Arkansas legislation · 95th General Assembly (2025 Regular)
Arkansas HB1244: TO AMEND THE REQUIREMENTS TO OBTAIN A CERTIFICATE OF FULL INDEPENDENT PRACTICE AUTHORITY BY A CERTIFIED NURSE PRACTITIONER OR CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALIST
Status: Failed, May 5, 2025
What the bill says
An act to be entitled an act to amend the requirements to obtain a certificate of full independent practice authority by a certified nurse practitioner or clinical nurse specialist; to increase access to health care by certified nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists; and for other purposes. subtitle to amend the requirements to obtain a certificate of full independent practice authority by a certified nurse practitioner or clinical nurse specialist.
From the introduced text:
An Act To Be Entitled AN ACT TO AMEND THE REQUIREMENTS TO OBTAIN A CERTIFICATE OF FULL INDEPENDENT PRACTICE AUTHORITY BY A CERTIFIED NURSE PRACTITIONER OR CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALIST; TO INCREASE ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE BY CERTIFIED NURSE PRACTITIONERS AND CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALISTS; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. Subtitle TO AMEND THE REQUIREMENTS TO OBTAIN A CERTIFICATE OF FULL INDEPENDENT PRACTICE AUTHORITY BY A CERTIFIED NURSE PRACTITIONER OR CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALIST. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: SECTION 1. Arkansas Code § 17-87-314(b)(1), concerning the requirements to obtain a certificate of full independent practice authority by a certified nurse practitioner or clinical nurse specialist, is amended to read as follows: (b)(1) The Full Independent Practice Credentialing Committee may grant a certificate of full independent practice authority to a certified nurse practitioner or a clinical nurse specialist who (B) An appropriate application fee as determined by the Full Independent Practice Credentialing Committee; (C) Proof of successful completion of six thousand two *JMB118* 01/27/2025 9:54:49 AM JMB118 HB1244 hundred forty (6,240) two thousand (2,000) hours of practice: (i) Under a board-required collaborative practice agreement with a physician; or (ii) From another state, territory, or foreign country that authorizes a certified nurse practitioner or a clinical nurse specialist to practice with prescriptive authority if the certified nurse practitioner …