Ark. Code Ann. § 17-90-504: Authority
Where this section sits in the code
- AR Code
- Title 17
- Chapter 90
- Subchapter 5
The State Board of Optometry may undertake the functions and responsibilities to carry out the purposes of this subchapter, which may include any of the following:
(1) Contracting with providers of treatment programs;
(2) Receiving and evaluating reports of suspected impairment from any source;
(3) Intervening in cases of verified impairment;
(4) Referring impaired optometrists to treatment programs;
(5) Monitoring the treatment and rehabilitation of impaired optometrists;
(6) Providing posttreatment monitoring and support of rehabilitated impaired optometrists;
(7) Suspending, limiting, or restricting the optometrist's license for the duration of the impairment; and
(8) Performing such other activities as the board deems necessary to accomplish the purposes of this subchapter.
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