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Arkansas creates demand for collaborating physicians from two directions: all NPs need a written Collaborative Practice Agreement filed with the Arkansas State Board of Nursing until they complete 6,240 hours toward full independent practice — and PAs require ongoing physician supervision. With no ratio cap, no mandatory chart review, and a booming Northwest Arkansas healthcare corridor, the Natural State offers consistent, well-structured collaboration opportunities.

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6,240 hrs
Hours of collaborative practice required before an Arkansas NP may apply for full independent practice authority
Board-filed
CPA filed with Arkansas State Board of Nursing — ASBN must have the agreement on file before NP may prescribe
No cap
No ratio limit on the number of NPs a physician may collaborate with simultaneously in Arkansas
Arkansas’ Two-Phase NP Practice Model

Collaboration Required First — Independence Earned After 6,240 Hours

Arkansas has a structured, committee-gated independence pathway for NPs. Understanding both phases is essential for precise matching and accurate milestone tracking.

Phase 1 — Physician Required

New NPs Through 6,240 Hours — CPA Required

Every NP must have a written Collaborative Practice Agreement (CPA) filed with the Arkansas State Board of Nursing before prescribing. The physician must have a practice comparable in scope, specialty, or expertise, hold an active AR medical license, and — for controlled substance prescribing — hold an unrestricted DEA registration.

• CPA filed with ASBN — prescriptive authority not valid until on file
• No ratio cap, no mandatory chart review, no required meetings
• Schedule II controlled substances: extremely limited (5-day opioids; physician-initiated stimulants only)
• This is the primary physician collaboration opportunity for NPs in Arkansas

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Phase 2 — Full Independent Practice

After 6,240 Hours — Committee Application Required

After completing 6,240 hours under a CPA, the NP applies to the Full Independent Practice Credentialing Committee (Arkansas Dept. of Health). Committee meets quarterly.

• Practice Hours Affidavit (signed by collaborating physician)
• 5 hours advanced pharmacology CE within past 2 years
• Resume/CV showing APRN work history
• Until Committee approval, NP must maintain active CPA
• Certificate renewed every 3 years
• NP no longer needs physician after approval

Why Arkansas

Arkansas’ Board-Filed CPA Requirement and 6,240-Hour Independence Pathway Drive Consistent, Long-Window Collaboration Demand

Arkansas is a restricted practice state with a defined — but demanding — independence pathway. Every NP must have a written Collaborative Practice Agreement on file with the Arkansas State Board of Nursing before their prescriptive authority is valid. The physician must have a practice comparable in scope, specialty, or expertise to the NP’s practice area. Both the CPA and the physician’s DEA registration number (for controlled substance prescribing) must be on file with ASBN.

The 6,240-hour threshold — roughly three years of full-time practice — is among the highest transition thresholds in the series. Even after reaching 6,240 hours, the NP must apply to the Full Independent Practice Credentialing Committee, which meets only quarterly, and must maintain their active CPA until committee approval is received. This means the average NP’s collaboration window in Arkansas extends well beyond the hours threshold itself.

No ratio cap, no mandatory chart review percentage, and no required meeting schedule — Arkansas’ collaboration framework is volume-scalable and administratively lean despite its Board-filing requirement. With Northwest Arkansas’ rapidly growing healthcare market (Bentonville, Fayetteville, Rogers, Springdale) and a large rural NP workforce statewide, demand for collaborating physicians is high and consistent.

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Arkansas State Requirements

NPs must have a written Collaborative Practice Agreement (CPA) with a physician on file with the Arkansas State Board of Nursing before prescriptive authority is valid. Physician must have a practice comparable in scope, specialty, or expertise to the NP. Physician must hold an active AR medical license under ACA § 17-95-201. ACA § 17-87-310(a)(2); AR Admin. Code 060.00.08-002

CPA must include: availability of physician for consultation or referral; methods of managing the collaborative practice (including prescriptive authority protocols); coverage provisions for emergency absence of either party; quality assurance provisions. No mandatory chart review % and no required meeting frequency specified. ACA § 17-87-310(c)

For NPs prescribing controlled substances, the collaborating physician must also have an unrestricted DEA registration number. Schedule II prescribing is extremely limited — opioids for 5 days or less; stimulants only if originally prescribed by a physician who has evaluated the patient within 6 months for the same condition. ACA § 17-87-310; AR ST § 17-87-314

After completing 6,240 hours of practice under a CPA, NP may apply to the Full Independent Practice Credentialing Committee (ADH). Application requires a Practice Hours Affidavit signed by the collaborating physician, 5 hours advanced pharmacology CE, and resume/CV. Committee meets quarterly. NP must maintain active CPA until committee approval is received. ACA § 17-87-314

No ratio cap — no limit on number of NPs a physician may collaborate with. PAs also require monthly-contact physician supervision. Governed by Arkansas State Board of Nursing (NPs) and Arkansas State Medical Board (physicians/PAs).

Schedule II Prescribing Rules

Arkansas’ Strict Schedule II Controlled Substance Limitations

Arkansas’ Schedule II prescribing rules for NPs are among the most restrictive in the series. Understanding these requirements is essential for physicians whose NPs work in pain management, psychiatry, or ADHD-related practices.

Arkansas NP Schedule II Controlled Substance Rules under ACA § 17-87-310:

Opioids (Schedule II)

NPs may prescribe Schedule II opioids under the CPA, but only for a maximum of 5 days per prescription. There is no exception for chronic pain management or long-term opioid therapy under an NP’s authority alone.

Stimulants (Schedule II)

NPs may prescribe Schedule II stimulants (e.g., for ADHD) only if: (1) the prescription was originally initiated by a physician; (2) the physician has evaluated the patient within 6 months; and (3) the NP’s prescription is for the same condition as the original prescription.

The physician’s DEA registration number is required in the CPA for any NP who prescribes controlled substances. For medspas, IV hydration, and weight loss clinics that prescribe Schedule III–V controlled substances, the 5-day opioid and physician-initiated stimulant rules are important to document in the CPA protocols. We structure the CPA to accurately reflect these limitations.

Your Role

What a Collaborating Physician Does in Arkansas

Arkansas’ framework is structured but lean — Board-filed CPA, comparable specialty, DEA registration on file, and quality assurance provisions. No mandatory visit schedule, no chart review percentage, no proximity requirement.

Sign & File the CPA with ASBN

Execute the Collaborative Practice Agreement and ensure it is filed with the Arkansas State Board of Nursing. The NP’s prescriptive authority is not valid until the CPA is on file with ASBN. We handle the filing process and confirm receipt before the NP begins prescribing.

Comparable Specialty Practice

Practice in a scope, specialty, or expertise comparable to the NP’s practice area as required by ACA § 17-87-310(a)(2). Arkansas uses “comparable in scope, specialty, or expertise” — a somewhat broader standard than strict specialty matching. We verify comparability before every match.

Be Available for Consultation & Referral

Be available for consultation or referral as described in the CPA. Arkansas does not mandate a specific availability schedule, frequency, or proximity — your availability is defined in the CPA at the practice level between you and the NP.

Sign the 6,240-Hour Practice Hours Affidavit

When the NP reaches 6,240 hours and applies for full independent practice, you must sign a notarized Practice Hours Affidavit confirming the NP’s collaborative practice experience. This is the final step in the NP’s transition to independence — and your collaboration concludes upon committee approval.

Monthly PA Contact

For PA supervision arrangements, maintain monthly contact with the PA as required by Arkansas’ PA collaboration framework. PA arrangements are separate from NP CPAs and create a second, permanent income stream in Arkansas.

Earn Income Across Both Streams

Receive income from NP Collaborative Practice Agreements and PA supervision arrangements. With no ratio cap and Arkansas’ substantial NP and PA workforce across Little Rock, Northwest Arkansas, and the Delta region, income potential is consistent and scalable.

Simple Process

Get Started in 3 Simple Steps

Many physicians in our network are matched and onboarded within 24 to 48 hours.

1

Apply

Submit your credentials, Arkansas medical license number, specialty, and DEA registration. It takes less than 2 minutes. We verify comparable specialty alignment before matching.

2

Get Matched

We connect you with Arkansas NPs needing a Board-filed CPA and PA practices needing monthly physician contact — across Little Rock, Fayetteville, Fort Smith, Jonesboro, and statewide.

3

Start Collaborating

Begin with a fully compliant CPA filed with ASBN — including prescriptive authority protocols, Schedule II provisions, quality assurance, and DEA registration — with 6,240-hour milestone tracking built in from day one.

Our Difference

A Smarter Way to Work as an Arkansas Collaborating Physician

Arkansas’ ASBN filing requirement, comparable specialty standard, DEA registration on file, Schedule II limitations, committee-based independence pathway, quarterly committee meeting cycle, and practice hours affidavit all require precise coordination. We handle it all.

We handle ASBN CPA filing

We file your Collaborative Practice Agreement with the Arkansas State Board of Nursing — and confirm the NP’s prescriptive authority is valid before they begin prescribing. You don’t have to navigate the ASBN portal.

Start within 24–48 hours

Many Arkansas physicians in our network are matched and onboarded within 24 to 48 hours of applying.

ACA § 17-87-310-compliant CPAs

Our Collaborative Practice Agreements include all required elements — availability provisions, prescriptive authority protocols, Schedule II limitations, emergency coverage, quality assurance, and DEA registration documentation.

6,240-hour milestone tracking

We track each NP’s progress toward 6,240 hours and coordinate the Practice Hours Affidavit and committee application when the milestone is reached — ensuring a smooth transition and your timely slot opening for a new NP.

No cap — scalable income

No ratio limit means you can collaborate with any number of Arkansas NPs simultaneously. Combined with the 6,240-hour threshold and quarterly committee delays, most NPs spend 3–4+ years needing a physician — creating long, stable collaboration windows.

NW Arkansas market opportunity

Northwest Arkansas — Bentonville, Fayetteville, Rogers, Springdale — is one of the fastest-growing healthcare markets in the South, driven by Fortune 500 company relocations and rapid population growth. Physician collaborators in this corridor are in high demand.

Arkansas Clinics

Arkansas Clinic Types We Work With

Every Arkansas NP who prescribes needs a Board-filed CPA — for up to 6,240 hours or more. From Little Rock medspas and telehealth platforms to NW Arkansas wellness clinics and rural primary care practices statewide.

💆Medical Spas
⚖️Weight Loss Centers
💉IV Hydration
💻Telehealth Platforms
🏥Primary Care
🧠Psychiatry Practices
⭐Specialty Clinics
🩺Wellness Centers
Is This For You?

This Opportunity Is Ideal For

🏅

Physicians with an active Arkansas medical license under the Arkansas Medical Practices Act (§ 17-95-201)

🎯

Physicians whose practice scope, specialty, or expertise is comparable to the NP’s practice area

💉

Physicians with an unrestricted Arkansas DEA registration number for NPs who prescribe controlled substances

💰

Those seeking long-window collaboration income from Arkansas’ 6,240-hour structured pathway and growing NP workforce

Your Arkansas medical license must be active under the Arkansas Medical Practices Act. For NPs prescribing controlled substances, your DEA registration must be unrestricted and must be documented in the CPA on file with ASBN. No ratio cap applies. No mandatory chart review percentage or meeting schedule is specified in Arkansas’ CPA requirements.

Collaborating Physician Jobs in Arkansas

Arkansas Collaborating Physician Jobs — NP and PA Dual-Track Demand Across Little Rock, Fayetteville, and the Natural State

Arkansas creates physician income demand from two tracks: NPs who need a Collaborative Practice Agreement with quarterly meetings during their 6,240-hour independence pathway, and PAs who require ongoing physician supervision permanently with monthly contact. Both tracks operate with no ratio cap and no proximity requirement, creating consistent, accessible collaborating physician jobs, remote physician jobs, and part time physician jobs across Little Rock, Fayetteville, Fort Smith, Jonesboro, and Arkansas’s extensive rural communities.

Remote Physician Jobs — No Proximity, Quarterly Meetings Remote-Eligible

Arkansas imposes no geographic proximity requirement for NP or PA collaboration arrangements. The quarterly meetings required for NP CPAs and the monthly contact required for PA supervisory agreements can be conducted by telephone or electronic communication. For physicians seeking remote physician jobs with structured but manageable touchpoints, Arkansas’s remote-eligible framework makes the Natural State one of the most accessible collaboration markets in the Mid-South.

Part Time Physician Jobs — Dual Track, No Ratio Cap

Arkansas has no ratio cap on the number of NPs or PAs a physician may collaborate with simultaneously. NP CPAs last until the NP completes 6,240 hours — approximately 3 years of full-time clinical practice — providing stable, multi-year part time physician jobs per arrangement. PA supervisory agreements are permanent. Together, a physician can hold multiple concurrent NP and PA arrangements, building a portfolio of part time physician jobs with staggered durations and long-term income stability.

Physician Consulting Jobs — Little Rock and Fayetteville Wellness Markets

Little Rock’s Midtown and Heights neighborhoods and Fayetteville’s Dickson Street and South School Avenue wellness corridors generate consistent demand for physician consulting jobs beyond standard collaboration income. NP and PA-operated medspas, GLP-1 weight loss clinics, and telehealth platforms across Arkansas seek physician consulting jobs for protocol development, payer credentialing, and QA oversight — typically structured as retainer engagements alongside standard collaboration income.

Physician Advisor Roles — Post-6,240-Hour Independent NPs

After Arkansas NPs complete their 6,240-hour pathway and gain independent prescriptive authority, many choose to retain a physician advisor for QA governance, payer credentialing, and protocol support. These physician advisor jobs are structured voluntarily at the practice level with no ASBN filing obligation and are available as remote physician advisor jobs for Arkansas-licensed physicians statewide.

CollaboratingPhysician.com maintains an active pipeline of collaborating physician jobs across Arkansas and matches physicians with NP and PA practices within 24 to 48 hours. Whether you are looking for remote physician jobs in Little Rock or Fayetteville, part time physician jobs across Fort Smith and Jonesboro, or remote physician advisor jobs with Arkansas-based telehealth platforms, we structure CPAs to meet ASBN and Arkansas State Medical Board requirements, schedule quarterly meeting documentation, track 6,240-hour milestones, and manage every arrangement throughout.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions — Arkansas

What is an Arkansas Collaborative Practice Agreement and how is it different from other states?
Arkansas’ Collaborative Practice Agreement (CPA) is defined under ACA § 17-87-102(2) as a written plan that identifies a physician who agrees to collaborate with an advanced practice nurse in the joint management of the health care of the NP’s patients and outlines procedures for consultation or referral. Unlike many states where the agreement is kept on file at the practice, Arkansas requires the CPA to be filed with the Arkansas State Board of Nursing. The NP’s prescriptive authority is not valid until the CPA is on file with ASBN. We handle the ASBN filing for every arrangement.
How does the 6,240-hour Arkansas independence pathway work?
Under ACA § 17-87-314, an NP who has completed 6,240 hours of practice under a CPA may apply for a Certificate of Full Independent Practice Authority from the Full Independent Practice Credentialing Committee under the Arkansas Department of Health. The application requires: a completed, notarized Practice Hours Affidavit signed by the collaborating physician(s); evidence of 5 hours of advanced pharmacology CE within the past 2 years; and a resume or CV showing APRN work history. The committee meets quarterly to review applications. Critically, the NP must maintain their active CPA until committee approval is received — even after submitting the application. Once approved, the certificate must be renewed every 3 years.
What are Arkansas’ Schedule II controlled substance rules for NPs?
Arkansas NP prescriptive authority for Schedule II controlled substances is highly restricted. Opioids: NPs may prescribe Schedule II opioids only for a maximum of 5 days per prescription — there is no provision for long-term opioid therapy under an NP’s CPA authority alone. Stimulants: NPs may prescribe Schedule II stimulants (e.g., for ADHD) only if: (1) the prescription was originally initiated by a physician, (2) the physician has evaluated the patient within the 6 months preceding the NP’s prescription, and (3) the NP’s prescription is for the same condition as the original. These restrictions apply regardless of the NP’s experience level during the collaboration phase.
Is there a ratio cap or chart review requirement in Arkansas?
No to both. Arkansas does not specify a limit on the number of NPs a physician may have CPAs with simultaneously. There is also no mandatory chart review percentage specified in Arkansas’ CPA requirements. The CPA must include quality assurance provisions — but the specific QA methodology, frequency, and scope are determined at the practice level between the NP and physician. This makes Arkansas one of the more volume-scalable and administratively lean collaboration frameworks among Board-filing states.
Do Arkansas PAs also need a collaborating physician?
Yes. Arkansas PAs require physician collaboration, with monthly contact required between the PA and collaborating physician under Arkansas’ PA practice framework. The PA collaboration arrangement is separate from the NP CPA framework — different regulatory structure and agreement form. Both NPs and PAs create physician collaboration demand in Arkansas, and we facilitate both types of arrangements across the state.
What does “comparable in scope, specialty, or expertise” mean in Arkansas?
ACA § 17-87-310(a)(2) requires the collaborating physician to have “a practice comparable in scope, specialty, or expertise to that of the advanced practice nurse.” This is a deliberately broad standard — it doesn’t require exact specialty matching, but the physician’s clinical practice must be meaningfully comparable to the NP’s practice area. For example, a primary care physician can collaborate with a family practice NP; an internist with an adult-gerontology NP; a psychiatrist with a psychiatric-mental health NP. We verify this comparability before every introduction to ensure each CPA meets ASBN standards.
What types of part time physician jobs and physician side jobs are available in Arkansas?
Arkansas NP CPA and PA supervisory agreement roles are the core physician side job categories — dual-track, no ratio cap, remote-eligible, with NP arrangements lasting approximately 3 years and PA arrangements permanent. Beyond standard collaboration income, Arkansas generates demand for physician advisor jobs at post-independence NP practices and PA-led medspa and wellness clinics across Little Rock and Fayetteville, physician consulting jobs for protocol development and payer credentialing, and remote physician advisor jobs with Arkansas-based telehealth platforms. All are bounded supplemental physician side jobs that generate income without requiring additional patient care hours.
Are Arkansas remote physician jobs genuinely remote — and how often are meetings required?
Yes — Arkansas collaboration arrangements can be structured as genuinely remote physician jobs. Arkansas imposes no geographic proximity requirement and no on-site visit mandate. NP CPA quarterly meetings and PA monthly contact requirements can be conducted by telephone or electronic communication — neither requires in-person presence. For physicians holding multiple Arkansas collaborating physician jobs, the quarterly NP meetings and monthly PA contact are manageable touchpoints that can be structured around any schedule. Remote physician advisor jobs at Arkansas NP and PA clinics in an advisory capacity are similarly fully remote. Arkansas’s combination of no proximity, no ratio cap, and remote-eligible meeting requirements makes it one of the most accessible remote physician job markets in the Mid-South.

Start Building Additional Income as an Arkansas Collaborating Physician

Arkansas NPs need a Board-filed CPA for up to 6,240 hours — and beyond, during the quarterly committee review process. With no ratio cap and both NP and PA collaboration demand across Little Rock, Northwest Arkansas, and the state’s rural corridor, we connect you, file with ASBN, and manage milestone transitions throughout.

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Serving physicians and clinics across Arkansas, including Little Rock, Fort Smith, Fayetteville, Springdale, Jonesboro, Rogers, Conway, Bentonville, Pine Bluff, Bella Vista, Hot Springs, Benton, Texarkana, Sherwood, Jacksonville, Russellville, Cabot, Searcy, Van Buren, Siloam Springs, and surrounding communities statewide.


Arkansas

Become a Collaborating Physician
in Arkansas

Arkansas creates demand for collaborating physicians from two directions: all NPs need a written Collaborative Practice Agreement filed with the Arkansas State Board of Nursing until they complete 6,240 hours toward full independent practice — and PAs require ongoing physician supervision. With no ratio cap, no mandatory chart review, and a booming Northwest Arkansas healthcare corridor, the Natural State offers consistent, well-structured collaboration opportunities.

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See How It Works
⏱ Get started in 24–48 hours
📋 CPA filed with ASBN — we handle the filing
✅ No ratio cap — no mandatory chart review
💰 NP + PA collaboration — dual income streams

6,240 hrs
Hours of collaborative practice required before an Arkansas NP may apply for full independent practice authority
Board-filed
CPA filed with Arkansas State Board of Nursing — ASBN must have the agreement on file before NP may prescribe
No cap
No ratio limit on the number of NPs a physician may collaborate with simultaneously in Arkansas

Arkansas’ Two-Phase NP Practice Model

Collaboration Required First — Independence Earned After 6,240 Hours

Arkansas has a structured, committee-gated independence pathway for NPs. Understanding both phases is essential for precise matching and accurate milestone tracking.

Phase 1 — Physician Required

New NPs Through 6,240 Hours — CPA Required

Every NP must have a written Collaborative Practice Agreement (CPA) filed with the Arkansas State Board of Nursing before prescribing. The physician must have a practice comparable in scope, specialty, or expertise, hold an active AR medical license, and — for controlled substance prescribing — hold an unrestricted DEA registration.

• CPA filed with ASBN — prescriptive authority not valid until on file
• No ratio cap, no mandatory chart review, no required meetings
• Schedule II controlled substances: extremely limited (5-day opioids; physician-initiated stimulants only)
• This is the primary physician collaboration opportunity for NPs in Arkansas

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Phase 2 — Full Independent Practice

After 6,240 Hours — Committee Application Required

After completing 6,240 hours under a CPA, the NP applies to the Full Independent Practice Credentialing Committee (Arkansas Dept. of Health). Committee meets quarterly.

• Practice Hours Affidavit (signed by collaborating physician)
• 5 hours advanced pharmacology CE within past 2 years
• Resume/CV showing APRN work history
• Until Committee approval, NP must maintain active CPA
• Certificate renewed every 3 years
• NP no longer needs physician after approval

Why Arkansas

Arkansas’ Board-Filed CPA Requirement and 6,240-Hour Independence Pathway Drive Consistent, Long-Window Collaboration Demand

Arkansas is a restricted practice state with a defined — but demanding — independence pathway. Every NP must have a written Collaborative Practice Agreement on file with the Arkansas State Board of Nursing before their prescriptive authority is valid. The physician must have a practice comparable in scope, specialty, or expertise to the NP’s practice area. Both the CPA and the physician’s DEA registration number (for controlled substance prescribing) must be on file with ASBN.

The 6,240-hour threshold — roughly three years of full-time practice — is among the highest transition thresholds in the series. Even after reaching 6,240 hours, the NP must apply to the Full Independent Practice Credentialing Committee, which meets only quarterly, and must maintain their active CPA until committee approval is received. This means the average NP’s collaboration window in Arkansas extends well beyond the hours threshold itself.

No ratio cap, no mandatory chart review percentage, and no required meeting schedule — Arkansas’ collaboration framework is volume-scalable and administratively lean despite its Board-filing requirement. With Northwest Arkansas’ rapidly growing healthcare market (Bentonville, Fayetteville, Rogers, Springdale) and a large rural NP workforce statewide, demand for collaborating physicians is high and consistent.

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Arkansas State Requirements

 

NPs must have a written Collaborative Practice Agreement (CPA) with a physician on file with the Arkansas State Board of Nursing before prescriptive authority is valid. Physician must have a practice comparable in scope, specialty, or expertise to the NP. Physician must hold an active AR medical license under ACA § 17-95-201. ACA § 17-87-310(a)(2); AR Admin. Code 060.00.08-002

 

CPA must include: availability of physician for consultation or referral; methods of managing the collaborative practice (including prescriptive authority protocols); coverage provisions for emergency absence of either party; quality assurance provisions. No mandatory chart review % and no required meeting frequency specified. ACA § 17-87-310(c)

 

For NPs prescribing controlled substances, the collaborating physician must also have an unrestricted DEA registration number. Schedule II prescribing is extremely limited — opioids for 5 days or less; stimulants only if originally prescribed by a physician who has evaluated the patient within 6 months for the same condition. ACA § 17-87-310; AR ST § 17-87-314

 

After completing 6,240 hours of practice under a CPA, NP may apply to the Full Independent Practice Credentialing Committee (ADH). Application requires a Practice Hours Affidavit signed by the collaborating physician, 5 hours advanced pharmacology CE, and resume/CV. Committee meets quarterly. NP must maintain active CPA until committee approval is received. ACA § 17-87-314

 

No ratio cap — no limit on number of NPs a physician may collaborate with. PAs also require monthly-contact physician supervision. Governed by Arkansas State Board of Nursing (NPs) and Arkansas State Medical Board (physicians/PAs).

Schedule II Prescribing Rules

Arkansas’ Strict Schedule II Controlled Substance Limitations

Arkansas’ Schedule II prescribing rules for NPs are among the most restrictive in the series. Understanding these requirements is essential for physicians whose NPs work in pain management, psychiatry, or ADHD-related practices.

Arkansas NP Schedule II Controlled Substance Rules under ACA § 17-87-310:

Opioids (Schedule II)

NPs may prescribe Schedule II opioids under the CPA, but only for a maximum of 5 days per prescription. There is no exception for chronic pain management or long-term opioid therapy under an NP’s authority alone.

Stimulants (Schedule II)

NPs may prescribe Schedule II stimulants (e.g., for ADHD) only if: (1) the prescription was originally initiated by a physician; (2) the physician has evaluated the patient within 6 months; and (3) the NP’s prescription is for the same condition as the original prescription.

The physician’s DEA registration number is required in the CPA for any NP who prescribes controlled substances. For medspas, IV hydration, and weight loss clinics that prescribe Schedule III–V controlled substances, the 5-day opioid and physician-initiated stimulant rules are important to document in the CPA protocols. We structure the CPA to accurately reflect these limitations.

Your Role

What a Collaborating Physician Does in Arkansas

Arkansas’ framework is structured but lean — Board-filed CPA, comparable specialty, DEA registration on file, and quality assurance provisions. No mandatory visit schedule, no chart review percentage, no proximity requirement.

 

Sign & File the CPA with ASBN

Execute the Collaborative Practice Agreement and ensure it is filed with the Arkansas State Board of Nursing. The NP’s prescriptive authority is not valid until the CPA is on file with ASBN. We handle the filing process and confirm receipt before the NP begins prescribing.

 

Comparable Specialty Practice

Practice in a scope, specialty, or expertise comparable to the NP’s practice area as required by ACA § 17-87-310(a)(2). Arkansas uses “comparable in scope, specialty, or expertise” — a somewhat broader standard than strict specialty matching. We verify comparability before every match.

 

Be Available for Consultation & Referral

Be available for consultation or referral as described in the CPA. Arkansas does not mandate a specific availability schedule, frequency, or proximity — your availability is defined in the CPA at the practice level between you and the NP.

 

Sign the 6,240-Hour Practice Hours Affidavit

When the NP reaches 6,240 hours and applies for full independent practice, you must sign a notarized Practice Hours Affidavit confirming the NP’s collaborative practice experience. This is the final step in the NP’s transition to independence — and your collaboration concludes upon committee approval.

 

Monthly PA Contact

For PA supervision arrangements, maintain monthly contact with the PA as required by Arkansas’ PA collaboration framework. PA arrangements are separate from NP CPAs and create a second, permanent income stream in Arkansas.

 

Earn Income Across Both Streams

Receive income from NP Collaborative Practice Agreements and PA supervision arrangements. With no ratio cap and Arkansas’ substantial NP and PA workforce across Little Rock, Northwest Arkansas, and the Delta region, income potential is consistent and scalable.

Simple Process

Get Started in 3 Simple Steps

Many physicians in our network are matched and onboarded within 24 to 48 hours.

1

Apply

Submit your credentials, Arkansas medical license number, specialty, and DEA registration. It takes less than 2 minutes. We verify comparable specialty alignment before matching.

2

Get Matched

We connect you with Arkansas NPs needing a Board-filed CPA and PA practices needing monthly physician contact — across Little Rock, Fayetteville, Fort Smith, Jonesboro, and statewide.

3

Start Collaborating

Begin with a fully compliant CPA filed with ASBN — including prescriptive authority protocols, Schedule II provisions, quality assurance, and DEA registration — with 6,240-hour milestone tracking built in from day one.

Our Difference

A Smarter Way to Work as an Arkansas Collaborating Physician

Arkansas’ ASBN filing requirement, comparable specialty standard, DEA registration on file, Schedule II limitations, committee-based independence pathway, quarterly committee meeting cycle, and practice hours affidavit all require precise coordination. We handle it all.

 

We handle ASBN CPA filing

We file your Collaborative Practice Agreement with the Arkansas State Board of Nursing — and confirm the NP’s prescriptive authority is valid before they begin prescribing. You don’t have to navigate the ASBN portal.

 

Start within 24–48 hours

Many Arkansas physicians in our network are matched and onboarded within 24 to 48 hours of applying.

 

ACA § 17-87-310-compliant CPAs

Our Collaborative Practice Agreements include all required elements — availability provisions, prescriptive authority protocols, Schedule II limitations, emergency coverage, quality assurance, and DEA registration documentation.

 

6,240-hour milestone tracking

We track each NP’s progress toward 6,240 hours and coordinate the Practice Hours Affidavit and committee application when the milestone is reached — ensuring a smooth transition and your timely slot opening for a new NP.

 

No cap — scalable income

No ratio limit means you can collaborate with any number of Arkansas NPs simultaneously. Combined with the 6,240-hour threshold and quarterly committee delays, most NPs spend 3–4+ years needing a physician — creating long, stable collaboration windows.

 

NW Arkansas market opportunity

Northwest Arkansas — Bentonville, Fayetteville, Rogers, Springdale — is one of the fastest-growing healthcare markets in the South, driven by Fortune 500 company relocations and rapid population growth. Physician collaborators in this corridor are in high demand.

Arkansas Clinics

Arkansas Clinic Types We Work With

Every Arkansas NP who prescribes needs a Board-filed CPA — for up to 6,240 hours or more. From Little Rock medspas and telehealth platforms to NW Arkansas wellness clinics and rural primary care practices statewide.

💆Medical Spas
⚖️Weight Loss Centers
💉IV Hydration
💻Telehealth Platforms
🏥Primary Care
🧠Psychiatry Practices
⭐Specialty Clinics
🩺Wellness Centers

Is This For You?

This Opportunity Is Ideal For

🏅

Physicians with an active Arkansas medical license under the Arkansas Medical Practices Act (§ 17-95-201)

🎯

Physicians whose practice scope, specialty, or expertise is comparable to the NP’s practice area

💉

Physicians with an unrestricted Arkansas DEA registration number for NPs who prescribe controlled substances

💰

Those seeking long-window collaboration income from Arkansas’ 6,240-hour structured pathway and growing NP workforce

Your Arkansas medical license must be active under the Arkansas Medical Practices Act. For NPs prescribing controlled substances, your DEA registration must be unrestricted and must be documented in the CPA on file with ASBN. No ratio cap applies. No mandatory chart review percentage or meeting schedule is specified in Arkansas’ CPA requirements.

Collaborating Physician Jobs in Arkansas

Arkansas Collaborating Physician Jobs — NP and PA Dual-Track Demand Across Little Rock, Fayetteville, and the Natural State

Arkansas creates physician income demand from two tracks: NPs who need a Collaborative Practice Agreement with quarterly meetings during their 6,240-hour independence pathway, and PAs who require ongoing physician supervision permanently with monthly contact. Both tracks operate with no ratio cap and no proximity requirement, creating consistent, accessible collaborating physician jobs, remote physician jobs, and part time physician jobs across Little Rock, Fayetteville, Fort Smith, Jonesboro, and Arkansas’s extensive rural communities.

 

Remote Physician Jobs — No Proximity, Quarterly Meetings Remote-Eligible

Arkansas imposes no geographic proximity requirement for NP or PA collaboration arrangements. The quarterly meetings required for NP CPAs and the monthly contact required for PA supervisory agreements can be conducted by telephone or electronic communication. For physicians seeking remote physician jobs with structured but manageable touchpoints, Arkansas’s remote-eligible framework makes the Natural State one of the most accessible collaboration markets in the Mid-South.

 

Part Time Physician Jobs — Dual Track, No Ratio Cap

Arkansas has no ratio cap on the number of NPs or PAs a physician may collaborate with simultaneously. NP CPAs last until the NP completes 6,240 hours — approximately 3 years of full-time clinical practice — providing stable, multi-year part time physician jobs per arrangement. PA supervisory agreements are permanent. Together, a physician can hold multiple concurrent NP and PA arrangements, building a portfolio of part time physician jobs with staggered durations and long-term income stability.

 

Physician Consulting Jobs — Little Rock and Fayetteville Wellness Markets

Little Rock’s Midtown and Heights neighborhoods and Fayetteville’s Dickson Street and South School Avenue wellness corridors generate consistent demand for physician consulting jobs beyond standard collaboration income. NP and PA-operated medspas, GLP-1 weight loss clinics, and telehealth platforms across Arkansas seek physician consulting jobs for protocol development, payer credentialing, and QA oversight — typically structured as retainer engagements alongside standard collaboration income.

 

Physician Advisor Roles — Post-6,240-Hour Independent NPs

After Arkansas NPs complete their 6,240-hour pathway and gain independent prescriptive authority, many choose to retain a physician advisor for QA governance, payer credentialing, and protocol support. These physician advisor jobs are structured voluntarily at the practice level with no ASBN filing obligation and are available as remote physician advisor jobs for Arkansas-licensed physicians statewide.

CollaboratingPhysician.com maintains an active pipeline of collaborating physician jobs across Arkansas and matches physicians with NP and PA practices within 24 to 48 hours. Whether you are looking for remote physician jobs in Little Rock or Fayetteville, part time physician jobs across Fort Smith and Jonesboro, or remote physician advisor jobs with Arkansas-based telehealth platforms, we structure CPAs to meet ASBN and Arkansas State Medical Board requirements, schedule quarterly meeting documentation, track 6,240-hour milestones, and manage every arrangement throughout.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions — Arkansas

What is an Arkansas Collaborative Practice Agreement and how is it different from other states?
Arkansas’ Collaborative Practice Agreement (CPA) is defined under ACA § 17-87-102(2) as a written plan that identifies a physician who agrees to collaborate with an advanced practice nurse in the joint management of the health care of the NP’s patients and outlines procedures for consultation or referral. Unlike many states where the agreement is kept on file at the practice, Arkansas requires the CPA to be filed with the Arkansas State Board of Nursing. The NP’s prescriptive authority is not valid until the CPA is on file with ASBN. We handle the ASBN filing for every arrangement.
How does the 6,240-hour Arkansas independence pathway work?
Under ACA § 17-87-314, an NP who has completed 6,240 hours of practice under a CPA may apply for a Certificate of Full Independent Practice Authority from the Full Independent Practice Credentialing Committee under the Arkansas Department of Health. The application requires: a completed, notarized Practice Hours Affidavit signed by the collaborating physician(s); evidence of 5 hours of advanced pharmacology CE within the past 2 years; and a resume or CV showing APRN work history. The committee meets quarterly to review applications. Critically, the NP must maintain their active CPA until committee approval is received — even after submitting the application. Once approved, the certificate must be renewed every 3 years.
What are Arkansas’ Schedule II controlled substance rules for NPs?
Arkansas NP prescriptive authority for Schedule II controlled substances is highly restricted. Opioids: NPs may prescribe Schedule II opioids only for a maximum of 5 days per prescription — there is no provision for long-term opioid therapy under an NP’s CPA authority alone. Stimulants: NPs may prescribe Schedule II stimulants (e.g., for ADHD) only if: (1) the prescription was originally initiated by a physician, (2) the physician has evaluated the patient within the 6 months preceding the NP’s prescription, and (3) the NP’s prescription is for the same condition as the original. These restrictions apply regardless of the NP’s experience level during the collaboration phase.
Is there a ratio cap or chart review requirement in Arkansas?
No to both. Arkansas does not specify a limit on the number of NPs a physician may have CPAs with simultaneously. There is also no mandatory chart review percentage specified in Arkansas’ CPA requirements. The CPA must include quality assurance provisions — but the specific QA methodology, frequency, and scope are determined at the practice level between the NP and physician. This makes Arkansas one of the more volume-scalable and administratively lean collaboration frameworks among Board-filing states.
Do Arkansas PAs also need a collaborating physician?
Yes. Arkansas PAs require physician collaboration, with monthly contact required between the PA and collaborating physician under Arkansas’ PA practice framework. The PA collaboration arrangement is separate from the NP CPA framework — different regulatory structure and agreement form. Both NPs and PAs create physician collaboration demand in Arkansas, and we facilitate both types of arrangements across the state.
What does “comparable in scope, specialty, or expertise” mean in Arkansas?
ACA § 17-87-310(a)(2) requires the collaborating physician to have “a practice comparable in scope, specialty, or expertise to that of the advanced practice nurse.” This is a deliberately broad standard — it doesn’t require exact specialty matching, but the physician’s clinical practice must be meaningfully comparable to the NP’s practice area. For example, a primary care physician can collaborate with a family practice NP; an internist with an adult-gerontology NP; a psychiatrist with a psychiatric-mental health NP. We verify this comparability before every introduction to ensure each CPA meets ASBN standards.
What types of part time physician jobs and physician side jobs are available in Arkansas?
Arkansas NP CPA and PA supervisory agreement roles are the core physician side job categories — dual-track, no ratio cap, remote-eligible, with NP arrangements lasting approximately 3 years and PA arrangements permanent. Beyond standard collaboration income, Arkansas generates demand for physician advisor jobs at post-independence NP practices and PA-led medspa and wellness clinics across Little Rock and Fayetteville, physician consulting jobs for protocol development and payer credentialing, and remote physician advisor jobs with Arkansas-based telehealth platforms. All are bounded supplemental physician side jobs that generate income without requiring additional patient care hours.
Are Arkansas remote physician jobs genuinely remote — and how often are meetings required?
Yes — Arkansas collaboration arrangements can be structured as genuinely remote physician jobs. Arkansas imposes no geographic proximity requirement and no on-site visit mandate. NP CPA quarterly meetings and PA monthly contact requirements can be conducted by telephone or electronic communication — neither requires in-person presence. For physicians holding multiple Arkansas collaborating physician jobs, the quarterly NP meetings and monthly PA contact are manageable touchpoints that can be structured around any schedule. Remote physician advisor jobs at Arkansas NP and PA clinics in an advisory capacity are similarly fully remote. Arkansas’s combination of no proximity, no ratio cap, and remote-eligible meeting requirements makes it one of the most accessible remote physician job markets in the Mid-South.

Start Building Additional Income as an Arkansas Collaborating Physician

Arkansas NPs need a Board-filed CPA for up to 6,240 hours — and beyond, during the quarterly committee review process. With no ratio cap and both NP and PA collaboration demand across Little Rock, Northwest Arkansas, and the state’s rural corridor, we connect you, file with ASBN, and manage milestone transitions throughout.

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Arkansas

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in Arkansas

Arkansas creates demand for collaborating physicians from two directions: all NPs need a written Collaborative Practice Agreement filed with the Arkansas State Board of Nursing until they complete 6,240 hours toward full independent practice — and PAs require ongoing physician supervision. With no ratio cap, no mandatory chart review, and a booming Northwest Arkansas healthcare corridor, the Natural State offers consistent, well-structured collaboration opportunities.

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📋 CPA filed with ASBN — we handle the filing
✅ No ratio cap — no mandatory chart review
💰 NP + PA collaboration — dual income streams

6,240 hrs
Hours of collaborative practice required before an Arkansas NP may apply for full independent practice authority
Board-filed
CPA filed with Arkansas State Board of Nursing — ASBN must have the agreement on file before NP may prescribe
No cap
No ratio limit on the number of NPs a physician may collaborate with simultaneously in Arkansas

Arkansas’ Two-Phase NP Practice Model

Collaboration Required First — Independence Earned After 6,240 Hours

Arkansas has a structured, committee-gated independence pathway for NPs. Understanding both phases is essential for precise matching and accurate milestone tracking.

Phase 1 — Physician Required

New NPs Through 6,240 Hours — CPA Required

Every NP must have a written Collaborative Practice Agreement (CPA) filed with the Arkansas State Board of Nursing before prescribing. The physician must have a practice comparable in scope, specialty, or expertise, hold an active AR medical license, and — for controlled substance prescribing — hold an unrestricted DEA registration.

• CPA filed with ASBN — prescriptive authority not valid until on file
• No ratio cap, no mandatory chart review, no required meetings
• Schedule II controlled substances: extremely limited (5-day opioids; physician-initiated stimulants only)
• This is the primary physician collaboration opportunity for NPs in Arkansas

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Phase 2 — Full Independent Practice

After 6,240 Hours — Committee Application Required

After completing 6,240 hours under a CPA, the NP applies to the Full Independent Practice Credentialing Committee (Arkansas Dept. of Health). Committee meets quarterly.

• Practice Hours Affidavit (signed by collaborating physician)
• 5 hours advanced pharmacology CE within past 2 years
• Resume/CV showing APRN work history
• Until Committee approval, NP must maintain active CPA
• Certificate renewed every 3 years
• NP no longer needs physician after approval

Why Arkansas

Arkansas’ Board-Filed CPA Requirement and 6,240-Hour Independence Pathway Drive Consistent, Long-Window Collaboration Demand

Arkansas is a restricted practice state with a defined — but demanding — independence pathway. Every NP must have a written Collaborative Practice Agreement on file with the Arkansas State Board of Nursing before their prescriptive authority is valid. The physician must have a practice comparable in scope, specialty, or expertise to the NP’s practice area. Both the CPA and the physician’s DEA registration number (for controlled substance prescribing) must be on file with ASBN.

The 6,240-hour threshold — roughly three years of full-time practice — is among the highest transition thresholds in the series. Even after reaching 6,240 hours, the NP must apply to the Full Independent Practice Credentialing Committee, which meets only quarterly, and must maintain their active CPA until committee approval is received. This means the average NP’s collaboration window in Arkansas extends well beyond the hours threshold itself.

No ratio cap, no mandatory chart review percentage, and no required meeting schedule — Arkansas’ collaboration framework is volume-scalable and administratively lean despite its Board-filing requirement. With Northwest Arkansas’ rapidly growing healthcare market (Bentonville, Fayetteville, Rogers, Springdale) and a large rural NP workforce statewide, demand for collaborating physicians is high and consistent.

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Arkansas State Requirements

 

NPs must have a written Collaborative Practice Agreement (CPA) with a physician on file with the Arkansas State Board of Nursing before prescriptive authority is valid. Physician must have a practice comparable in scope, specialty, or expertise to the NP. Physician must hold an active AR medical license under ACA § 17-95-201. ACA § 17-87-310(a)(2); AR Admin. Code 060.00.08-002

 

CPA must include: availability of physician for consultation or referral; methods of managing the collaborative practice (including prescriptive authority protocols); coverage provisions for emergency absence of either party; quality assurance provisions. No mandatory chart review % and no required meeting frequency specified. ACA § 17-87-310(c)

 

For NPs prescribing controlled substances, the collaborating physician must also have an unrestricted DEA registration number. Schedule II prescribing is extremely limited — opioids for 5 days or less; stimulants only if originally prescribed by a physician who has evaluated the patient within 6 months for the same condition. ACA § 17-87-310; AR ST § 17-87-314

 

After completing 6,240 hours of practice under a CPA, NP may apply to the Full Independent Practice Credentialing Committee (ADH). Application requires a Practice Hours Affidavit signed by the collaborating physician, 5 hours advanced pharmacology CE, and resume/CV. Committee meets quarterly. NP must maintain active CPA until committee approval is received. ACA § 17-87-314

 

No ratio cap — no limit on number of NPs a physician may collaborate with. PAs also require monthly-contact physician supervision. Governed by Arkansas State Board of Nursing (NPs) and Arkansas State Medical Board (physicians/PAs).

Schedule II Prescribing Rules

Arkansas’ Strict Schedule II Controlled Substance Limitations

Arkansas’ Schedule II prescribing rules for NPs are among the most restrictive in the series. Understanding these requirements is essential for physicians whose NPs work in pain management, psychiatry, or ADHD-related practices.

Arkansas NP Schedule II Controlled Substance Rules under ACA § 17-87-310:

Opioids (Schedule II)

NPs may prescribe Schedule II opioids under the CPA, but only for a maximum of 5 days per prescription. There is no exception for chronic pain management or long-term opioid therapy under an NP’s authority alone.

Stimulants (Schedule II)

NPs may prescribe Schedule II stimulants (e.g., for ADHD) only if: (1) the prescription was originally initiated by a physician; (2) the physician has evaluated the patient within 6 months; and (3) the NP’s prescription is for the same condition as the original prescription.

The physician’s DEA registration number is required in the CPA for any NP who prescribes controlled substances. For medspas, IV hydration, and weight loss clinics that prescribe Schedule III–V controlled substances, the 5-day opioid and physician-initiated stimulant rules are important to document in the CPA protocols. We structure the CPA to accurately reflect these limitations.

Your Role

What a Collaborating Physician Does in Arkansas

Arkansas’ framework is structured but lean — Board-filed CPA, comparable specialty, DEA registration on file, and quality assurance provisions. No mandatory visit schedule, no chart review percentage, no proximity requirement.

 

Sign & File the CPA with ASBN

Execute the Collaborative Practice Agreement and ensure it is filed with the Arkansas State Board of Nursing. The NP’s prescriptive authority is not valid until the CPA is on file with ASBN. We handle the filing process and confirm receipt before the NP begins prescribing.

 

Comparable Specialty Practice

Practice in a scope, specialty, or expertise comparable to the NP’s practice area as required by ACA § 17-87-310(a)(2). Arkansas uses “comparable in scope, specialty, or expertise” — a somewhat broader standard than strict specialty matching. We verify comparability before every match.

 

Be Available for Consultation & Referral

Be available for consultation or referral as described in the CPA. Arkansas does not mandate a specific availability schedule, frequency, or proximity — your availability is defined in the CPA at the practice level between you and the NP.

 

Sign the 6,240-Hour Practice Hours Affidavit

When the NP reaches 6,240 hours and applies for full independent practice, you must sign a notarized Practice Hours Affidavit confirming the NP’s collaborative practice experience. This is the final step in the NP’s transition to independence — and your collaboration concludes upon committee approval.

 

Monthly PA Contact

For PA supervision arrangements, maintain monthly contact with the PA as required by Arkansas’ PA collaboration framework. PA arrangements are separate from NP CPAs and create a second, permanent income stream in Arkansas.

 

Earn Income Across Both Streams

Receive income from NP Collaborative Practice Agreements and PA supervision arrangements. With no ratio cap and Arkansas’ substantial NP and PA workforce across Little Rock, Northwest Arkansas, and the Delta region, income potential is consistent and scalable.

Simple Process

Get Started in 3 Simple Steps

Many physicians in our network are matched and onboarded within 24 to 48 hours.

1

Apply

Submit your credentials, Arkansas medical license number, specialty, and DEA registration. It takes less than 2 minutes. We verify comparable specialty alignment before matching.

2

Get Matched

We connect you with Arkansas NPs needing a Board-filed CPA and PA practices needing monthly physician contact — across Little Rock, Fayetteville, Fort Smith, Jonesboro, and statewide.

3

Start Collaborating

Begin with a fully compliant CPA filed with ASBN — including prescriptive authority protocols, Schedule II provisions, quality assurance, and DEA registration — with 6,240-hour milestone tracking built in from day one.

Our Difference

A Smarter Way to Work as an Arkansas Collaborating Physician

Arkansas’ ASBN filing requirement, comparable specialty standard, DEA registration on file, Schedule II limitations, committee-based independence pathway, quarterly committee meeting cycle, and practice hours affidavit all require precise coordination. We handle it all.

 

We handle ASBN CPA filing

We file your Collaborative Practice Agreement with the Arkansas State Board of Nursing — and confirm the NP’s prescriptive authority is valid before they begin prescribing. You don’t have to navigate the ASBN portal.

 

Start within 24–48 hours

Many Arkansas physicians in our network are matched and onboarded within 24 to 48 hours of applying.

 

ACA § 17-87-310-compliant CPAs

Our Collaborative Practice Agreements include all required elements — availability provisions, prescriptive authority protocols, Schedule II limitations, emergency coverage, quality assurance, and DEA registration documentation.

 

6,240-hour milestone tracking

We track each NP’s progress toward 6,240 hours and coordinate the Practice Hours Affidavit and committee application when the milestone is reached — ensuring a smooth transition and your timely slot opening for a new NP.

 

No cap — scalable income

No ratio limit means you can collaborate with any number of Arkansas NPs simultaneously. Combined with the 6,240-hour threshold and quarterly committee delays, most NPs spend 3–4+ years needing a physician — creating long, stable collaboration windows.

 

NW Arkansas market opportunity

Northwest Arkansas — Bentonville, Fayetteville, Rogers, Springdale — is one of the fastest-growing healthcare markets in the South, driven by Fortune 500 company relocations and rapid population growth. Physician collaborators in this corridor are in high demand.

Arkansas Clinics

Arkansas Clinic Types We Work With

Every Arkansas NP who prescribes needs a Board-filed CPA — for up to 6,240 hours or more. From Little Rock medspas and telehealth platforms to NW Arkansas wellness clinics and rural primary care practices statewide.

💆Medical Spas
⚖️Weight Loss Centers
💉IV Hydration
💻Telehealth Platforms
🏥Primary Care
🧠Psychiatry Practices
⭐Specialty Clinics
🩺Wellness Centers

Is This For You?

This Opportunity Is Ideal For

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Physicians with an active Arkansas medical license under the Arkansas Medical Practices Act (§ 17-95-201)

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Physicians whose practice scope, specialty, or expertise is comparable to the NP’s practice area

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Physicians with an unrestricted Arkansas DEA registration number for NPs who prescribe controlled substances

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Those seeking long-window collaboration income from Arkansas’ 6,240-hour structured pathway and growing NP workforce

Your Arkansas medical license must be active under the Arkansas Medical Practices Act. For NPs prescribing controlled substances, your DEA registration must be unrestricted and must be documented in the CPA on file with ASBN. No ratio cap applies. No mandatory chart review percentage or meeting schedule is specified in Arkansas’ CPA requirements.

Collaborating Physician Jobs in Arkansas

Arkansas Collaborating Physician Jobs — NP and PA Dual-Track Demand Across Little Rock, Fayetteville, and the Natural State

Arkansas creates physician income demand from two tracks: NPs who need a Collaborative Practice Agreement with quarterly meetings during their 6,240-hour independence pathway, and PAs who require ongoing physician supervision permanently with monthly contact. Both tracks operate with no ratio cap and no proximity requirement, creating consistent, accessible collaborating physician jobs, remote physician jobs, and part time physician jobs across Little Rock, Fayetteville, Fort Smith, Jonesboro, and Arkansas’s extensive rural communities.

 

Remote Physician Jobs — No Proximity, Quarterly Meetings Remote-Eligible

Arkansas imposes no geographic proximity requirement for NP or PA collaboration arrangements. The quarterly meetings required for NP CPAs and the monthly contact required for PA supervisory agreements can be conducted by telephone or electronic communication. For physicians seeking remote physician jobs with structured but manageable touchpoints, Arkansas’s remote-eligible framework makes the Natural State one of the most accessible collaboration markets in the Mid-South.

 

Part Time Physician Jobs — Dual Track, No Ratio Cap

Arkansas has no ratio cap on the number of NPs or PAs a physician may collaborate with simultaneously. NP CPAs last until the NP completes 6,240 hours — approximately 3 years of full-time clinical practice — providing stable, multi-year part time physician jobs per arrangement. PA supervisory agreements are permanent. Together, a physician can hold multiple concurrent NP and PA arrangements, building a portfolio of part time physician jobs with staggered durations and long-term income stability.

 

Physician Consulting Jobs — Little Rock and Fayetteville Wellness Markets

Little Rock’s Midtown and Heights neighborhoods and Fayetteville’s Dickson Street and South School Avenue wellness corridors generate consistent demand for physician consulting jobs beyond standard collaboration income. NP and PA-operated medspas, GLP-1 weight loss clinics, and telehealth platforms across Arkansas seek physician consulting jobs for protocol development, payer credentialing, and QA oversight — typically structured as retainer engagements alongside standard collaboration income.

 

Physician Advisor Roles — Post-6,240-Hour Independent NPs

After Arkansas NPs complete their 6,240-hour pathway and gain independent prescriptive authority, many choose to retain a physician advisor for QA governance, payer credentialing, and protocol support. These physician advisor jobs are structured voluntarily at the practice level with no ASBN filing obligation and are available as remote physician advisor jobs for Arkansas-licensed physicians statewide.

CollaboratingPhysician.com maintains an active pipeline of collaborating physician jobs across Arkansas and matches physicians with NP and PA practices within 24 to 48 hours. Whether you are looking for remote physician jobs in Little Rock or Fayetteville, part time physician jobs across Fort Smith and Jonesboro, or remote physician advisor jobs with Arkansas-based telehealth platforms, we structure CPAs to meet ASBN and Arkansas State Medical Board requirements, schedule quarterly meeting documentation, track 6,240-hour milestones, and manage every arrangement throughout.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions — Arkansas

What is an Arkansas Collaborative Practice Agreement and how is it different from other states?
Arkansas’ Collaborative Practice Agreement (CPA) is defined under ACA § 17-87-102(2) as a written plan that identifies a physician who agrees to collaborate with an advanced practice nurse in the joint management of the health care of the NP’s patients and outlines procedures for consultation or referral. Unlike many states where the agreement is kept on file at the practice, Arkansas requires the CPA to be filed with the Arkansas State Board of Nursing. The NP’s prescriptive authority is not valid until the CPA is on file with ASBN. We handle the ASBN filing for every arrangement.
How does the 6,240-hour Arkansas independence pathway work?
Under ACA § 17-87-314, an NP who has completed 6,240 hours of practice under a CPA may apply for a Certificate of Full Independent Practice Authority from the Full Independent Practice Credentialing Committee under the Arkansas Department of Health. The application requires: a completed, notarized Practice Hours Affidavit signed by the collaborating physician(s); evidence of 5 hours of advanced pharmacology CE within the past 2 years; and a resume or CV showing APRN work history. The committee meets quarterly to review applications. Critically, the NP must maintain their active CPA until committee approval is received — even after submitting the application. Once approved, the certificate must be renewed every 3 years.
What are Arkansas’ Schedule II controlled substance rules for NPs?
Arkansas NP prescriptive authority for Schedule II controlled substances is highly restricted. Opioids: NPs may prescribe Schedule II opioids only for a maximum of 5 days per prescription — there is no provision for long-term opioid therapy under an NP’s CPA authority alone. Stimulants: NPs may prescribe Schedule II stimulants (e.g., for ADHD) only if: (1) the prescription was originally initiated by a physician, (2) the physician has evaluated the patient within the 6 months preceding the NP’s prescription, and (3) the NP’s prescription is for the same condition as the original. These restrictions apply regardless of the NP’s experience level during the collaboration phase.
Is there a ratio cap or chart review requirement in Arkansas?
No to both. Arkansas does not specify a limit on the number of NPs a physician may have CPAs with simultaneously. There is also no mandatory chart review percentage specified in Arkansas’ CPA requirements. The CPA must include quality assurance provisions — but the specific QA methodology, frequency, and scope are determined at the practice level between the NP and physician. This makes Arkansas one of the more volume-scalable and administratively lean collaboration frameworks among Board-filing states.
Do Arkansas PAs also need a collaborating physician?
Yes. Arkansas PAs require physician collaboration, with monthly contact required between the PA and collaborating physician under Arkansas’ PA practice framework. The PA collaboration arrangement is separate from the NP CPA framework — different regulatory structure and agreement form. Both NPs and PAs create physician collaboration demand in Arkansas, and we facilitate both types of arrangements across the state.
What does “comparable in scope, specialty, or expertise” mean in Arkansas?
ACA § 17-87-310(a)(2) requires the collaborating physician to have “a practice comparable in scope, specialty, or expertise to that of the advanced practice nurse.” This is a deliberately broad standard — it doesn’t require exact specialty matching, but the physician’s clinical practice must be meaningfully comparable to the NP’s practice area. For example, a primary care physician can collaborate with a family practice NP; an internist with an adult-gerontology NP; a psychiatrist with a psychiatric-mental health NP. We verify this comparability before every introduction to ensure each CPA meets ASBN standards.
What types of part time physician jobs and physician side jobs are available in Arkansas?
Arkansas NP CPA and PA supervisory agreement roles are the core physician side job categories — dual-track, no ratio cap, remote-eligible, with NP arrangements lasting approximately 3 years and PA arrangements permanent. Beyond standard collaboration income, Arkansas generates demand for physician advisor jobs at post-independence NP practices and PA-led medspa and wellness clinics across Little Rock and Fayetteville, physician consulting jobs for protocol development and payer credentialing, and remote physician advisor jobs with Arkansas-based telehealth platforms. All are bounded supplemental physician side jobs that generate income without requiring additional patient care hours.
Are Arkansas remote physician jobs genuinely remote — and how often are meetings required?
Yes — Arkansas collaboration arrangements can be structured as genuinely remote physician jobs. Arkansas imposes no geographic proximity requirement and no on-site visit mandate. NP CPA quarterly meetings and PA monthly contact requirements can be conducted by telephone or electronic communication — neither requires in-person presence. For physicians holding multiple Arkansas collaborating physician jobs, the quarterly NP meetings and monthly PA contact are manageable touchpoints that can be structured around any schedule. Remote physician advisor jobs at Arkansas NP and PA clinics in an advisory capacity are similarly fully remote. Arkansas’s combination of no proximity, no ratio cap, and remote-eligible meeting requirements makes it one of the most accessible remote physician job markets in the Mid-South.

Start Building Additional Income as an Arkansas Collaborating Physician

Arkansas NPs need a Board-filed CPA for up to 6,240 hours — and beyond, during the quarterly committee review process. With no ratio cap and both NP and PA collaboration demand across Little Rock, Northwest Arkansas, and the state’s rural corridor, we connect you, file with ASBN, and manage milestone transitions throughout.

Apply Now — Takes Less Than 2 Minutes

Or call us at +1 (817) 857-2726 to get started today.

Serving physicians and clinics across Arkansas, including Little Rock, Fort Smith, Fayetteville, Springdale, Jonesboro, Rogers, Conway, Bentonville, Pine Bluff, Bella Vista, Hot Springs, Benton, Texarkana, Sherwood, Jacksonville, Russellville, Cabot, Searcy, Van Buren, Siloam Springs, and surrounding communities statewide.

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