{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-17-87-805","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 17-87-805","heading":"Reporting procedure","body":"The Arkansas State Board of Nursing shall develop rules and procedures for: (1) Reporting to the board: (A) The names and results of any contact or investigation regarding an impaired participant who is believed to be an imminent danger to the public or to himself or herself; (B) An impaired participant who: (i) Fails or refuses to: (a) Cooperate with the program coordinator; or (b) Submit to treatment; (ii) Exhibits professional incompetence; or (iii) Does not have alleviation through treatment for his or her impairment; and (C) A participant of the alternative to discipline program resuming practice; (2) Informing each participant of the alternative to discipline program regarding the alternative to discipline program requirements, alternative to discipline program procedures, responsibilities of the participant, and consequences of noncompliance; and (3) Performing other activities as necessary to implement this subchapter. Amended by Act 2023, No. 234,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2023. Added by Act 2017, No. 325,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017.\n\nThe Arkansas State Board of Nursing shall develop rules and procedures for:\n\n(1) Reporting to the board: (A) The names and results of any contact or investigation regarding an impaired participant who is believed to be an imminent danger to the public or to himself or herself; (B) An impaired participant who: (i) Fails or refuses to: (a) Cooperate with the program coordinator; or (b) Submit to treatment; (ii) Exhibits professional incompetence; or (iii) Does not have alleviation through treatment for his or her impairment; and (C) A participant of the alternative to discipline program resuming practice;\n\n(A) The names and results of any contact or investigation regarding an impaired participant who is believed to be an imminent danger to the public or to himself or herself;\n\n(B) An impaired participant who: (i) Fails or refuses to: (a) Cooperate with the program coordinator; or (b) Submit to treatment; (ii) Exhibits professional incompetence; or (iii) Does not have alleviation through treatment for his or her impairment; and\n\n(i) Fails or refuses to: (a) Cooperate with the program coordinator; or (b) Submit to treatment;\n\n(a) Cooperate with the program coordinator; or\n\n(b) Submit to treatment;\n\n(ii) Exhibits professional incompetence; or\n\n(iii) Does not have alleviation through treatment for his or her impairment; and\n\n(C) A participant of the alternative to discipline program resuming practice;\n\n(2) Informing each participant of the alternative to discipline program regarding the alternative to discipline program requirements, alternative to discipline program procedures, responsibilities of the participant, and consequences of noncompliance; and\n\n(3) Performing other activities as necessary to implement this subchapter.","path":["AR Code","Title 17","Chapter 87","Subchapter 8"],"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":"267b15fb26f67f025eb7243362a61afe991086001843e0295f8f71f78154c87a","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-17-87-804","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-17-87-806"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}