Can Arkansas shut down a med spa that is operating unlawfully?
Enforcement · part of The Practice Perimeter
Short answer
Not directly — the cited rules give the Medical Board power over licenses, not premises: after formal charges it can revoke, suspend, place on probation, or fine a physician, including for aiding unlicensed practice. No facility-closure power is stated.
(b) Should a physician fail to comply with the terms of Arkansas Code § 17-95-103 and this section, then the same shall be cause for revocation, suspension, probation, or monetary fine as may be determined by the board after the bringing of formal charges and notifying the physician as required by the Arkansas Medical Practices Act
17 CAR § 140-1701(b) (Reporting generally — consequence) · verified Sep 4, 2026 · regulatory monitoring, not legal advice
Related Arkansas rules
The Arkansas State Medical Board may revoke an existing license, impose penalties, or refuse to issue a license in the event the holder or applicant has committed any of the acts or offenses defined in the section to be unprofessional conduct; the words unprofessional conduct mean, among other things, conviction of a listed felony, resorting to fraud, misrepresentation, or deception in applying for or securing a license to practice medicine, and aiding or abetting an unlicensed person to practice medicine.
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-95-409(a)(1)–(2)(C) · verified Sep 8, 2026
(C) Aiding or abetting an unlicensed person to practice medicine;
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-95-409(a)(2)(C) (Unprofessional conduct — grounds for revocation or suspension) · verified Sep 4, 2026
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