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AR HB1554

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/21/2025

Primary Sponsor

Alyssa Brown

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Origin

House of Representatives

95th General Assembly (2025 Regular)

AI Summary

  • Creates the Assisted Reproductive Technology Reporting Act requiring Arkansas fertility clinics to track and report data on embryo creation, storage, destruction, transfers, and outcomes to the Department of Health

  • Mandates reporting on embryo disposition including those negligently destroyed, lost to natural causes, discarded intentionally, donated for research, or relinquished to clinics

  • Requires the Department of Health to publish an annual public report within 12 months of receiving data, including clinic success rates broken down by patient age, donor material use, and number of cycles required for live birth

  • Establishes tracking of maternal health outcomes for 18 months postpartum and neonatal health outcomes until age 18 for children conceived through assisted reproductive technology, in coordination with DHS and existing maternal mortality review committees

  • Covers procedures including IVF, artificial insemination, intrauterine insemination, gamete/zygote intrafallopian fertilization, cryopreservation, and egg/sperm/embryo donation

Legislative Description

To Create The Assisted Reproductive Technology Reporting Act.

Last Action

Recommended for study in the Interim by the Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE- HOUSE

4/1/2025

Committee Referrals

Public Health, Welfare and Labor2/24/2025

Full Bill Text

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