2016 Arkansas Code
Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses
Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions
Chapter 95 - Physicians and Surgeons
Subchapter 9 - -- Arkansas Graduate Registered Physician Act
§ 17-95-902. Definitions

As used in this chapter:

(1) (A) "Graduate registered physician" means an individual who:

(i) Is a resident of Arkansas who has graduated from an accredited allopathic medical school or osteopathic medical school and is not currently enrolled in an accredited graduate medical education training program; or

(ii) Is a citizen of the United States or a legal resident alien who has graduated from an accredited Arkansas allopathic medical school or Arkansas osteopathic medical school and is not currently enrolled in an accredited graduate medical education training program.

(B) The graduate registered physician is a dependent medical practitioner who:

(i) Only provides healthcare services under the supervision of a physician; and

(ii) Works under a physician-drafted protocol approved by the Arkansas State Medical Board, which describes how the graduate registered physician and the physician will work together and practice guidelines required by the supervising physician;

(2) "Medical school" means a school as defined by the board;

(3) "Resident of Arkansas" means a natural person who provides evidence deemed sufficient to the Arkansas State Medical Board that the person uses an Arkansas residence address for federal or state tax purposes;

(4) "Supervising physician" means a physician licensed under the Arkansas Medical Practices Act, § 17-95-201 et seq., § 17-95-301 et seq., and § 17-95-401 et seq., who has agreed to practice in consultation with a graduate registered physician and who is board eligible in his or her specialty; and

(5) (A) "Supervision" means overseeing the activities of and accepting responsibility for the medical services rendered by a graduate registered physician.

(B) Supervision of each graduate registered physician by a physician or physicians shall be continuous.