Arkansas State Medical Board Rules, Physician and Physician Assistant Delegation Rule, 17 CAR § 140-2501 et seq.
Department of Health · Arkansas State Medical Board
- Status
- Reviewed by ALC
- Citation
- 17 CAR § 140-2501 et seq
- Comment deadline
- Mar 20, 2026
- Public hearing
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- ALC review
- Aug 20, 2026 · item E.42.a · ALC Administrative Rules
- Effective
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The Department of Health, Arkansas State Medical Board proposes amendments to its Physician and Physician Assistant Delegation Rule. The proposed amendments amend delegation authority to include physician assistants per Act 437 of 2025.
A public hearing was not held on this matter. The public comment period expired March 20, 2026. A second public comment period was held and subsequently expired on June 13, 2026. The 41 agency indicated it received no public comments. Grant Wise, an attorney with the Bureau of Legislative Research, asked the following questions and was provided with the following responses: 1. 17 CAR § 140-2502(5) – This subdivision contains a definition for “physician assistant” and describes it as “an individual licensed by the Arkansas State Medical Board to practice medicine in the State of Arkansas,” which appears to be the same definition as physician in this section. This definition does not appear to match what is found in Arkansas Code § 17-105-101(3)(A). Is there a reason? RESPONSE: The proposed language was meant to mirror the language already in use in 17 CAR § 140-2502. Upon review by the Board attorneys at the Arkansas Attorney General’s office, it was decided to change the language to match the statute. This required an additional public comment period. No public comments were received during the additional public comment period. 2. 17 CAR § 140-2506(2) – This subsection appears to c
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