{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-17-105-115","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 17-105-115","heading":"Title and practice protection","body":"(a) Any person not licensed under this chapter is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor and is subject to penalties applicable to the unlicensed practice of medicine if he or she: (1) Holds himself or herself out as a physician assistant; (2) Uses any combination or abbreviation of the term \"physician assistant\" to indicate or imply that he or she is a physician assistant; or (3) Acts as a physician assistant without being licensed by the Arkansas State Medical Board. (b) An unlicensed physician shall not be permitted to use the title of physician assistant or to practice as a physician assistant unless he or she fulfills the requirements of this chapter. Amended by Act 2021, No. 634,§ 14, eff. 7/28/2021. Acts 1999, No. 851, § 15.\n\n(a) Any person not licensed under this chapter is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor and is subject to penalties applicable to the unlicensed practice of medicine if he or she: (1) Holds himself or herself out as a physician assistant; (2) Uses any combination or abbreviation of the term \"physician assistant\" to indicate or imply that he or she is a physician assistant; or (3) Acts as a physician assistant without being licensed by the Arkansas State Medical Board.\n\n(1) Holds himself or herself out as a physician assistant;\n\n(2) Uses any combination or abbreviation of the term \"physician assistant\" to indicate or imply that he or she is a physician assistant; or\n\n(3) Acts as a physician assistant without being licensed by the Arkansas State Medical Board.\n\n(b) An unlicensed physician shall not be permitted to use the title of physician assistant or to practice as a physician assistant unless he or she fulfills the requirements of this chapter.","path":["AR Code","Title 17","Chapter 105"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_ar_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:41Z","sha256":"4b78c04954731a6cd1bf1beafbf41279e367bc03283b668353e5b46da8f4819c","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-17-105-114","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-17-105-116"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}