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Arkansas Code Title 20. Public Health and Welfare § 20-10-702. Definitions

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

As used in this subchapter:

(1) “Long-term care facility” means a nursing home, a residential care facility, an assisted living facility, an adult day-care facility, or any other facility which provides long-term medical or personal care; and

(2) “Primary instructor” means a registered nurse who:

(A)(i) Is licensed in this state; or

(ii) Holds a multistate privilege to practice if the registered nurse moves from a state that has joined the Interstate Nurse Licensure Compact, § 17-87-601 et seq., to Arkansas and meets all requirements for licensure in Arkansas;

(B) Does not have any disciplinary action regarding his or her license by the licensing entity or authority; and

(C)(i) Possesses a minimum of two (2) years' general nursing experience as a registered nurse including at least one (1) year of long-term care nursing services in a nursing facility setting within the last five (5) years.

(ii) As used in this section, “general nursing experience” may include without limitation employment in a nursing assistant education program or employment in or supervision of nursing students in a nursing facility or unit, geriatrics department excluding a geriatric psychiatry department, long-term acute care hospital, home healthcare, hospice care, or other long-term care setting.

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Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Arkansas Code Title 20. Public Health and Welfare § 20-10-702. Definitions - last updated March 28, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ar/title-20-public-health-and-welfare/ar-code-sect-20-10-702/

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