Pursuant to Act 497 of the 85th
General Assembly of the Regular Session of 2005 and amended by Act 1061 of
2017, the Arkansas State Medical Board is empowered to issue an educational
license to applicants who meet the following requirements:
1. Be 21 years of age.
2. Be of good moral character.
3. Submit a completed application to the
Board.
4. Submit a $400.00
application fee and a $100.00 licensure-processing fee.
5. Be serving as a faculty member in the
State of Arkansas or be affiliated with and under the supervision of a faculty
member licensed by the Board at an academic medical program accredited by the
Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education or the American
Osteopathic Association operated in the State of Arkansas and established by
and under the control of a medical school accredited by an accrediting agency
recognized by the United States Department of Education or approved by the
Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board to seek accreditation by an
accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department of
Education.
6. The educational
license to practice medicine in the State of Arkansas shall authorize the
practice of medicine only within the clinical and educational programs in the
State of Arkansas that are established and administered by a medical school
accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department
of Education or approved by the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board to
seek accreditation by an accrediting aency recognized by the United States
Department of Education.
7. Appear
personally before the Arkansas State Medical Board, together with the
sponsoring supervising faculty member physician.
8. Present to the Board such information as
to what department he or she will be practicing medicine and who will be
his/her supervisor.
9. Said
educational license will authorize the licensee to practice medicine only
within the clinical and educational programs established and administered by
the accredited medical school.
10.
Said educational license will be valid for a period of one (1) year from the
date of issuance.
The educational license issued to a licensee will lapse at the
end of one year and must be reapplied for by the licensee under the following
conditions:
1. Submit a completed
application to the Arkansas State Medical Board providing such information as
the Board requests.
2. Pay a
renewal fee of $220.00.
3. If
requested, appear in person before the Board, together with the supervising
faculty physician of the clinical or educational program, wherein the applicant
will be practicing medicine in the State of Arkansas.
History: Adopted: August 4, 2005; Amended June 5,
2014.
