The Arkansas State Board of Nursing shall develop rules and procedures for:(1) Reporting to the board:(A) The names and results of any contact or investigation regarding an impaired participant who is believed to be an imminent danger to the public or to himself or herself;(B) An impaired participant who: (i) Fails or refuses to: (a) Cooperate with the program coordinator; or(b) Submit to treatment;(ii) Exhibits professional incompetence; or(iii) Does not have alleviation through treatment for his or her impairment; and(C) A participant of the alternative to discipline program resuming practice;(2) Informing each participant of the alternative to discipline program regarding the alternative to discipline program requirements, alternative to discipline program procedures, responsibilities of the participant, and consequences of noncompliance; and(3) Performing other activities as necessary to implement this subchapter.Amended by Act 2023, No. 234,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2023.Added by Act 2017, No. 325,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017.
Arkansas Legal Code