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1 State of Arkansas
2 93rd General Assembly A Bill
3 Regular Session, 2021 SENATE BILL 347
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5 By: Senator A. Clark
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7 For An Act To Be Entitled
8 AN ACT TO CREATE THE VULNERABLE CHILD PROTECTION ACT;
9 TO PROHIBIT GENDER REASSIGNMENT SERVICES FOR MINORS;
10 AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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13 Subtitle
14 TO CREATE THE VULNERABLE CHILD PROTECTION
15 ACT; AND TO PROHIBIT GENDER REASSIGNMENT
16 SERVICES FOR MINORS.
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19 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS:
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21 SECTION 1. Arkansas Code Title 20, Chapter 27, is amended to add an
22 additional subchapter to read as follows:
23 Subchapter 28 Vulnerable Child Protection Act
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25 20-27-2801. Title.
26 This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Vulnerable
27 Child Protection Act".
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29 20-27-2802. Definitions.
30 As used in this subchapter:
31 (1) "Gender reassignment services" means any medical procedure
32 performed on or treatment administered to a minor for the purposes of
33 changing the minor's physical sexual characteristics from those of either the
34 male or female gender to those of the opposite gender, including without
35 limitation surgery or hormone treatment;
36 (2) "Healthcare professional" means a person who is licensed,
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1 certified, or otherwise authorized by the laws of this state to administer
2 health care in the ordinary course of the practice of his or her profession;
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4 (3) "Minor" means a person under eighteen (18) years of age.
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6 20-27-2803. Prohibition on gender reassignment services for minor.
7 (a) A healthcare professional shall not provide gender reassignment
8 services to a minor.
9 (b) A healthcare professional who violates subsection (a) of this
10 section is subject to disciplinary action by the state entity that licenses,
11 certifies, or authorizes the healthcare professional to practice, including
12 without limitation suspension or revocation of his or her license,
13 certificate, or authorization.
14 (c) A healthcare professional who knowingly provides gender
15 reassignment services to a minor is upon conviction guilty of a Class D
16 felony.
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18 20-27-2804. Prohibition on public funds for gender reassignment
19 services for minor.
20 Public funds shall not be used for the purposes of:
21 (1) Providing gender reassignment services to a minor;
22 (2) Referring a minor to a healthcare professional for gender
23 reassignment services;
24 (3) Referring a minor to any other person who is otherwise
25 engaged in trade or commerce for gender reassignment services;
26 (4) Covering gender reassignment services for a minor as a part
27 of a health benefit; or
28 (5) Granting or contracting with an entity to:
29 (A) Provide gender reassignment services to a minor; or
30 (B) Refer any minor to a healthcare professional or a
31 person who is otherwise engaged in trade or commerce for gender reassignment
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