Arkansas Code Title 17. Professions, Occupations, and Businesses § 17-95-104. Physician misconduct--Reporting requirement

(a)(1) A hospital licensed by or under the jurisdiction of the State of Arkansas, within sixty (60) days after taking such action as described in this section, shall report in writing to the Arkansas State Medical Board the name of any member of the medical staff or any other physician practicing in the hospital whose hospital privileges have been revoked, limited, or terminated for any cause, including resignation, together with pertinent information relating to the action.

(2) The hospital shall also report any other formal disciplinary action concerning any such physician taken by the hospital upon recommendation of the medical staff relating to professional ethics, medical incompetence, or drug or alcohol abuse.

(1) In a disciplinary hearing before the board or in any subsequent trial or appeal of a board action or order;

(2) To physician licensing or disciplinary authorities of other jurisdictions or to hospital committees located within or outside this state which are concerned with granting, limiting, or denying a physician's hospital privileges. The board shall include along with any such disclosure an indication as to whether or not the information has been substantiated; or

(3) Pursuant to an order of a court of competent jurisdiction.