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Ark. Code Ann. § 17-99-307

Denial, suspension, or revocation — Grounds

Known as the Arkansas Respiratory Care Act

The act spans §§ 17–17 (18 sections).

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Sandra Dunham Dvm v. George Wadley Dvm (1999)

Most recently applied in Sandra Dunham Dvm v. George Wadley Dvm (November 1999)

Acts 1969, No. 168, § 13; A.S.A. 1947, § 72-1613; Acts 1987, No. 952, § 11; 1995, No. 1094, § 9; 2019, No. 315, § 1647; 2019, No. 990, § 116.

The Arkansas State Medical Board, after due notice and hearing, may revoke, suspend, or refuse to renew any license or permit or place on probation or otherwise reprimand a licensee or permit holder or deny a license to an applicant who:

(1) Is habitually drunk or who is addicted to the use of narcotic drugs;

(2) Is, in the judgment of the board, guilty of immoral or unprofessional conduct;

(3) [Repealed.]

(4) Is guilty, in the judgment of the board, of gross negligence in his or her practice as a respiratory care practitioner;

(5) Has obtained or attempted to obtain registration by fraud or material misrepresentation;

(6) Has treated or undertaken to treat ailments of human beings other than by respiratory care and as authorized by this chapter or who has undertaken to practice independently of the prescription and direction of a licensed physician; or

(7) Has been found to have violated any provisions of this chapter or rules of the Arkansas State Respiratory Care Examining Committee or board.

Current official text: Arkansas General Assembly. Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Arkansas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.