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| 2 | 2 | | *JMB118* 01/27/2025 9:54:49 AM JMB118 |
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| 3 | 3 | | State of Arkansas 1 |
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| 4 | 4 | | 95th General Assembly A Bill 2 |
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| 5 | 5 | | Regular Session, 2025 HOUSE BILL 1244 3 |
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| 7 | 7 | | By: Representative K. Brown 5 |
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| 10 | 10 | | For An Act To Be Entitled 8 |
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| 11 | 11 | | AN ACT TO AMEND THE REQUIREMENTS TO OBTAIN A 9 |
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| 12 | 12 | | CERTIFICATE OF FULL INDEPENDENT PRACTICE AUTHORITY BY 10 |
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| 13 | 13 | | A CERTIFIED NURSE PRACTITIONER OR CLINICAL NURSE 11 |
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| 14 | 14 | | SPECIALIST; TO INCREASE ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE BY 12 |
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| 15 | 15 | | CERTIFIED NURSE PRACTITIONERS AND CLINICAL NURSE 13 |
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| 16 | 16 | | SPECIALISTS; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 14 |
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| 19 | 19 | | Subtitle 17 |
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| 20 | 20 | | TO AMEND THE REQUIREMENTS TO OBTAIN A 18 |
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| 21 | 21 | | CERTIFICATE OF FULL INDEPENDENT PRACTICE 19 |
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| 22 | 22 | | AUTHORITY BY A CERTIFIED NURSE 20 |
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| 23 | 23 | | PRACTITIONER OR CLINICAL NURSE 21 |
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| 24 | 24 | | SPECIALIST. 22 |
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| 26 | 26 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 24 |
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| 28 | 28 | | SECTION 1. Arkansas Code ยง 17 -87-314(b)(1), concerning the 26 |
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| 29 | 29 | | requirements to obtain a certificate of full independent practice authority 27 |
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| 30 | 30 | | by a certified nurse practitioner or clinical nurse specialist, is amended to 28 |
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| 31 | 31 | | read as follows: 29 |
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| 32 | 32 | | (b)(1) The Full Independent Practice Credentialing Committee may grant 30 |
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| 33 | 33 | | a certificate of full independent practice authority to a certified nurse 31 |
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| 34 | 34 | | practitioner or a clinical nurse specialist who submits: 32 |
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| 35 | 35 | | (A) An application; 33 |
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| 36 | 36 | | (B) An appropriate application fee as determined by the 34 |
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| 37 | 37 | | Full Independent Practice Credentialing Committee; 35 |
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| 38 | 38 | | (C) Proof of successful completion of six thousand two 36 HB1244 |
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| 41 | 41 | | hundred forty (6,240) two thousand (2,000) hours of practice: 1 |
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| 42 | 42 | | (i) Under a board-required collaborative practice 2 |
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| 43 | 43 | | agreement with a physician; or 3 |
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| 44 | 44 | | (ii) From another state, territory, or foreign 4 |
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| 45 | 45 | | country that authorizes a certified nurse practitioner or a clinical nurse 5 |
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| 46 | 46 | | specialist to practice with prescriptive authority if the certified nurse 6 |
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| 47 | 47 | | practitioner or clinical nurse specialist: 7 |
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| 48 | 48 | | (a) Has prescriptive authority in the state, 8 |
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| 49 | 49 | | territory, or foreign country; and 9 |
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| 50 | 50 | | (b) Provides proof of his or her licensure in 10 |
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| 51 | 51 | | good standing from: 11 |
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| 52 | 52 | | (1) The state, territory, or foreign 12 |
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| 53 | 53 | | country; and 13 |
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| 54 | 54 | | (2) The Arkansas State Board of Nursing; 14 |
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| 55 | 55 | | and 15 |
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| 56 | 56 | | (D) Any other relevant information as determined by the 16 |
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| 57 | 57 | | Full Independent Practice Credentialing Committee. 17 |
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