# Ark. Code Ann. § 20-13-605: Authority of certificate holder

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## Section

- **Citation:** Ark. Code Ann. § 20-13-605
- **Heading:** Authority of certificate holder
- **Jurisdiction:** Arkansas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** AR Code / Title 20 / Chapter 13 / Subchapter 6 / Section 20-13-605

## Text

(a) A certificate issued pursuant to this subchapter shall authorize the holder thereof to receive upon presentation of the certificate, from any physician, a prescription for premeasured doses of atropine/pralidoxime, or other drugs as approved by the State Health Officer for the treatment of symptoms caused by exposure to nerve agents, and the necessary paraphernalia for administration. (b) The certificate shall also authorize the holder thereof to possess and administer, in an emergency situation when a physician is not immediately available, the prescribed atropine/pralidoxime, or other drugs as approved by the State Health Officer for the treatment of symptoms caused by exposure to nerve agents, to persons suffering a severe adverse reaction to nerve agents. (c) The holder may administer atropine/pralidoxime, or other drugs as approved by the State Health Officer, for the treatment of symptoms caused by exposure to nerve agents. Acts 1991, No. 270, § 5.

(a) A certificate issued pursuant to this subchapter shall authorize the holder thereof to receive upon presentation of the certificate, from any physician, a prescription for premeasured doses of atropine/pralidoxime, or other drugs as approved by the State Health Officer for the treatment of symptoms caused by exposure to nerve agents, and the necessary paraphernalia for administration.

(b) The certificate shall also authorize the holder thereof to possess and administer, in an emergency situation when a physician is not immediately available, the prescribed atropine/pralidoxime, or other drugs as approved by the State Health Officer for the treatment of symptoms caused by exposure to nerve agents, to persons suffering a severe adverse reaction to nerve agents.

(c) The holder may administer atropine/pralidoxime, or other drugs as approved by the State Health Officer, for the treatment of symptoms caused by exposure to nerve agents.

Acts 1991, No. 270, § 5.

## Nearby sections

- [Ark. Code Ann. § 20-13-601 Title](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T20_C13_S6_S20-13-601.md)
- [Ark. Code Ann. § 20-13-602 Purpose](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T20_C13_S6_S20-13-602.md)
- [Ark. Code Ann. § 20-13-603 Definition](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T20_C13_S6_S20-13-603.md)
- [Ark. Code Ann. § 20-13-604 Eligibility for certificate](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T20_C13_S6_S20-13-604.md)
- [Ark. Code Ann. § 20-13-605 Authority of certificate holder](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T20_C13_S6_S20-13-605.md)
- [Ark. Code Ann. § 20-13-606 Immunity](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T20_C13_S6_S20-13-606.md)
- [Ark. Code Ann. § 20-13-607 Administration of subchapter](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T20_C13_S6_S20-13-607.md)

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