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17-97-310. Denial, suspension, revocation, fine, letter of reprimand, or additional education — Grounds — Reinstatement.
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17-97-310. Denial, suspension, revocation, fine, letter of reprimand, or additional education — Grounds — Reinstatement.
(a) The Arkansas Psychology Board may refuse to grant a certificate or may suspend or revoke any license for a period to be determined by the board, may impose a fine of up to five thousand dollars ($5,000), may issue a letter of reprimand, and may require additional hours of education of a licensee on the following grounds:
(1) The employment of fraud or deception in applying for a license or in passing the examination provided for in this chapter;
(2) The practice of psychology under a false or assumed name or the impersonation of another practitioner of a like or different name;
(3) Habitual intemperance in the use of ardent spirits, narcotics, or stimulants to such an extent as to incapacitate the licensee or applicant for the performance of his or her duties;
(4) Violation of the Arkansas Medical Practices Act, § 17-95-201 et seq., § 17-95-301 et seq., and § 17-95-401 et seq.;
(5) Practice of a level of psychology inappropriate to the particular license held by the licentiate;
(6) Upon recommendation of the ethics committee of the Arkansas Psychological Association Incorporated or of the American Psychological Association;
(7) Negligence or wrongful actions in the performance of his or her duties; or
(8) A violation of any rule of the board or the rules of ethics as adopted by the board.
(b) The board shall refuse to issue or shall revoke the license of any person who has been found guilty of or pleaded guilty or nolo contendere to any of the offenses listed in § 17-97-312(f) unless the person requests and the board grants a waiver pursuant to § 17-97-312(h).
(c)(1) Upon satisfactory proof that any applicant or licentiate ha
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 17-97-310
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17-97-310. Denial, suspension, revocation, fine, letter of reprimand, or additional education — Grounds — Reinstatement.
(a) The Arkansas Psychology Board may refuse to grant a certificate or may suspend or revoke any license for a period to be determined by the board, may impose a fine of up to five thousand dollars ($5,000), may issue a letter of reprimand, and may require additional hours of education of a licensee on the following grounds:
(1) The employment of fraud or deception in applying for a license or in passing the examination provided for in this chapter;
(2) The practice of psychology under a false or assumed name or the impersonation of another practitioner of a like or different name;
(3) Habitual intemperance in the use of ardent spirits, narcotics, or stimulants to such an extent as to incapacitate the licensee or applicant for the performance of his or her duties;
(4) Violation of the Arkansas Medical Practices Act, § 17-95-201 et seq., § 17-95-301 et seq., and § 17-95-401 et seq.;
(5) Practice of a level of psychology inappropriate to the particular license held by the licentiate;
(6) Upon recommendation of the ethics committee of the Arkansas Psychological Association Incorporated or of the American Psychological Association;
(7) Negligence or wrongful actions in the performance of his or her duties; or
(8) A violation of any rule of the board or the rules of ethics as adopted by the board.
(b) The board shall refuse to issue or shall revoke the license of any person who has been found guilty of or pleaded guilty or nolo contendere to any of the offenses listed in § 17-97-312(f) unless the person requests and the board grants a waiver pursuant to § 17-97-312(h).
(c)(1) Upon satisfactory proof that any applicant or licentiate has been guilty of any of the offenses listed in subsection (a) of this section, the board may refuse to grant a certificate to the applicant or may revoke a license of the licentiate upon a vote of at least three (3) members of the board.
(2) An application for reinstatement may be made to the board, and upon favorable action by three (3) of its members, the board may reinstate the applicant.
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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
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17-97-312. Criminal background checks.
(a) Each first-time applicant for a license issued by the Arkansas Psychology Board shall be required to apply to the Identification Bureau of the Division of Arkansas State Police for a state and national criminal background check to be conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
(b) The check shall conform to the applicable federal standards and shall include the taking of fingerprints.
(c) The applicant shall sign a release of information to the board and shall be responsible to the Division of Arkansas State Police for the payment of any fee associated with the criminal background check.
(d) Upon completion of the criminal background check, the Identification Bureau shall forward to the board all releasable information obtained concerning the applicant.
(e) At the conclusion of any background check required by this section, the Identification Bureau shall promptly destroy the fingerprint card of the applicant.
(f) For purposes of this section, the board shall follow the licensing restrictions based on criminal records under § 17-3-102.
(g) The board may issue a six-month nonrenewable letter of provisional eligibility for licensure to a first-time applicant pending the results of the criminal background check.
(h)(1) Any information received by the board from the Identification Bureau under this section shall not be available for examination except by the affected applicant for licensure or his or her authorized representative or the person whose license is subject to revocation or his or her authorized representative.
(2) No record, file, or document shall be removed from the custody of the division.
(i) Any information made available to the affected applicant for licensure or the person whose license
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 17-97-312
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 17-97-312. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.