Arkansas State Medical Board

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July 28, 2019
On-the-job trained Surgical Technologists

The Arkansas State Medical Board is excited to announce the approval of Act 264. This Act allowed on-the-job trained Surgical Technologists an extended time period to submit their registration (deadline: March 31, 2020).

The parameters required for registration are contained within A.C.A. 17-95-1003(3) of the Arkansas Medical Practices Act Regulations (www.armedicalboard.org). The application and other documentation continue to be available for download from the Board’s website.

At the December 2018 meeting, the Board adopted amendments to Regulations 2.8 governing minimum standards for establishing a provider/patient relationship and Regulation 38 governing telemedicine. These changes expand the practice of telemedicine to include all of the Board’s licensees. The effective date of these changes is June 15, 2019.

At the December 2018 meeting, the Board adopted Regulation 42 governing licensure for active military members. The effective date of this regulation is June 15, 2019.

At the April 2018 meeting, the Board adopted an amendment to Regulation 17 governing continuing medical education (CME) to include one hour of prescribing education for physicians and physician assistants within the 20 hours of CME currently required. The effective date of this change is June 13, 2018. The one hour of prescribing CME will be required starting in the 2019 renewal cycle.