Interim Study Proposals
An interim study proposal is a formal request by a legislator that a study by an interim committee or committees be conducted of an issue of concern to the legislator.
                        ISP/IR No.
                    
                    
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                                        ISP Filing Number:
                                    ISP-2019-001
                                
                            
                                Interim Study Proposal
                            
                            
                                TO REQUIRE A PHYSICIAN TO UTILIZE TREATMENT ALTERNATIVES BEFORE PRESCRIBING AN OPIOID.
                            
                            
                                Sponsor:
                                Dotson
                            
                            
                        
                                        ISP Filing Number:
                                    ISP-2017-151
                                
                            
                                Interim Study Proposal
                            
                            
                                TO AMEND THE PRESCRIPTIVE AUTHORITY OF AN ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSE.
                            
                            
                                Sponsor:
                                Bentley
                            
                            
                        
                                        ISP Filing Number:
                                    ISP-2017-150
                                
                            
                                Interim Study Proposal
                            
                            
                                STUDY THE TRANSFER OF REGULATORY OVERSIGHT OF OPTOMETRISTS TO THE ARKANSAS STATE MEDICAL BOARD.
                            
                            
                                Sponsor:
                                Magie
                            
                            
                        
                                        ISP Filing Number:
                                    ISP-2017-149
                                
                            
                                Interim Study Proposal
                            
                            
                                TO AUTHORIZE FULL INDEPENDENT PRACTICE AUTHORITY TO ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSES WHO MEET CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS.
                            
                            
                                Sponsor:
                                Magie
                            
                            
                        
                                        ISP Filing Number:
                                    ISP-2017-148
                                
                            
                                Interim Study Proposal
                            
                            
                                TO AUTHORIZE A PODIATRIST TO HAVE A COLLABORATIVE PRACTICE AGREEMENT WITH AN ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSE.
                            
                            
                                Sponsor:
                                Boyd
                            
                            
                        
                                        ISP Filing Number:
                                    ISP-2017-147
                                
                            
                                Interim Study Proposal
                            
                            
                                STUDY THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR AND ALLOCATION OF FUNDING FOR TRAVEL EXPENSES FOR PUBLIC DEFENDERS IN RURAL COUNTIES OR PUBLIC DEFENDERS WHO ARE ASSIGNED TO MULTICOUNTY JUDICIAL DISTRICTS.
                            
                            
                                Sponsor:
                                Capp
                            
                            
                        
                                        ISP Filing Number:
                                    ISP-2017-146
                                
                            
                                Interim Study Proposal
                            
                            
                                TO AMEND THE RABIES CONTROL ACT REGARDING VACCINATIONS AGAINST RABIES FOR ANIMALS.
                            
                            
                                Sponsor:
                                J. Cooper
                            
                            
                        
                                        ISP Filing Number:
                                    ISP-2017-145
                                
                            
                                Interim Study Proposal
                            
                            
                                TO AMEND THE ARKANSAS ATHLETIC TRAINERS ACT.
                            
                            
                                Sponsor:
                                Womack
                            
                            
                        
                                        ISP Filing Number:
                                    ISP-2017-144
                                
                            
                                Interim Study Proposal
                            
                            
                                TO AUTHORIZE AN ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSE WHO HAS SERVED A RURAL COMMUNITY TO PRACTICE WITHOUT A COLLABORATIVE PRACTICE AGREEMENT.
                            
                            
                                Sponsor:
                                Pilkington
                            
                            
                        
                                        ISP Filing Number:
                                    ISP-2017-143
                                
                            
                                Interim Study Proposal
                            
                            
                                TO CREATE THE ARKANSAS GENETIC COUNSELOR LICENSURE ACT.
                            
                            
                                Sponsor:
                                Bledsoe
                            
                            
                        
                                        ISP Filing Number:
                                    ISP-2017-142
                                
                            
                                Interim Study Proposal
                            
                            
                                TO REMOVE THE COLLABORATIVE PRACTICE AGREEMENT AS APPLICABLE TO ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSES; AND TO CLARIFY THE PROCESS NECESSARY FOR AN ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSE TO QUALIFY FOR PRESCRIPTIVE AUTHORITY.
                            
                            
                                Sponsor:
                                Lundstrum
                            
                            
                        
                                        ISP Filing Number:
                                    ISP-2017-141
                                
                            
                                Interim Study Proposal
                            
                            
                                TO AMEND THE PRESCRIPTIVE AUTHORITY OF AN ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSE.
                            
                            
                                Sponsor:
                                Bentley
                            
                            
                        
                                        ISP Filing Number:
                                    ISP-2017-140
                                
                            
                                Interim Study Proposal
                            
                            
                                TO AMEND THE DEFINITION OF "PRACTICE OF PHARMACY" TO ALLOW VACCINES AND IMMUNIZATIONS TO BE GIVEN TO A PERSON FROM SEVEN (7) YEARS OF AGE TO EIGHTEEN (18) YEARS OF AGE UNDER A GENERAL WRITTEN PROTOCOL.
                            
                            
                                Sponsor:
                                Lundstrum
                            
                            
                        
                                        ISP Filing Number:
                                    ISP-2017-139
                                
                            
                                Interim Study Proposal
                            
                            
                                TO AUTHORIZE A PHARMACIST TO INITIATE THERAPY AND ADMINISTER OR DISPENSE, OR BOTH, TOBACCO CESSATION PHARMACOTHERAPY; TO AUTHORIZE A PHYSICIAN TO ADMINISTER OR DISPENSE, OR BOTH, TOBACCO CESSATION PHARMACOTHERAPY. 
                            
                            
                                Sponsor:
                                Boyd
                            
                            
                        
                                        ISP Filing Number:
                                    ISP-2017-138
                                
                            
                                Interim Study Proposal
                            
                            
                                STUDY THE TRANSFER OF REGULATORY OVERSIGHT OF ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSES TO THE ARKANSAS STATE MEDICAL BOARD.
                            
                            
                                Sponsor:
                                Magie
                            
                            
                        
                                        ISP Filing Number:
                                    ISP-2017-137
                                
                            
                                Interim Study Proposal
                            
                            
                                STUDY ELIMINATING THE BARRIERS TO DISPENSING OF MEDICATIONS BY PHYSICIANS.
                            
                            
                                Sponsor:
                                Magie
                            
                            
                        
                                        ISP Filing Number:
                                    ISP-2017-135
                                
                            
                                Interim Study Proposal
                            
                            
                                TO ALLOW PHARMACISTS TO MAKE BIOLOGICAL PRODUCT SUBSTITUTIONS.
                            
                            
                                Sponsor:
                                Magie
                            
                            
                        
                                        ISP Filing Number:
                                    ISP-2017-134
                                
                            
                                Interim Study Proposal
                            
                            
                                TO ESTABLISH THE ARKANSAS ANESTHESIOLOGIST ASSISTANT ACT; AND TO PROVIDE FOR LICENSURE OF ANESTHESIOLOGIST ASSISTANTS.
                            
                            
                                Sponsor:
                                Magie
                            
                            
                        