{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-20-10-702","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 20-10-702","heading":"Definitions","body":"As used in this subchapter: (1) \"Long-term care facility\" means a nursing home, a residential care facility, an assisted living facility, an adult daycare facility, or any other facility which provides long-term medical or personal care; and (2) \"Primary instructor\" means a registered nurse who: (A) (i) Is licensed in this state; or (ii) Holds a multistate privilege to practice if the registered nurse moves from a state that has joined the Interstate Nurse Licensure Compact, § 17-87-601 et seq., to Arkansas and meets all requirements for licensure in Arkansas; (B) Does not have any disciplinary action regarding his or her license by the licensing entity or authority; and (C) (i) Possesses a minimum of two (2) years' general nursing experience as a registered nurse including at least one (1) year of long-term care nursing services in a nursing facility setting within the last five (5) years. (ii) As used in this section, \"general nursing experience\" may include without limitation employment in a nursing assistant education program or employment in or supervision of nursing students in a nursing facility or unit, geriatrics department excluding a geriatric psychiatry department, long-term acute care hospital, home healthcare, hospice care, or other long-term care setting. Amended by Act 2019, No. 1059,§ 1, eff. 7/24/2019. Acts 1987, No. 689, § 5; 2005, No. 2191, § 6.\n\nAs used in this subchapter:\n\n(1) \"Long-term care facility\" means a nursing home, a residential care facility, an assisted living facility, an adult daycare facility, or any other facility which provides long-term medical or personal care; and\n\n(2) \"Primary instructor\" means a registered nurse who: (A) (i) Is licensed in this state; or (ii) Holds a multistate privilege to practice if the registered nurse moves from a state that has joined the Interstate Nurse Licensure Compact, § 17-87-601 et seq., to Arkansas and meets all requirements for licensure in Arkansas; (B) Does not have any disciplinary action regarding his or her license by the licensing entity or authority; and (C) (i) Possesses a minimum of two (2) years' general nursing experience as a registered nurse including at least one (1) year of long-term care nursing services in a nursing facility setting within the last five (5) years. (ii) As used in this section, \"general nursing experience\" may include without limitation employment in a nursing assistant education program or employment in or supervision of nursing students in a nursing facility or unit, geriatrics department excluding a geriatric psychiatry department, long-term acute care hospital, home healthcare, hospice care, or other long-term care setting.\n\n(A) (i) Is licensed in this state; or (ii) Holds a multistate privilege to practice if the registered nurse moves from a state that has joined the Interstate Nurse Licensure Compact, § 17-87-601 et seq., to Arkansas and meets all requirements for licensure in Arkansas;\n\n(i) Is licensed in this state; or\n\n(ii) Holds a multistate privilege to practice if the registered nurse moves from a state that has joined the Interstate Nurse Licensure Compact, § 17-87-601 et seq., to Arkansas and meets all requirements for licensure in Arkansas;\n\n(B) Does not have any disciplinary action regarding his or her license by the licensing entity or authority; and\n\n(C) (i) Possesses a minimum of two (2) years' general nursing experience as a registered nurse including at least one (1) year of long-term care nursing services in a nursing facility setting within the last five (5) years. (ii) As used in this section, \"general nursing experience\" may include without limitation employment in a nursing assistant education program or employment in or supervision of nursing students in a nursing facility or unit, geriatrics department excluding a geriatric psychiatry department, long-term acute care hospital, home healthcare, hospice care, or other long-term care setting.\nve (5) years. (ii) As used in this section, \"general nursing experience\" may include without limitation employment in a nursing assistant education program or employment in or supervision of nursing students in a nursing facility or unit, geriatrics department excluding a geriatric psychiatry department, long-term acute care hospital, home healthcare, hospice care, or other long-term care setting.\n\n(i) Possesses a minimum of two (2) years' general nursing experience as a registered nurse including at least one (1) year of long-term care nursing services in a nursing facility setting within the last five (5) years.\n\n(ii) As used in this section, \"general nursing experience\" may include without limitation employment in a nursing assistant education program or employment in or supervision of nursing students in a nursing facility or unit, geriatrics department excluding a geriatric psychiatry department, long-term acute care hospital, home healthcare, hospice care, or other long-term care setting.","path":["AR Code","Title 20","Chapter 10","Subchapter 7"],"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":"c80807e3aac223cb058f1d4dfdc09346ef6835da659fec4908ed47e41e910c6c","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-20-10-701","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-20-10-703"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. 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