Ark. Code Ann. § 20-13-605: Authority of certificate holder

(a) A certificate issued pursuant to this subchapter shall authorize the holder thereof to receive upon presentation of the certificate, from any physician, a prescription for premeasured doses of atropine/pralidoxime, or other drugs as approved by the State Health Officer for the treatment of symptoms caused by exposure to nerve agents, and the necessary paraphernalia for administration.

(b) The certificate shall also authorize the holder thereof to possess and administer, in an emergency situation when a physician is not immediately available, the prescribed atropine/pralidoxime, or other drugs as approved by the State Health Officer for the treatment of symptoms caused by exposure to nerve agents, to persons suffering a severe adverse reaction to nerve agents.

(c) The holder may administer atropine/pralidoxime, or other drugs as approved by the State Health Officer, for the treatment of symptoms caused by exposure to nerve agents.