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17-95-403. Application — Qualifications.
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17-95-403. Application — Qualifications.
(a)(1) Every person desiring a license to practice medicine shall make application to the Arkansas State Medical Board. The application shall be verified by oath and shall be in such form as shall be prescribed by the Arkansas State Medical Board.
(2) The application shall be accompanied by the license fee and such documents, affidavits, and certificates as are necessary to establish that the applicant possesses the qualifications prescribed by this section, apart from any required examination by the Arkansas State Medical Board.
(3) The burden of proof shall be upon the applicant, but the Arkansas State Medical Board may make such independent investigation as it may deem advisable to determine whether the applicant possesses the qualifications and whether the applicant has at any time committed any of the acts or offenses herein defined as unprofessional conduct.
(b) No person shall be granted a license to practice medicine in the State of Arkansas unless he or she:
(1) Is at least twenty-one (21) years of age;
(2) Has not been guilty of acts constituting unprofessional conduct as defined in § 17-95-409;
(3)(A) Is a graduate of:
(i) A recognized United States or Canadian medical school whose entrance requirements and course of instruction have been approved by the Council on Medical Education of the American Medical Association;
(ii) A Canadian eclectic medical school which has been approved by the Council on Medical Education of the National Eclectic Medical Association; or
(iii)(a) A foreign medical school whose entrance requirements and course of instruction have been approved by the Arkansas State Medical Board.
(b) He or she must also have:
(1) Served three (3) years as an intern, resident, or fellow
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 17-95-403
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17-95-403. Application — Qualifications.
(a)(1) Every person desiring a license to practice medicine shall make application to the Arkansas State Medical Board. The application shall be verified by oath and shall be in such form as shall be prescribed by the Arkansas State Medical Board.
(2) The application shall be accompanied by the license fee and such documents, affidavits, and certificates as are necessary to establish that the applicant possesses the qualifications prescribed by this section, apart from any required examination by the Arkansas State Medical Board.
(3) The burden of proof shall be upon the applicant, but the Arkansas State Medical Board may make such independent investigation as it may deem advisable to determine whether the applicant possesses the qualifications and whether the applicant has at any time committed any of the acts or offenses herein defined as unprofessional conduct.
(b) No person shall be granted a license to practice medicine in the State of Arkansas unless he or she:
(1) Is at least twenty-one (21) years of age;
(2) Has not been guilty of acts constituting unprofessional conduct as defined in § 17-95-409;
(3)(A) Is a graduate of:
(i) A recognized United States or Canadian medical school whose entrance requirements and course of instruction have been approved by the Council on Medical Education of the American Medical Association;
(ii) A Canadian eclectic medical school which has been approved by the Council on Medical Education of the National Eclectic Medical Association; or
(iii)(a) A foreign medical school whose entrance requirements and course of instruction have been approved by the Arkansas State Medical Board.
(b) He or she must also have:
(1) Served three (3) years as an intern, resident, or fellow, or a combination thereof, in an accredited postgraduate medical education program in the United States;
(2) Served three (3) years as an intern or resident in a postgraduate medical education program outside the United States, completed all steps of the United States Medical Licensing Examination, obtained Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates certification, and either completed one (1) year or more of fellowship training accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education in the United States or received American Board of Medical Specialties certification by the American Board of Medical Specialties; or
(3) Completed one (1) year as an intern or resident in an accredited postgraduate medical education program in the United States and be currently enrolled in an accredited postgraduate medical program in Arkansas.
(B) However, the Arkansas State Medical Board at such time as it deems expedient may require of every applicant for licensure:
(i) A properly verified certificate that he or she has served one (1) year of internship in a general accredited hospital; or
(ii) A certificate of his or her service in an accredited postgraduate medical education program as described in subdivision (b)(3)(A)(iii)(b) of this section; and
(4) Has successfully passed an examination approved by the Arkansas State Medical Board as set forth in its rules.
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17-95-409. Denial, suspension, or revocation — Grounds — Definition.
(a)(1) The Arkansas State Medical Board may revoke an existing license, impose penalties as listed in § 17-95-410, or refuse to issue a license in the event the holder or applicant, as the case may be, has committed any of the acts or offenses defined in this section to be unprofessional conduct.
(2) The words “unprofessional conduct”, as used in the Arkansas Medical Practices Act, § 17-95-201 et seq., § 17-95-301 et seq., and § 17-95-401 et seq., mean:
(A)(i) Conviction of a felony listed under § 17-3-102.
(ii) The judgment of any such conviction, unless pending upon appeal, shall be conclusive evidence of unprofessional conduct;
(B) Resorting to fraud, misrepresentation, or deception in applying for or securing a license to practice medicine, in taking the examination for the license, or in seeking a renewal of a license;
(C) Aiding or abetting an unlicensed person to practice medicine;
(D) Procuring or aiding or abetting in procuring a wrongful and criminal abortion;
(E) Violation of the laws of the United States or the State of Arkansas regulating the possession, distribution, or use of narcotic or controlled drugs classed in Schedules I-V of the Controlled Substances Act of 1970 or the Uniform Controlled Substances Act, § 5-64-101 et seq., including any amendments thereto;
(F) Habitual indulgence in the use of alcohol to such an extent as to render himself or herself incapable of exercising that degree of skill and judgment in the treatment of his or her patients which the moral trust and confidence in him or her demands;
(G) Grossly negligent or ignorant malpractice;
(H) Habitual, intemperate, or excessive use of narcotics or of any other habit-forming drugs;
(I) Represe
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 17-95-409
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