{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-12-29-408","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 12-29-408","heading":"Prostate screening and physician consultation - Definition","body":"(a) A correctional or detention facility operated or administered by the Department of Corrections shall establish a policy to offer a male inmate or detainee who is: (1) Fifty-five (55) years of age or older but younger than seventy (70) years of age a prostate screening every two (2) years; and (2) Forty (40) years of age or older but younger than fifty-five (55) years of age a consultation with a physician to seek professional care as to when to receive a prostate screening. (b) A prostate screening or consultation with a physician under this section shall be at no cost to the male inmate or detainee. (c) As used in this section, \"prostate screening\" means a prostate-specific antigen test. Added by Act 2021, No. 1107,§ 1, eff. 7/28/2021.\n\n(a) A correctional or detention facility operated or administered by the Department of Corrections shall establish a policy to offer a male inmate or detainee who is: (1) Fifty-five (55) years of age or older but younger than seventy (70) years of age a prostate screening every two (2) years; and (2) Forty (40) years of age or older but younger than fifty-five (55) years of age a consultation with a physician to seek professional care as to when to receive a prostate screening.\n\n(1) Fifty-five (55) years of age or older but younger than seventy (70) years of age a prostate screening every two (2) years; and\n\n(2) Forty (40) years of age or older but younger than fifty-five (55) years of age a consultation with a physician to seek professional care as to when to receive a prostate screening.\n\n(b) A prostate screening or consultation with a physician under this section shall be at no cost to the male inmate or detainee.\n\n(c) As used in this section, \"prostate screening\" means a prostate-specific antigen test.","path":["AR Code","Title 12","Chapter 29","Subchapter 4"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_ar_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:41Z","sha256":"c7160133d214dee4349355394651c7e0f5340bde6d557cffd165725eac1e90dc","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-12-29-407","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-12-29-501"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}