# Ark. Code Ann. § 20-16-2406: Care agents

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## Section

- **Citation:** Ark. Code Ann. § 20-16-2406
- **Heading:** Care agents
- **Jurisdiction:** Arkansas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** AR Code / Title 20 / Chapter 16 / Subchapter 24 / Section 20-16-2406

## Text

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.

## Nearby sections

- [Ark. Code Ann. § 20-16-2401 Title](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T20_C16_S24_S20-16-2401.md)
- [Ark. Code Ann. § 20-16-2402 Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T20_C16_S24_S20-16-2402.md)
- [Ark. Code Ann. § 20-16-2403 Resource access assistance offer](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T20_C16_S24_S20-16-2403.md)
- [Ark. Code Ann. § 20-16-2404 Applicability](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T20_C16_S24_S20-16-2404.md)
- [Ark. Code Ann. § 20-16-2406 Care agents](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T20_C16_S24_S20-16-2406.md)
- [Ark. Code Ann. § 20-16-2407 Administration](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T20_C16_S24_S20-16-2407.md)
- [Ark. Code Ann. § 20-16-2408 Medical record audit procedure](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T20_C16_S24_S20-16-2408.md)
- [Ark. Code Ann. § 20-16-2409 Penalties](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T20_C16_S24_S20-16-2409.md)
- [Ark. Code Ann. § 20-16-2410 Confidentiality and disclosure](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T20_C16_S24_S20-16-2410.md)
- [Ark. Code Ann. § 20-16-2411 Conscience protections](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T20_C16_S24_S20-16-2411.md)
- [Ark. Code Ann. § 20-16-2412 Construction](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T20_C16_S24_S20-16-2412.md)

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