RD Compact Tracker
Member state

Arkansas

Arkansas is in.

11
11th state to join

Enacted April 17, 2025. One of 19 member states.

Status
Member state. Compact legislation enacted.
Bill
HB 1185 · 2025 session
Enacted
April 17, 2025
Academy affiliate
Arkansas Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics ↗
Confidence
Verified against a primary source.

What to ask for in Arkansas

Thank them, then ask them to fund putting it into effect and to encourage neighboring states to join.

Your state is already in. Now you're asking them to fund putting it into effect and to encourage neighboring states to join.

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Arkansas’s neighbors

A compact privilege depends on where you live, not where your patients are. These neighbors decide whether there’s a member state right across the line from Arkansas.

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Sources

Before you rely on this

This page is compiled from public reporting and can be out of date the day a legislature acts. Confirm current status with the Arkansas legislature and your state licensing board, and with the official compact site. If you find an error here, please tell us. That's how this stays useful.