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AR SB705
Bill
Status
4/27/2011
Primary Sponsor
Bill Pritchard
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AI Summary
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Amends Arkansas Code § 12-18-305 to require the Child Abuse Hotline to accept reports from physicians regarding alcohol use by pregnant women under 21 years of age
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Adds new subsection (b) to § 12-18-305 establishing that physicians can report alcohol use by pregnant women under 21 to the Child Abuse Hotline
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Amends Arkansas Code § 12-18-402(19) concerning physicians as mandated reporters under the Child Maltreatment Act to include a requirement that physicians report alcohol use by pregnant women under 21 years of age
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Expands the scope of Garrett's Law reporting requirements to include fetal alcohol exposure concerns for minors who are pregnant
Legislative Description
An Act To Amend The Reporting Requirement Under Garrett's Law And To Require Physicians To Report Alcohol Use By A Pregnant Woman Who Is Under Twenty-one (21) Years Of Age.
Last Action
Senate Sine Die adjournment
4/27/2011