Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 2 - HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 20-6-101 — 20-38-113) › Chapter 16 - REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH (§§ 20-16-101 — 20-16-2509) › Subchapter 24 - EVERY MOM MATTERS ACT (§§ 20-16-2401 — 20-16-2412) › Section 20-16-2407 - Administration

(a)
The Department of Human Services shall:
(1)
(A)
Before implementation of the services under §
20-8-1001
or the resource access assistance offer, create a program-specific website that describes the services offered by §
20-8-1001
and the resource access assistance offer.
(B)
The department may also create materials using other media, including print and electronic media, to convey information about the services under §
20-8-1001
and the resource access assistance offer to the public;
(2)
(A)
Establish a single toll-free number for pregnant women seeking an abortion in Arkansas to call in order to receive a resource access assistance offer.
(B)
The toll-free number shall automatically connect the pregnant woman to an agency based on the proportion determined under §
20-16-2405(a)(2)
;
(3)
(A)
Before implementation of the resource access assistance offer, develop and maintain a secure database.
(B)
The secure database shall:
(i)
Generate a unique identifying number;
(ii)
Be accessible only to a person who is to perform an abortion or an agent of the person performing an abortion, agencies, and the department; and
(iii)
Not transmit any information to:
(a)
The agency or care agent concerning the identity or location of the person who performs the abortion or the facility at which the abortion is performed; or
(b)
The person providing the abortion or the agent of the person performing the abortion concerning the identity of the agency or care agent providing the resource access assistance offer.
(C)
The unique identifying number shall not contain personally identifiable information; and
(4)
For each agency, report on the department's website the percentage of pregnant women who received a resource access assistance offer from the agency and subsequently obtained an abortion in the state.
(b)
(1)
Before receiving payment for abortion-related services, administering any sedative or anesthesia, or performing an abortion, a person who is performing an abortion or an agent of the person performing the abortion shall:
(A)
Register each prospective abortion in the secure database and obtain a unique identifying number for the pregnant woman's prospective abortion;
(B)
Provide the pregnant woman seeking an abortion with the unique identifying number for her prospective abortion;
(C)
Record the unique identifying number for the pregnant woman's prospective abortion in the pregnant woman's medical file;
(D)
Verify through the secure database that the pregnant woman received a resource access assistance offer;
(E)
Document the verification in the secure database; and
(F)
Record the verification in the pregnant woman's medical record.
(2)
Within two (2) business days after performing an abortion, the person who performs the abortion or the person's agent shall report to the department the unique identifying number for each abortion performed and the date and time that the abortion was performed.
(c)
A care agent shall:
(1)
Provide the resource access assistance offer, care plan coordination services, and healthy pregnancy program services; and
(2)
Record the information required under this section.
(d)
An agency shall:
(1)
Record and report monthly to the department information pertaining to resource access assistance offers provided by the agency or the care agents employed by the agency, including without limitation:
(A)
The number of pregnant women who indicated a need for assistance as victims of:
(i)
Assault, sexual assault, abuse, or neglect;
(ii)
Coercion; or
(iii)
Human trafficking;
(B)
The number of individuals receiving resource access assistance offers who requested care plan coordination services; and
(C)
The number of individuals receiving resource access assistance offers who requested healthy pregnancy program services;
(2)
Record and report monthly to the department information pertaining to care plan coordination services and healthy pregnancy program services provided by the agency or the care agents employed by the agency, including without limitation:
(A)
The number of individuals receiving resource access assistance offers who identified a need for support in one (1) or more of the following areas:
(i)
Abuse, assault, sexual assault, coercion, or neglect;
(ii)
Education or training for a professional certification;
(iii)
Housing assistance;
(iv)
Employment assistance;
(v)
Resume development;
(vi)
Childcare;
(vii)
Adoption services;
(viii)
Financial assistance;
(ix)
Substance abuse treatment and alcohol abuse treatment;
(x)
Mental health care;
(xi)
Medical care;
(xii)
Human trafficking; or
(xiii)
Health benefit plan coverage; and
(B)
The resources, services, and referrals provided by the agency or a care agent; and
(3)
(A)
Confirm in the secure database using the unique identifying number that a resource access assistance offer was made.
(B)
The confirmation required under subdivision (d)(3)(A) of this section shall be completed before 11:59 p.m. on the day that the resource access assistance offer was made.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 703,§ 6, eff. 8/1/2023.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 205,§ 3, eff. 8/1/2023. (Amended effective date provision.)
Added by Act 2021, No. 90,§ 3, eff. 7/28/2021, subsection (b) applicable 1/1/2023.