Arkansas
Explore the Arkansas records currently included in this collection. Coverage is not complete.
State Laws Database: 0 records
NHGRI database archive: 9 records
Status: 8 enacted or approved; 0 proposed or pending
Most common mapped topics: Privacy (4) · Health Insurance Coverage (2) · Health Insurance Nondiscrimination (2)
Records in Arkansas
Showing 9 of 9; State Laws Database records appear first.
| Jurisdiction | Law or policy | Topics | Status | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | 2019 State Bills Arkansas 2019 HB 1943NHGRI archive2019 legislative sessionPrimary source | Privacy | Enacted | Amends the definition of personal information under Personal Information privacy Act. Protected personal information is defined to include biometric information such as DNA. 4/15/2019 HB 1943 is now Act 1030. |
| Arkansas | 2017 State Bills Arkansas 2017 HB 2022NHGRI archive2017 legislative sessionPrimary source | Health Insurance Coverage | Enacted | Accident and health insurance companies, hospital service corporations, health maintenance organizations, or other accident and health insurance providers must offer coverage, as an essential health benefit, for mammogram screening, mammography and breast ultrasound for the diagnosis of breast disease. Coverage is required upon the recommendation of a physician without regard to age when a woman has (1) a prior history of breast cancer, (2) her mother or sister has a history of breast cancer, (3) positive genetic testing, or (4) other risk factors. 3/29/2017 Enacted. |
| Arkansas | 2015 State Bills Arkansas 2015 HB 1827NHGRI archive2015 legislative sessionPrimary source | Privacy | Died | Enacts the Parents' Bill of Rights. A parent must consent in writing before a biometric scan of a minor child or a record of a minor child's blood or DNA is created, shared, or stored. April 2, 2015 Recommended for study in the Interim by Joint Interim Committee on JUDICIARY COMMITTEE- HOUSE |
| Arkansas | State StatuteArkansas: Ark. Code 4-110-100 et seq.NHGRI archiveDate not stated in source labelPrimary source | Privacy | Statute | Provides for the protection of personal information maintained by businesses, including biometric information. Biometric information is defined to include DNA. |
| Arkansas | State StatuteArkansas: Ark. Code 11-5-401 et seq.NHGRI archiveDate not stated in source labelPrimary source | Employment Nondiscrimination | Statute | Employers may not seek to obtain, use or require a genetic test or genetic information to distinguish between or discriminate against persons applicants or employees. Criminal and civil penalties are set forth for violations. |
| Arkansas | State StatuteArkansas: Ark. Code 20-35-101 et seq.NHGRI archiveDate not stated in source labelPrimary source | Privacy, Research | Statute | No individual records of subjects in genetic research studies approved by an institutional review board or conducted subject to the requirements of the federal common rule may be subpoenaed or subject to discovery in civil suits except in cases where the information in the records is the basis of the suit. These records may not be disclosed to an insurer or employer without the informed written consent of the subject. Stored tissues, including blood, that arise from surgery or other diagnostic and therapeutic steps may be disclosed for genetic or other research studies if the patients name or social security number is not attached to or included with the specimen. Identifying information may be disclosed with the informed written consent of the individual. Published results may not identify a subject unless the individual has provided specific informed consent. |
| Arkansas | State StatuteArkansas: Ark. Code 23-66-320NHGRI archiveDate not stated in source labelPrimary source | Health Insurance Nondiscrimination | Statute | Insurers except those offering life, disability income and long-term care plans may not request or require an individual or family member to obtain a genetic test for the purpose of determining eligibility, establishing premiums, limiting, renewing or terminating coverage, or another other underwriting activity or condition a policy on an individual taking a genetic test. |
| Arkansas | State StatuteArkansas: Ark. Code 23-79-140NHGRI archiveDate not stated in source labelPrimary source | Health Insurance Coverage | Statute | Accident and health insurance companies, hospital service corporations, health maintenance organizations, or other accident and health insurance providers must offer coverage, as an essential health benefit, for mammogram screening, mammography and breast ultrasound for the diagnosis of breast disease. Coverage is required upon the recommendation of a physician without regard to age when a woman has (1) a prior history of breast cancer, (2) her mother or sister has a history of breast cancer, (3) positive genetic testing, or (4) other risk factors. |
| Arkansas | State StatuteArkansas: Ark. Code 23-86-304 et seq.NHGRI archiveDate not stated in source labelPrimary source | Health Insurance Nondiscrimination | Statute | Preexisting condition exclusions may not be based on genetic information in the absence of a diagnosis. Insurers issuing group health plans may not establish rules for eligibility or continued eligibility based on a health status-related factor, including genetic information. |