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Arkansas Code Title 17. Professions, Occupations, and Businesses § 17-87-205. Prescriptive Authority Advisory Committee

Current as of March 28, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a)(1) The Prescriptive Authority Advisory Committee is created as an advisory committee to the Arkansas State Board of Nursing.

(2) The committee shall assist the board in implementing the provisions of this chapter regarding prescriptive authority.

(b) The board shall appoint six (6) members, to be approved by the Governor, who have the following qualifications:

(1) Four (4) members shall be advanced practice registered nurses at least three (3) of whom hold certificates of prescriptive authority and an active United States Drug Enforcement Administration number;

(2) One (1) member shall be a licensed physician who has been involved in a collaborative practice with an advanced practice registered nurse for at least five (5) years; and

(3) One (1) member shall be a licensed pharmacist who has been licensed for at least five (5) years.

(c) Members shall serve three-year terms.

(d) The board may remove any committee member, after notice and hearing, for incapacity, incompetence, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office.

(e) The members shall serve without compensation, but may receive expense reimbursement in accordance with § 25-16-901 et seq.

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