Arkansas Code Annotated
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-87-101 (2026)
License required — Purpose
✓ current as of May 2026
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In order to safeguard life and health, a person practicing or offering to practice nursing for compensation shall be required to submit evidence that he or she is qualified to so practice and shall be licensed as provided in this chapter:
- Professional nursing;
- Advanced practice registered nursing;
- Registered practitioner nursing;
- Practical nursing; or
- Psychiatric technician nursing.
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It is unlawful for any person not licensed by the Arkansas State Board of Nursing:
- To practice or offer to practice professional nursing, advanced practice registered nursing, registered practitioner nursing, practical nursing, or psychiatric technician nursing; or
- To use any sign, card, or device to indicate that the person is a professional registered nurse, an advanced practice registered nurse, a registered nurse practitioner, a licensed practical nurse, or a licensed psychiatric technician nurse.
History. Acts 1971, No. 432, § 1; 1979, No. 613, § 1; 1980 (1st Ex. Sess.), No. 14, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 72-745; Acts 1995, No. 409, § 1; 2013, No. 604, § 1.
Amendments. The 2013 amendment substituted “is unlawful” for “shall be unlawful” in (b); and inserted “registered” following “practice” in (b)(1) and (b)(2).
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1
case, 2012–2012 · leading case: Hobbs v. Jones, 412 S.W.3d 844 (Ark. 2012).
Hobbs v. Jones, 412 S.W.3d 844 (Ark. 2012). “, because the ADC lacked a valid prescription for the drugs it intended to use during his execution; (5) that his execution would violate the CSA because the ADC staff were to administer controlled substances to Jones without proper registration; and (6) that his execution would…”
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