April 23, 2012
Amendment to Regulation 2(8)
At the April 2012 meeting, the Board passed an amendment to Regulation 2(8) governing the minimum requirements for establishing a physician/patient relationship. The effective date for this change is June 1, 2012. Additional Information is available at Forms and Publications

April 23, 2012
Amendment to Regulation 24
At the April 2012 meeting, the Board passed an amendment to Regulation 24 governing physician assistants. The effective date for this change is June 1, 2012. Additional Information is available at Forms and Publications

April 23, 2012
Amendment to Regulation 18
At the April 2012 meeting, the Board passed an amendment to Regulation 18 governing the CCVS fee schedule. The effective date for this change is June 1, 2012. Additional Information is available at Forms and Publications

February 7, 2012
Amendment to Regulation 17
At the February 2-3, 2012 meeting the Board voted to amend Regulation 17 governing continuing medical education for physicians. Additional Information is available at Forms and Publications

January 25, 2012
Online Renewals
The Medical Board is excited to announce the implementation of our new Online License Renewal System. Complete your yearly License Renewal online with our simple, easy to use online system.  Click here for more information on this exciting new service offering.

October 25, 2011
NCQA RECERTIFICATION
The Arkansas State Medical Board's CVO, Centralized Credentials Verification Service (CCVS), received final notification on October 3, 2011 of their recent achievement of recertification under the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) in the following eight of eight requested credentials elements:

Application Processing
Education and Training
DEA Certification
CVO Application and Attestation Content
License to Practice
Medical Board Sanctions
Medicare/Medicaid Sanctions
Work History

Certification is considered current and in good standing for a period of TWO years and will expire in September 2013. Click here for more information on NCQA.