211.125 Educational materials regarding female genital mutilation

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KY Code › Title XVIII › Chapter 211 › Section 211.125

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211.125 Educational materials regarding female genital mutilation.

(1) As used in this section, "female genital mutilation" has the same meaning as in KRS

508.125.

(2) The Department for Public Health in the Cabinet for Health and Family Services

shall:

(a) Develop and produce educational materials regarding female genital

mutilation, the health risks and emotional trauma inflicted by the practice of

female genital mutilation, and the criminal penalties for female genital

mutilation; and

(b) Disseminate the educational material produced under paragraph (a) of this

subsection to health care providers, teachers, law enforcement personnel,

immigration and refugee resettlement agencies, and any other professionals or

community entities who may reasonably be expected to come into contact

with individuals who may be at risk of suffering female genital mutilation.

(3) The department may consult or contract with nonprofit organizations to develop and

produce the educational materials required by subsection (2) of this section.

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