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