Ark. Code Ann. § 17-105-113: Violation

Following the exercise of due process, the Arkansas State Medical Board may discipline any physician assistant who:

(1) Fraudulently or deceptively obtains or attempts to obtain a license;

(2) Fraudulently or deceptively uses a license;

(3) Violates any provision of this chapter or any rules adopted by the board pertaining to this chapter or any other laws or rules governing licensed healthcare professionals;

(4) Is convicted of a felony listed under § 17-3-102 ;

(5) Is a habitual user of intoxicants or drugs to such an extent that he or she is unable to safely perform as a physician assistant;

(6) Has been adjudicated as mentally incompetent or has a mental condition that renders him or her unable to safely perform as a physician assistant;

(7) Represents himself or herself as a physician;

(8) Is negligent in practice as a physician assistant;

(9) Demonstrates professional incompetence;

(10) Violates patient confidentiality except as required by law;

(11) Engages in conduct likely to deceive, defraud, or harm the public;

(12) Engages in unprofessional or immoral conduct;

(13) Prescribes, sells, administers, distributes, orders, or gives away a drug classified as a controlled substance for other than medically accepted therapeutic purposes;

(14) Has been disciplined by this state or another state or jurisdiction for acts or conduct similar to acts or conduct that would constitute grounds for disciplinary action as defined in this section; or

(15) Fails to cooperate with an investigation conducted by the board.