Stricken language would be deleted from and underlined language would be added to present law.
Act 1107 of the Regular Session
1 State of Arkansas As Engrossed: H4/7/21 S4/22/21
2 93rd General Assembly A Bill
3 Regular Session, 2021 HOUSE BILL 1793
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5 By: Representatives Scott, Pilkington, Gazaway, M. Gray, V. Flowers, Boyd, Penzo, L. Johnson
6 By: Senators B. Ballinger, L. Eads, Elliott, J. English, T. Garner, Gilmore, Hester, G. Leding, C. Tucker
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8 For An Act To Be Entitled
9 AN ACT REQUIRING A CORRECTIONAL OR DETENTION FACILITY
10 OPERATED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS TO
11 ESTABLISH A POLICY TO OFFER MAMMOGRAMS AND PHYSICIAN
12 CONSULTATIONS TO FEMALE INMATES AND DETAINEES OF
13 CERTAIN AGES AND TO OFFER PROSTATE EXAMS AND
14 PHYSICIAN CONSULTATIONS TO MALE INMATES AND DETAINEES
15 OF CERTAIN AGES; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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19 REQUIRING A CORRECTIONAL OR DETENTION
20 FACILITY OPERATED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF
21 CORRECTIONS TO ESTABLISH A POLICY TO
22 OFFER MAMMOGRAMS AND PROSTATE SCREENINGS
23 TO INMATES AND DETAINEES, AS APPROPRIATE.
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26 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS:
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28 SECTION 1. Arkansas Code Title 12, Chapter 29, is amended to add an
29 additional section to read as follows:
30 12-29-408. Prostate screening and physician consultation.
31 (a) A correctional or detention facility operated or administered by
32 the Department of Corrections shall establish a policy to offer a male inmate
33 or detainee who is:
34 (1) Fifty-five (55) years of age or older but younger than
35 seventy (70) years of age a prostate screening every two (2) years; and
36 (2) Forty (40) years of age or older but younger than fifty-five
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1 (55) years of age a consultation with a physician to seek professional care
2 as to when to receive a prostate screening.
3 (b) A prostate screening or consultation with a physician under this
4 section shall be at no cost to the male inmate or detainee.
5 (c) As used in this section, "prostate screening" means a prostate-
6 specific antigen test.
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8 SECTION 2. Arkansas Code Title 12, Chapter 32, is amended to add an
9 additional section to read as follows:
10 12-32-104. Mammograms and physician consultation.
11 (a) A correctional or detention facility operated or administered by
12 the Department of Corrections shall establish a policy to offer a female
13 inmate or detainee who is:
14 (1) Fifty (50) years of age or older but younger than seventy-
15 five (75) years of age a mammogram screening every two (2) years; and
16 (2) Forty (40) years of age or older but younger than fifty (50)
17 years of age a consultation with a physician to seek professional care as to
18 when to receive a mammogram.
19 (b) A mammogram or consultation with a physician under this section
20 shall be at no cost to the female inmate or detainee.
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