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