To Allow Full Independent Practice Authority For Clinical Nurse Specialists; And To Allow Experience In Another State To Qualify.
To Provide Clarity Regarding The Certification Of A Veterinary Technician Specialist; And To Authorize A Collaborative Practice Agreement Between A Veterinarian And A Veterinary Technician Specialist.
To Amend The Practice And Regulation Of Counseling And Marriage And Family Therapy; And To Remove The Requirements For Full-time Employment And For Seeking Additional Training And Specializations.
To Create The Clinical Nurse Education Portal.
To Establish Nursing Earn-to-learn Programs; And To Authorize A Nursing Student To Earn Direct Patient Care Clinical Credit Hours For Working In A Healthcare Facility In Certain Jobs.
To Amend The Alternative To Discipline Act; And To Broaden The Alternative To Discipline Act To Apply To Non-nurses Regulated By The Arkansas State Board Of Nursing.
To Amend The Mechanism By Which School Nurses Are Compensated.
To Set Certain Amounts Of Clinical Hours For Nursing Students In Certain Degree Programs.
An Act For The Department Of Health Appropriation For The 2024-2025 Fiscal Year.
To Modify The Collaborative Practice Agreement Established Under Act 161 Of 2023; And To Prohibit A Veterinary Technician Specialist From Receiving Compensation For Performing Specialized Veterinary Technology.