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Act 437 of the Regular Session
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State of Arkansas 1
95th General Assembly A Bill 2
Regular Session, 2025 SENATE BILL 99 3
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By: Senator C. Penzo 5
By: Representative Gramlich 6
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For An Act To Be Entitled 8
AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE A PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT TO DELEGATE 9
CERTAIN TASKS; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 10
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Subtitle 13
TO AUTHORIZE A PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT TO 14
DELEGATE CERTAIN TASKS. 15
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 17
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SECTION 1. Arkansas Code § 17 -95-208 is amended to read as follows: 19
17-95-208. Rules on physician's authority to delegate. 20
(a) The Arkansas State Medical Board shall adopt rules that establish 21
standards to be met and procedures to be followed by a physician or a 22
physician assistant with respect to the physician's delegation of the 23
performance of medical practices to a qualified and properly trained employee 24
who is not licensed or otherwise specifically authorized by the Arkansas Code 25
to perform the practice. 26
(b) The rules adopted under subsection (a) of this section shall 27
provide that: 28
(1) The delegating physician or a physician assistant remains 29
responsible for the acts of the employee performing the delegated practice; 30
(2) The employee performing the delegated practice shall not be 31
represented to the public as a licensed physician, licensed nurse, licensed 32
physician's assistant, or other licensed healthcare provider; and 33
(3) Medical practices delegated under this section shall be 34
performed under the physician's supervision of the physician or physician 35
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(c) Delegation of medical practices under this section may include 1
administration of drugs that do not require substantial specialized judgment 2
and skill based on knowledge and application of the principles of biological, 3
physical, and social sciences as determined by the board. 4
(d) Rules adopted regarding the delegation of the administration of 5
drugs shall provide for: 6
(1) The delegated administration of drugs only within the 7
physical boundaries of the office in which the delegating physician's offices 8
physician or physician assistant practices ; 9
(2) Evaluation of whether delegation is appropriate according to 10
the acuity of the patient involved; 11
(3) Training and competency requirements that shall be met by 12
the person administering the drugs; and 13
(4) Other standards and procedures the board considers relevant. 14
(e) The board shall not adopt rules that: 15
(1) Authorize a physician to transfer to a health professional 16
other than another a physician or physician assistant the physician's 17
responsibility for supervising a delegated medical practice; 18
(2) Authorize an individual to whom a medical practice is 19
delegated to delegate the performance of that practice to another individual; 20
(3) Authorize a physician to delegate the administration of 21
anesthesia; or 22
(4)(3) Conflict with a provision of the Arkansas Code that 23
specifically authorizes an individual to perform a particular practice. 24
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SECTION 2. Arkansas Code § 17 -105-107, concerning the scope of 26
authority and delegatory authority of a physician assistant, is amended to 27
add an additional subsection to read as follows: 28
(e) A physician assistant may delegate certain tasks as authorized 29
under § 17-95-208 and the rules of the Arkansas State Medical Board. 30
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APPROVED: 4/3/25 33
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