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ASBN - Laws & Rules

The Arkansas Nurse Practice Act is the most important piece of legislation related to nursing practice. The Arkansas Nurse Practice Act states in Subchapter 2, Section 17-87-203, Powers and duties, that “The Arkansas State Board of Nursing shall have the following powers and responsibilities:

1. (A)  Promulgate whatever regulations it deems necessary for the implementation of this chapter.
2. (B)  No regulation promulgated hereafter by the board shall be effective until reviewed by the Legislative Council and the House Interim Committees on Public Health, Welfare, and Labor and the Senate Interim Committee on Public Health, Welfare, and Labor or appropriate subcommittees thereof of the Arkansas General Assembly.”

The regulation, when it becomes effective, is part of the ASBN Rules.  

To practice nursing in Arkansas, it is your responsibility to be informed on both the Arkansas Nurse Practice Act and ASBN Rules. The Arkansas Nurse Practice Act and ASBN Rules can be downloaded free of charge 

Nurse Practice Act

• Nurse Practice Act
• Nurse Practice Act by sub chapter
• Subchapter 1 - General Provisions 
• Subchapter 2 - Arkansas State Board of Nursing
• Subchapter 3- Licensing  
• Subchapter 4 - Educational Programs 
• Subchapter 5 - Nurse Midwives & Sub Chapter 6 - Nurse Licensure Compact   
• Subchapter 7 - Medication Assistive Persons
• Subchapter 8 - Alternative to Discipline Act

Rules 

• Chapter 1 - General Provisions
• Chapter 2 - Licensure:  RN, LPN AND LPTN
• Chapter 3 - Registered Nurse Practitioner (RNP)
• Chapter 4 - Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
• Chapter 5 - Delegation
• Chapter 6 - Standards for Nursing Education Programs
• Chapter 7 - Rules of Procedure
• Chapter 8 - Medication Assistant - Certified  
• Chapter 9 - Insulin and Glucagon Administration
• Chapter 10 - Alternative to Discipline

Position Statements

• 94-1 | Administration of IV Moderate Sedation
• 95-2 | Transmission and Acceptance of Verbal Orders
• 97-1 | The Performance of Stapling and Suturing for Superficial Wound Closure by Nurses in the Operating
• 97-2 | Assistance with Self Medication for Unlicensed Persons
• 98-1 | Administration of Analgesia by Specialized Catheter (Epidural, Intrathecal, Inrapleural)
• 98-2 | Insertion of Intrauterine Pressure Catheter
• 98-6 | Decision Making Model
• 99-1 | Registered Nurse Deployment of Extravascular Collagen Plugs
• 00-2 | Telenursing 
• 03-1 | Application of School Nurse Guidelines in Patient Care Settings Other Than Schools   
• 03-2 | Assistive Personnel Applying Measuring TB Skin Test
•           School Nurse Practice Guidelines
•           IV Therapy Guidelines
•           Delegation Model
• 06-1 | Pronouncement of Death
• 08-1 | Expedited Partner Therapy
• 14-1 | The Performance of Stapling, Suturing, or Application of Tissue Adhesive for Superficial Wound Closure by Registered Nurses in the Emergency Department
• 20-1 | Role of the Licensed Nurse in Nurse Driven Standing Orders working in Hospitals

Proposed Rules 

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Resources

• Criminal Background Checks
• LPN/RN Decision Making Model
• APRN Decision Making Model