(a)
- (1) Arkansas Code § 17-95-103 requires every physician licensed to practice medicine and surgery in the State of Arkansas to report to the Arkansas State Medical Board within ten (10) days after receipt or notification of any claim or filing of a lawsuit against him or her charging him or her with medical malpractice.
(2)
- (A) The notice from the physician to the board shall be sent by registered letter upon such forms as may be obtained at the office of the board.
- (B) In addition to completing the form, the physician should attach to the form a copy of the complaint if a lawsuit has been filed against him or her.
- (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, Arkansas Code § 17-95-201 et seq., Arkansas Code § 17-95-301 et seq., and Arkansas Code § 17-95-401 et seq., and the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, Arkansas Code § 25-15-201 et seq.