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AR HB1664
Bill
Status
3/4/2025
Primary Sponsor
Karilyn Brown
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AI Summary
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Amends Arkansas Code § 12-18-614 ("Quincy's Law") to expand the list of medical conditions that can be evaluated as differential diagnoses in child abuse investigations, including rickets, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, osteogenesis imperfecta, vitamin D deficiency, and vitamin K deficiency
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Allows alleged offenders to request a second opinion examination of the alleged victim by a different licensed healthcare provider who routinely treats pediatric patients
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Permits alleged offenders to request examinations even if the child has been placed in Department of Human Services custody
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Requires genetic testing, when performed, to include a complete family medical history even if family members have not been diagnosed with a genetic condition
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Prohibits second opinion examinations from being requested in cases involving allegations of sexual abuse
Legislative Description
To Amend "quincy's Law" Concerning Physical Exams And Other Testing In An Investigation Involving Alleged Abuse Under The Child Maltreatment Act; And To Declare An Emergency.
Last Action
Recommended for study in the Interim by the Committee on
4/16/2025