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6-64-422. Advanced practice nurses at area health education center.
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6-64-422. Advanced practice nurses at area health education center.
(a) The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences may create a program to:
(1) Train licensed advanced practice nurses for programs operated through area health education centers; and
(2) Employ advanced practice nurses as employees of an area health education center.
(b) A licensed advanced practice nurse with prescriptive authority in training in or employed by an area health education center shall sign a collaborative practice agreement with a physician licensed by the Arkansas State Medical Board.
(c) A collaborative practice agreement under this section shall comply with § 17-87-310 and shall specify without limitation:
(1) The relationships among the physician, the area health education center, and the advanced practice nurse; and
(2) That the licensed advanced practice nurse:
(A) Shall complete the training required to become an advanced practice nurse employee of the area health education center; and
(B) Employee advanced practice nurse, the location within the area served by the area health education center at which the advanced practice nurse will practice.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 6-64-422
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6-64-422. Advanced practice nurses at area health education center.
(a) The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences may create a program to:
(1) Train licensed advanced practice nurses for programs operated through area health education centers; and
(2) Employ advanced practice nurses as employees of an area health education center.
(b) A licensed advanced practice nurse with prescriptive authority in training in or employed by an area health education center shall sign a collaborative practice agreement with a physician licensed by the Arkansas State Medical Board.
(c) A collaborative practice agreement under this section shall comply with § 17-87-310 and shall specify without limitation:
(1) The relationships among the physician, the area health education center, and the advanced practice nurse; and
(2) That the licensed advanced practice nurse:
(A) Shall complete the training required to become an advanced practice nurse employee of the area health education center; and
(B) Employee advanced practice nurse, the location within the area served by the area health education center at which the advanced practice nurse will practice.
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Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
17-87-310. Prescriptive authority.
(a) The Arkansas State Board of Nursing may grant a certificate of prescriptive authority to an advanced practice registered nurse who:
(1) Submits proof of successful completion of an Arkansas State Board of Nursing-approved advanced pharmacology course that shall include preceptorial experience in the prescription of drugs, medicines, and therapeutic devices; and
(2) Has a collaborative practice agreement with a practicing physician who is licensed under the Arkansas Medical Practices Act, § 17-95-201 et seq., § 17-95-301 et seq., and § 17-95-401 et seq., or a podiatrist licensed by the Arkansas Board of Podiatric Medicine under § 17-96-101 et seq., if employed by the podiatrist, and who has training in scope, specialty, or expertise to that of the advanced practice registered nurse on file with the Arkansas State Board of Nursing.
(b)(1) An advanced practice registered nurse with a certificate of prescriptive authority may receive and prescribe drugs, medicines, or therapeutic devices appropriate to the advanced practice registered nurse's area of practice in accordance with rules established by the Arkansas State Board of Nursing.
(2)(A) An advanced practice registered nurse's prescriptive authority shall extend only to drugs listed in Schedules III — V and, if expressly authorized by the collaborative practice agreement, also to those hydrocodone combination products reclassified from Schedule III to Schedule II as of October 6, 2014.
(B) An advanced practice registered nurse's prescriptive authority also extends to drugs listed in Schedule II if:
(i) The prescription is for an opioid and the prescription is only for a five-day period or less; or
(ii) The prescription is for a stimulant and meets the following crit
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 17-87-310
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