Can a physician assistant inject or prescribe in Arkansas?
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Short answer
The cited rules do not settle this — they only require that a supervising or back-up physician be available for immediate telephone contact whenever the PA is rendering services, and say nothing about the PA's authority to inject or prescribe.
A supervising physician and/or back-up supervising physician or physicians should be available for immediate telephone contact with the physician assistant any time the physician assistant is rendering services to the public.
17 CAR § 140-1806 (Availability of supervising physician) · verified Sep 4, 2026 · regulatory monitoring, not legal advice
Related Arkansas rules
(a) A physician may only delegate the administration of drugs that do not require substantial, specialized judgment and skill based on knowledge and application of the principles of biological, physical, and social sciences. (b) Administration of drugs, delegated pursuant to this section, shall only be permissible within the physical boundaries of the delegating physician’s offices.
17 CAR § 140-2505(a)-(b) (Additional requirements for delegating the administration of drugs) · verified Sep 4, 2026
(5) "Supervision" means the act by a physician in directing and overseeing an employee
17 CAR § 140-2502(5) (definition of “Supervision”) · verified Sep 4, 2026
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