{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-17-95-501","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 17-95-501","heading":"Legislative intent","body":"(a) The General Assembly finds and declares that this subchapter is necessary to assist those areas of critical medical shortage in the State of Arkansas in recruiting and retaining physicians to meet the primary medical care needs of the citizens residing in these areas. (b) (1) It is the intent of the General Assembly to grant authority to the Arkansas State Medical Board to issue temporary licenses to practice medicine in defined critical medical shortage areas for a specified period of time and under required conditions to be defined in § 17-95-503 . (2) It is the further intent of the General Assembly that the board utilize every means at its disposal under the laws of this state, including the authority granted by this subchapter, to increase the number of practicing physicians in the areas of critical medical shortage as defined in § 17-95-502 . (3) It is the further intent of this subchapter that neither the board nor the Executive Director of the Arkansas State Medical Board, when acting in behalf of the board and under authority granted to him or her by the board, shall be liable, collectively or individually, for civil damages from claims pertaining to the administration of this subchapter. Amended by Act 2017, No. 69,§ 5, eff. 8/1/2017. Acts 1977, No. 415, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 72-628; Acts 2005, No. 495, § 4.\n\n(a) The General Assembly finds and declares that this subchapter is necessary to assist those areas of critical medical shortage in the State of Arkansas in recruiting and retaining physicians to meet the primary medical care needs of the citizens residing in these areas.\n\n(b) (1) It is the intent of the General Assembly to grant authority to the Arkansas State Medical Board to issue temporary licenses to practice medicine in defined critical medical shortage areas for a specified period of time and under required conditions to be defined in § 17-95-503 . (2) It is the further intent of the General Assembly that the board utilize every means at its disposal under the laws of this state, including the authority granted by this subchapter, to increase the number of practicing physicians in the areas of critical medical shortage as defined in § 17-95-502 . (3) It is the further intent of this subchapter that neither the board nor the Executive Director of the Arkansas State Medical Board, when acting in behalf of the board and under authority granted to him or her by the board, shall be liable, collectively or individually, for civil damages from claims pertaining to the administration of this subchapter.\n\n(1) It is the intent of the General Assembly to grant authority to the Arkansas State Medical Board to issue temporary licenses to practice medicine in defined critical medical shortage areas for a specified period of time and under required conditions to be defined in § 17-95-503 .\n\n(2) It is the further intent of the General Assembly that the board utilize every means at its disposal under the laws of this state, including the authority granted by this subchapter, to increase the number of practicing physicians in the areas of critical medical shortage as defined in § 17-95-502 .\n\n(3) It is the further intent of this subchapter that neither the board nor the Executive Director of the Arkansas State Medical Board, when acting in behalf of the board and under authority granted to him or her by the board, shall be liable, collectively or individually, for civil damages from claims pertaining to the administration of this subchapter.","path":["AR Code","Title 17","Chapter 95","Subchapter 5"],"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 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T21:35:43Z","sha256":"f3f456c18dc02c915f332a26174e569e9889ab74eaec1ae3dc94407b220207c5","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-17-95-414","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-17-95-502","notices":[{"id":"open-us-law","title":"Open US Law compilation","text":"Compilation CC BY 4.0, Open US Law (Vaquill AI). 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