Public policy.
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-100-102
in effectIt is declared to be a policy of the State of Arkansas that, in order to safeguard the public health, safety, and welfare; to protect the public from being misled by incompetent, unscrupulous, and unauthorized persons and from unprofessional conduct on the part of qualified speech-language pathologists and audiologists; and to help to assure the availability of the highest possible quality speech-language pathology and audiology services to individuals with disabilities that are communicative in nature who reside in this state, it is necessary to provide regulatory authority over persons offering speech- language pathology and audiology services to the public.
Source: Arkansas General Assembly, Acts of 2021-2026 (arkleg.state.ar.us)URL: https://arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2023R%2FPublic%2F&file=503.pdf&ddBienniumSession=2023%2F2023RFetched: 11/8/2026