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20-16-1707. Rules — Collection and reporting of information.
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20-16-1707. Rules — Collection and reporting of information.
(a) The Department of Health shall develop and promulgate rules regarding reporting requirements.
(b)(1) The Arkansas Center for Health Statistics of the Department of Health shall ensure that all information collected by the center regarding abortions performed in this state shall be available to the public in printed form and on a twenty-four-hour basis on the center's website.
(2) In no case shall the privacy of a patient or doctor be compromised.
(c) The information collected by the center regarding abortions performed in this state shall be continually updated.
(d)(1)(A) By June 3 of each year, the department shall issue a public report providing statistics on the number of women who were provided information and materials pursuant to this subchapter during the previous calendar year.
(B) Each report shall also provide the statistics for all previous calendar years, adjusted to reflect any additional information received after the deadline.
(2) The department shall take care to ensure that none of the information included in the public reports could reasonably lead to the identification of any individual who received information or materials in accordance with § 20-16-1703.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 20-16-1707
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20-16-1707. Rules — Collection and reporting of information.
(a) The Department of Health shall develop and promulgate rules regarding reporting requirements.
(b)(1) The Arkansas Center for Health Statistics of the Department of Health shall ensure that all information collected by the center regarding abortions performed in this state shall be available to the public in printed form and on a twenty-four-hour basis on the center's website.
(2) In no case shall the privacy of a patient or doctor be compromised.
(c) The information collected by the center regarding abortions performed in this state shall be continually updated.
(d)(1)(A) By June 3 of each year, the department shall issue a public report providing statistics on the number of women who were provided information and materials pursuant to this subchapter during the previous calendar year.
(B) Each report shall also provide the statistics for all previous calendar years, adjusted to reflect any additional information received after the deadline.
(2) The department shall take care to ensure that none of the information included in the public reports could reasonably lead to the identification of any individual who received information or materials in accordance with § 20-16-1703.
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Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
20-16-1703. Informed consent requirement.
(a) A person shall not perform or induce an abortion without the voluntary and informed consent of the woman upon whom the abortion is to be performed or induced.
(b) Except in the case of a medical emergency, consent to an abortion is voluntary and informed only if:
(1) At least seventy-two (72) hours before the abortion, the physician who is to perform the abortion or the referring physician has informed the woman, orally and in person, of the following:
(A) The name of the physician who will perform the abortion;
(B) Medically accurate information that a reasonable patient would consider material to the decision concerning whether or not to undergo the abortion, including:
(i) A description of the proposed abortion method;
(ii) The immediate and long-term medical risks associated with the proposed abortion method, including without limitation the risks of:
(a) Cervical or uterine perforation;
(b) Danger to subsequent pregnancies;
(c) Hemorrhage; and
(d) Infection; and
(iii) Alternatives to the abortion;
(C) The probable gestational age of the unborn child at the time the abortion is to be performed;
(D) The probable anatomical and physiological characteristics of the unborn child at the time the abortion is to be performed;
(E) The medical risks associated with carrying the unborn child to term;
(F) Any need for anti-Rh immune globulin therapy if the woman is Rh negative, the likely consequences of refusing such therapy, and the cost of the therapy; and
(G) Information on reversing the effects of abortion-inducing drugs;
(2) At least seventy-two (72) hours before the abortion, the physician who is to perform the abortion, the referring physician, or a qualified person informs the woman, ora
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 20-16-1703
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 20-16-1703. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.