring licensees' compliance with this chapter. Rules adopted under this section shall include procedures for monitoring licensees to determine that the licensee performs the acts required by the Department of Health and to identify and monitor licensees who represent a risk to the public.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 1671, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1999, No. 888, § 17.
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 104 - PERFUSIONISTS LICENSURE ACT (§§ 17-104-101 — 17-104-313) › Subchapter 3 - LICENSING (§§ 17-104-301 — 17-104-313) › Section 17-104-311 - Sanctions

(a)
The Department of Health shall revoke or suspend a license, place on probation a person whose license has been suspended, or reprimand a licensee upon a determination of:
(1)
Any violation of this chapter; or
(2)
Any violation of a rule or code of ethics adopted by the State Board of Health.
(b)
If a license suspension is probated, the department may require the licensee to:
(1)
Report on a regular basis to the department on matters that are the basis of the probation;
(2)
Limit practice to the areas prescribed by the department; or
(3)
Continue the person's professional education until the licensee reaches a degree of skill satisfactory to the department in those areas that are the basis of the probation.
(c)
Upon a determination by the department to suspend or revoke a person's license, the licensee is entitled to a hearing before the board. The board shall prescribe procedures by which all decisions to suspend or revoke a license are appealable to the board.
(d)
The board shall adopt a schedule of sanctions for violations under this chapter.
(e)
A member of the board or hearing examiner may not communicate with a party to a proceeding pending before the department or with a party's representative, unless notice and an opportunity to participate are given to each party to the proceedings.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 1672, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1999, No. 888, § 18.
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 104 - PERFUSIONISTS LICENSURE ACT (§§ 17-104-101 — 17-104-313) › Subchapter 3 - LICENSING (§§ 17-104-301 — 17-104-313) › Section 17-104-312 - Violations

The Department of Health shall revoke or suspend a license, place on probation a person whose license has been suspended, or reprimand a licensee upon a determination of:
(1)
Any violation of this chapter;
(2)
Any violation of a rule or code of ethics adopted by the State Board of Health; or
(3)
Unprofessional conduct, which includes, but is not limited to:
(A)
Incompetence or gross negligence in carrying out usual perfusion functions;
(B)
A conviction of practicing perfusion without a license or a provisional license;
(C)
The use of advertising relating to perfusion in a manner which violates state law;
(D)
Procuring a license or provisional license by fraud, misrepresentation, or mistake;
(E)
Making or giving any false statement or information in connection with the application for the license or provisional license;
(F)
A plea of guilty, nolo contendere, or a finding of guilt of a felony listed under §
17-3-102
or any offense substantially related to the qualifications, functions, or duties of a perfusionist, in which event the record shall be conclusive evidence; or
(G)
Impersonating an applicant or acting as proxy for an applicant in any examination required under this chapter for the issuance of a license.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 990,§ 129, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1999, No. 888, § 19.
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 105 - PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS (§§ 17-105-101 — 17-105-125) › Section 17-105-101 - Definitions

As used in this chapter:
(1)
"Health benefit plan" means a plan, policy, contract, certificate, agreement, or other evidence of coverage for healthcare services offered or issued by a healthcare insurer in this state;
(2)
(A)
"Healthcare insurer" means an entity that is subject to state insurance regulation and provides health insurance in this state.
(B)
"Healthcare insurer" includes:
(i)
An insurance company;
(ii)
A hospital and medical service corporation;
(iii)
A health maintenance organization;
(iv)
A risk-based provider organization; and
(v)
Any sponsor of a nonfederal self-funded governmental plan;
(3)
(A)
"Physician assistant" means a dependent healthcare professional qualified by academic and clinical education and licensed by the Arkansas State Medical Board to provide healthcare services and who has:
(i)
Graduated from a program for the education and training of physician assistants that has been approved by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant, Inc. or its successors; and
(ii)
Passed the certifying examination administered by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants.
(B)
A physician assistant:
(i)
Provides healthcare services under the supervision of a physician; and
(ii)
Works under a delegation agreement with a physician;
(4)
"Supervising physician" means a doctor of medicine or doctor of osteopathy licensed by the board who supervises physician assistants; and
(5)
"Supervision" means overseeing the activities of and accepting responsibility for the medical services rendered by a physician assistant. The constant physical presence of the supervising physician is not required so long as the supervising physician and physician assistant are or can be easily in contact with one another by radio, telephone, electronic, or other telecommunication device. Supervision of each physician assistant by a physician or physicians shall be continuous.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 303,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2023.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 270,§ 7, eff. 8/1/2023.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 634,§ 7, eff. 7/28/2021.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 386,§ 61, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1999, No. 851, § 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 105 - PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS (§§ 17-105-101 — 17-105-125) › Section 17-105-102 - Qualifications for licensure

(a)
Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, an individual must be licensed by the Arkansas State Medical Board before the individual may practice as a physician assistant.
(b)
The board may grant a license as a physician assistant to an applicant who:
(1)
Submits an application on forms approved by the board;
(2)
Pays the appropriate fees as determined by the board;
(3)
Has successfully completed an educational program for physician assistants accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant, Inc. or by its successor agency and has passed the Physician Assistant National Certifying Examination administered by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants;
(4)
Certifies that he or she is mentally and physically able to engage safely in practice as a physician assistant;
(5)
Has no licensure, certification, or registration as a physician assistant under current discipline, revocation, suspension, or probation for cause resulting from the applicant's practice as a physician assistant, unless the board considers the condition and agrees to licensure;
(6)
[Repealed.]
(7)
Submits to the board any other information the board deems necessary to evaluate the applicant's qualifications;
(8)
Has been approved by the board;
(9)
Is at least twenty-one (21) years of age; and
(10)
After July 1, 1999, has at least a bachelor's degree in some field of study from a regionally accredited college or university, unless the applicant has:
(A)
Prior service as a military corpsman and is a graduate of a physician assistant education program recognized by the Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation or the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs or the applicant is currently certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants;
(B)
Was serving as a physician assistant in a federal facility located in the State of Arkansas on or after July 1, 1999, and who is a graduate of a physician assistant education program recognized by the Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation or the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs;
(C)
Was licensed in good standing on June 30, 1999, by the board; or
(D)
Was enrolled on or before July 1, 1999, in a physician assistant program recognized by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 634,§ 8, eff. 7/28/2021.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 990,§ 130, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 263,§ 1, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1999, No. 851, § 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 105 - PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS (§§ 17-105-101 — 17-105-125) › Section 17-105-103 - Graduate license - Temporary license

(a)
The Arkansas State Medical Board may grant a graduate license to an applicant who meets the qualifications for licensure, except that the applicant has not yet taken the national certifying examination or the applicant has taken the national certifying examination and is awaiting the results.
(b)
A graduate license is valid:
(1)
For one (1) year from the date of issuance;
(2)
Until the results of an applicant's examination are available; or
(3)
Until the board makes a final decision on the applicant's request for licensure,
whichever comes first.
(c)
The board may extend a graduate license upon a majority vote of the board members for a period not to exceed one (1) year. Under no circumstances may the board grant more than one (1) extension of a graduate license.
(d)
A temporary license may be granted to an applicant who meets all the qualifications for licensure but is awaiting the next scheduled meeting of the board.
Acts 1999, No. 851, § 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 105 - PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS (§§ 17-105-101 — 17-105-125) › Section 17-105-104 - Inactive license

Any physician assistant who notifies the Arkansas State Medical Board in writing on forms prescribed by the board may elect to place his or her license on an inactive status. A physician assistant with an inactive license shall be excused from payment of renewal fees and shall not practice as a physician assistant. Any licensee who engages in practice while his or her license is lapsed or on inactive status shall be considered to be practicing without a license, which shall be grounds for discipline under §
17-105-113
. A physician assistant requesting restoration from inactive status shall be required to pay the current renewal fee and shall be required to meet the criteria for renewal as specified in §
17-105-105
.
Acts 1999, No. 851, § 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 105 - PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS (§§ 17-105-101 — 17-105-125) › Section 17-105-105 - Renewal

Upon notification from the Arkansas State Medical Board, each person who holds a license as a physician assistant in this state shall renew the license by:
(1)
Submitting the appropriate fee as determined by the board;
(2)
Completing the appropriate forms; and
(3)
Meeting any other requirements set forth by the board.
Acts 1999, No. 851, § 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 105 - PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS (§§ 17-105-101 — 17-105-125) › Section 17-105-106 - Exemption from licensure

This chapter does not require licensure of:
(1)
A physician assistant student enrolled in a physician assistant educational program accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant, Inc. or by its successor agency;
(2)
A physician assistant employed in the service of the United States Government while performing duties incident to that employment;
(3)
Technicians, other assistants, or employees of physicians who perform delegated tasks in the office of a physician but who are not rendering services as a physician assistant or identifying themselves as a physician assistant;
(4)
A physician assistant in the service of the Department of the Military or the Arkansas National Guard, or both. These physician assistants shall be allowed to perform their physician assistant practice duties, including prescribing, in the same manner as they would if federalized by the United States Government;
(5)
A physician assistant who is temporarily transiting through the State of Arkansas while caring for a patient, provided that he or she remains under the supervision of his or her supervising physician; or
(6)
A physician assistant providing services through a program in partnership with federal Innovative Readiness Training if the physician assistant has obtained a license to practice from another state, commonwealth, territory, or the District of Columbia.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 634,§ 9, eff. 7/28/2021.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 5543, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 205,§ 10, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1999, No. 851, § 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 105 - PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS (§§ 17-105-101 — 17-105-125) › Section 17-105-107 - Scope of authority - Delegatory authority

(a)
(1)
A physician assistant may provide healthcare services a physician assistant is licensed or otherwise authorized to perform under an agreement with a supervising physician.
(2)
A physician assistant may perform duties and responsibilities, including prescribing, ordering, and administering drugs and medical devices, that are delegated by a supervising physician under an agreement determined at the practice level.
(3)
A supervising physician shall not delegate to a physician assistant the duty or responsibility to perform or induce an abortion.
(b)
(1)
Physician assistants shall be considered the agents of their supervising physicians in the performance of all practice-related activities, including, but not limited to, the ordering of diagnostic, therapeutic, and other medical services.
(2)
A physician assistant may provide medical services delegated by a supervising physician when the service is within the skills of the physician assistant, forms a component of the supervising physician's scope of practice, and is conducted under the supervision of the supervising physician.
(c)
Physician assistants may perform healthcare services in any setting authorized by the supervising physician in accordance with any applicable facility policy.
(d)
A physician assistant may pronounce death and may authenticate with his or her signature a form that may be authenticated by a supervising physician's signature as authorized under §
17-80-120
.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 634,§ 10, eff. 7/28/2021.
Acts 1999, No. 851, § 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 105 - PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS (§§ 17-105-101 — 17-105-125) › Section 17-105-108 - Prescriptive authority

(a)
(1)
Physicians supervising physician assistants may delegate prescriptive authority to physician assistants to include receiving, prescribing, ordering, and administering Schedules II-V controlled substances as described in the Uniform Controlled Substances Act, §
5-64-101
et seq., and 21 C.F.R. Part 1300, all legend drugs, and all nonschedule prescription medications and medical devices.
(2)
A physician assistant's prescriptive authority extends to drugs listed in Schedule II only if the prescription is for:
(A)
An opioid, if the prescription is only for a five-day period or less; or
(B)
A stimulant, if the prescription meets the following criteria:
(i)
The prescription was originally initiated by a physician;
(ii)
The physician has evaluated the patient within six (6) months before the physician assistant issues a prescription; and
(iii)
The prescription by the physician assistant is to treat the same condition as the original prescription.
(b)
A physician assistant may prescribe hydrocodone combination products reclassified from Schedule III to Schedule II as of October 6, 2014, if authorized by the physician assistant's supervising physician and in accordance with other requirements of this section.
(c)
At no time shall a physician assistant's level of prescriptive authority exceed that of the supervising physician.
(d)
Physician assistants who prescribe controlled substances shall register with the United States Drug Enforcement Administration as part of the United States Drug Enforcement Administration's Mid-Level Practitioner Registry,
21 C.F.R. Part 1300, 58
FR 31171-31175, and the Controlled Substances Act.
(e)
The Arkansas State Medical Board shall promptly adopt rules concerning physician assistants that are consistent with the board's rules governing the prescription of dangerous drugs and controlled substances by physicians.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 634,§ 10, eff. 7/28/2021.
Amended by Act 2015, No. 529,§ 2, eff. 7/22/2015.
Acts 1999, No. 851, § 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 105 - PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS (§§ 17-105-101 — 17-105-125) › Section 17-105-109 - Supervision

(a)
Supervision of physician assistants shall be continuous but shall not be construed as necessarily requiring the physical presence of the supervising physician at the time and place that the services are rendered.
(b)
It is the obligation of each team of physicians and physician assistants to ensure that:
(1)
The physician assistant's scope of practice is identified;
(2)
The delegation of medical task is appropriate to the physician assistant's level of competence;
(3)
The relationship and access to the supervising physician is defined; and
(4)
A process of evaluation of the physician assistant's performance is established.
(c)
The physician assistant and supervising physician may designate back-up physicians who are agreeable to supervise the physician assistant during the absence of the supervising physician.
Acts 1999, No. 851, § 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 105 - PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS (§§ 17-105-101 — 17-105-125) › Section 17-105-110 - Supervising physician

A physician desiring to supervise a physician assistant must:
(1)
Be licensed in this state; and
(2)
(A)
Enter into and maintain a written agreement with the physician assistant.
(B)
The agreement shall state that the physician shall:
(i)
Exercise supervision over the physician assistant in accordance with this section and rules adopted by the Arkansas State Medical Board; and
(ii)
Retain professional and legal responsibility for the care provided by the physician assistant.
(C)
The agreement shall be signed by the physician and the physician assistant and updated annually.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 634,§ 11, eff. 7/28/2021.
Acts 1999, No. 851, § 10.
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 105 - PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS (§§ 17-105-101 — 17-105-125) › Section 17-105-111 - Notification

A physician assistant shall notify the Arkansas State Medical Board of any changes or additions in supervising physicians within ten (10) calendar days.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 634,§ 12, eff. 7/28/2021.
Acts 1999, No. 851, § 11.
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 105 - PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS (§§ 17-105-101 — 17-105-125) › Section 17-105-112 - Exclusions of limitations of employment

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to limit the employment arrangement of a physician assistant licensed under this chapter.
Acts 1999, No. 851, § 12.