Stricken language would be deleted from and underlined language would be added to present law.
Act 345 of the Regular Session
1 State of Arkansas As Engrossed: H1/19/21 S2/3/21
2 93rd General Assembly A Bill
3 Regular Session, 2021 HOUSE BILL 1155
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5 By: Representative Ladyman
6 By: Senator D. Wallace
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8 For An Act To Be Entitled
9 AN ACT TO REMOVE BARRIERS TO THE RELEASE OF DATA IN
10 THE ARKANSAS CENTRAL CANCER REGISTRY TO QUALIFIED
11 CANCER RESEARCHERS; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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14 Subtitle
15 TO REMOVE BARRIERS TO THE RELEASE OF DATA
16 IN THE ARKANSAS CENTRAL CANCER REGISTRY
17 TO QUALIFIED CANCER RESEARCHERS.
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20 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS:
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22 SECTION 1. Arkansas Code 20-15-203 is amended to read as follows:
23 20-15-203. Confidentiality.
24 (a) Information accumulated and maintained in the Arkansas Central
25 Cancer Registry shall not be divulged except as for statistical information
26 which that does not identify individuals and for purposes of such research as
27 approved by the State Board of Health by a qualified researcher.
28 (b) As used in this section, "qualified researcher" means a researcher
29 from a recognized institution, including without limitation an academic,
30 state or federal government, or nonprofit nongovernmental institution, and
31 who is adequately trained about conditions where names and identities of
32 individuals are appropriately protected while conducting research for the
33 purposes of cancer prevention, control, and treatment.
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35 /s/Ladyman
36 APPROVED: 3/15/21
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