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17-95-406. Temporary permits.
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17-95-406. Temporary permits.
(a) In cases of emergency and to prevent hardship, the Director of the Arkansas State Medical Board may issue a temporary permit to practice medicine upon payment of the fee required for applicants after satisfying himself or herself that the applicant has all the qualifications and meets all the requirements of the Arkansas Medical Practices Act, § 17-95-201 et seq., § 17-95-301 et seq., and § 17-95-401 et seq. A temporary permit shall be valid only until the next meeting of the Arkansas State Medical Board and shall expire at that time.
(b)(1) The board shall issue a temporary permit to practice medicine to any medical doctor licensed and qualified to practice medicine in the Philippines, a former possession of the United States, provided that the temporary permit issued shall authorize the person to practice medicine in this state only under the supervision of a duly licensed and qualified physician in this state.
(2) The temporary permit shall be for a period of not more than two (2) years. If at the end of the two (2) years the person to whom a temporary permit has been issued has not met the qualifications and has not passed the prescribed examinations for licensure to practice medicine in this state as provided in the Arkansas Medical Practices Act, § 17-95-201 et seq., § 17-95-301 et seq., and § 17-95-401 et seq., it shall be unlawful for the board to grant an extension of or to issue a new temporary permit to that person.
(3) Nothing in this subsection shall prohibit the board from suspending or revoking the temporary permit of any person to whom a temporary permit is issued under the provisions of this subsection on any grounds which by law and rule would be grounds to revoke or suspend the license of a person licensed to
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 17-95-406
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17-95-406. Temporary permits.
(a) In cases of emergency and to prevent hardship, the Director of the Arkansas State Medical Board may issue a temporary permit to practice medicine upon payment of the fee required for applicants after satisfying himself or herself that the applicant has all the qualifications and meets all the requirements of the Arkansas Medical Practices Act, § 17-95-201 et seq., § 17-95-301 et seq., and § 17-95-401 et seq. A temporary permit shall be valid only until the next meeting of the Arkansas State Medical Board and shall expire at that time.
(b)(1) The board shall issue a temporary permit to practice medicine to any medical doctor licensed and qualified to practice medicine in the Philippines, a former possession of the United States, provided that the temporary permit issued shall authorize the person to practice medicine in this state only under the supervision of a duly licensed and qualified physician in this state.
(2) The temporary permit shall be for a period of not more than two (2) years. If at the end of the two (2) years the person to whom a temporary permit has been issued has not met the qualifications and has not passed the prescribed examinations for licensure to practice medicine in this state as provided in the Arkansas Medical Practices Act, § 17-95-201 et seq., § 17-95-301 et seq., and § 17-95-401 et seq., it shall be unlawful for the board to grant an extension of or to issue a new temporary permit to that person.
(3) Nothing in this subsection shall prohibit the board from suspending or revoking the temporary permit of any person to whom a temporary permit is issued under the provisions of this subsection on any grounds which by law and rule would be grounds to revoke or suspend the license of a person licensed to practice medicine in this state, or for such periods of time as the person to whom the temporary permit is issued is not under the supervision of a licensed and qualified physician in this state.
(4) As used in this subsection, a person shall be deemed to be under the supervision of a licensed and qualified physician of this state when the physician shall notify the board in writing of his or her supervision of the medical practice of the person to whom the temporary permit is issued. It shall not be necessary that the person practice medicine out of the same office or in the same city or town in which the supervisory physician practices or resides.
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17-95-201. Short title.
Sections 17-95-201 et seq., § 17-95-301 et seq., and § 17-95-401 et seq., shall be known as the “Arkansas Medical Practices Act”.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 17-95-201
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17-95-301. Creation — Members.
(a) There is created the Arkansas State Medical Board.
(b)(1)(A) The board shall consist of fourteen (14) members appointed by the Governor for terms of six (6) years.
(B) The Governor shall consider diversity of practice specialties and geographical areas of practice in making appointments to the board.
(2)(A)(i) Ten (10) members shall be duly qualified, licensed, and active medical practitioners and appointed by the Governor after consulting the Arkansas Medical Society, Inc., and subject to confirmation by the Senate.
(ii) At least two (2) members shall be appointed from each of the state's four (4) congressional districts.
(iii) Two (2) members shall be appointed at large.
(B) Congressional district representation required under this subdivision (b)(2) shall be achieved by appointment as vacancies occur.
(3) One (1) member shall be a licensed practicing physician in this state and shall be appointed by the Governor after consulting the Physicians' Section of the Arkansas Medical, Dental, and Pharmaceutical Association, Inc. and subject to confirmation by the Senate.
(4) Two (2) members of the board shall not be actively engaged in or retired from the practice of medicine. One (1) member shall represent consumers, and one (1) member shall be sixty (60) years of age or older and shall represent the elderly. Both shall be appointed from the state at large subject to confirmation by the Senate. The two (2) positions may not be held by the same person. Both shall be full voting members but shall not participate in the grading of examinations.
(5) One (1) member shall be a duly qualified, licensed, and practicing osteopathic physician and appointed after consulting the Arkansas Osteopathic Medical Association and subject
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 17-95-301
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17-95-401. License required.
If any person who does not possess a valid license to practice medicine within this state and who is not exempted from the licensing requirements does any of the acts constituting the practice of medicine, he or she shall be deemed to be practicing medicine without complying with the provisions of the Arkansas Medical Practices Act, § 17-95-201 et seq., § 17-95-301 et seq., and § 17-95-401 et seq.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 17-95-401
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 17-95-401. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.