Ark. Code Ann. § 17-90-504: Authority

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.