§ 20-16-2403 — Resource access assistance offer

Arkansas § 20-16-2403

• Jurisdiction: Arkansas
• Title: 20

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(a) A person shall not perform an abortion unless the person verifies that the woman on whom the abortion is to be performed has received a resource access assistance offer. (b) A resource access assistance offer under subsection (a) of this section shall consist of a care agent's: (1) Informing the pregnant woman of the availability of free: (A) Healthy pregnancy program services offered under § 20-8-1001(d)(2) ; and (B) Care plan coordination services offered under § 20-8-1001(d)(3) ; (2) Providing education on other public and private resources available to address the socioeconomic needs of the pregnant woman or the biological father of the unborn child; (3) Offering screening and assistance for abuse, assault, sexual assault, neglect, coercion, and human trafficking; and (4) Offering medically accurate information using the informational materials described in the Woman's Right-to-Know Act, § 20-16-1701 et seq. (c) The pregnant woman is not required to: (1) Initiate any offered services in order to obtain an abortion; or (2) Provide any information to the care agent except her unique identifying number as described in § 20-16-2407 . (d) The resource access assistance offer shall be provided by the state at no cost to the woman. (e) A care agent who provides a resource access assistance offer under this section shall not refer a woman to an abortion provider, recommend abortion, or take any other action that directly or indirectly advises a woman to obtain or assists a woman in obtaining an abortion.

Legislative History

Added by Act 2021, No. 90,§ 3, eff. 7/28/2021, subsection (a) applicable 1/1/2023.