- (a) Review all applications, initial or renewal, for full independent practice authority submitted by certified nurse practitioners or clinical nurse specialists licensed by the Arkansas State Board of Nursing.
(b)
- (1) Approve or deny applications for full independent practice authority.
- (2) All actions shall be provided, in writing, to the applicant.
- (3) Denial of an application shall include the reason or reasons for denial.
(c)
- (1) Review complaints filed in writing against certified nurse practitioners or clinical nurse specialists with full independent practice authority.
- (2) The Full Independent Practice Credentialing Committee shall review complaints against certified nurse practitioners or clinical nurse specialists who hold a certificate of full independent practice authority.
(3)
- (A) The committee may take action, suspend, or revoke the certificate for full independent practice authority based on the complaint.
- (B) However, the committee may not take action against the nursing license of a certified nurse practitioner.
- (d) All complaints and actions shall be reported to the board.