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20-7-705. Licensing board rules.
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20-7-705. Licensing board rules.
(a) A licensing board that licenses individuals with prescriptive authority shall adopt rules that are at least as stringent as the rules of the Arkansas State Medical Board concerning use of narcotics for the treatment of pain not associated with malignant or terminal illness.
(b) A licensing board that licenses individuals who are authorized to prescribe opioids for treatment of chronic nonmalignant pain shall promulgate rules that contain, at a minimum, the requirements of § 20-7-707.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 20-7-705
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20-7-705. Licensing board rules.
(a) A licensing board that licenses individuals with prescriptive authority shall adopt rules that are at least as stringent as the rules of the Arkansas State Medical Board concerning use of narcotics for the treatment of pain not associated with malignant or terminal illness.
(b) A licensing board that licenses individuals who are authorized to prescribe opioids for treatment of chronic nonmalignant pain shall promulgate rules that contain, at a minimum, the requirements of § 20-7-707.
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Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
20-7-707. Prescriber requirements.
(a) For a patient with chronic nonmalignant pain, a prescriber, at a minimum and in addition to any additional requirements of the appropriate licensing board, shall:
(1) Check the prescriptive history of the patient on the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program at least every six (6) months; and
(2) Have a signed pain contract with the patient that states, at a minimum, the expectations of the prescriber for the behavior of the patient which may include:
(A) A requirement for random urine drug screenings to help ensure that the patient is abiding by the requirements of the contract; and
(B) A requirement for random pill counts to ensure compliance with the prescription.
(b) The requirements of this section shall not apply to a patient:
(1) Whose pain medications are being prescribed for a malignant condition;
(2) With a terminal condition;
(3) Who is a resident of a licensed healthcare facility;
(4) Who is enrolled in a hospice program; or
(5) Who is in an inpatient or outpatient palliative care program.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 20-7-707
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 20-7-707. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.