Care agents

A care agent or other person providing healthy pregnancy program services or care plan coordination services through a subcontract with an agency or as a volunteer with an agency shall: (1) Meet the qualifications established by rule of the Department of Health; (2) Have not performed an abortion in the last two (2) years; (3) Have not served as a director, board member, officer, volunteer, or employee for an entity described in § 20-16-2405(c)(1) -(3) in the last two (2) years; (4) Agree to maintain the confidentiality of information the care agent or other person obtains while performing services under § 20-8-1001 or the resource access assistance offer; (5) Complete a training program using a standardized curriculum regarding recognizing signs that a person may have been a victim of human trafficking and providing appropriate assistance to a person who may have been a victim of human trafficking; and (6) Not refer women to an abortion provider, recommend abortion, or take any other action that directly or indirectly advises a woman to obtain or assists a woman in obtaining an abortion. Added by Act 2021, No. 90,§ 3, eff. 7/28/2021.

A care agent or other person providing healthy pregnancy program services or care plan coordination services through a subcontract with an agency or as a volunteer with an agency shall:

(1) Meet the qualifications established by rule of the Department of Health;

(2) Have not performed an abortion in the last two (2) years;

(3) Have not served as a director, board member, officer, volunteer, or employee for an entity described in § 20-16-2405(c)(1) -(3) in the last two (2) years;

(4) Agree to maintain the confidentiality of information the care agent or other person obtains while performing services under § 20-8-1001 or the resource access assistance offer;

(5) Complete a training program using a standardized curriculum regarding recognizing signs that a person may have been a victim of human trafficking and providing appropriate assistance to a person who may have been a victim of human trafficking; and

(6) Not refer women to an abortion provider, recommend abortion, or take any other action that directly or indirectly advises a woman to obtain or assists a woman in obtaining an abortion.

Added by Act 2021, No. 90,§ 3, eff. 7/28/2021.