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Ark. Code Ann. § 20-15-1903

Definition

Acts 2009, No. 1374, § 1; 2017, No. 516, § 1; 2019, No. 655, § 1; 2019, No. 910, § 5007.

As used in this subchapter, “high risk” means:

(1) An individual over forty-five (45) years of age or who faces a high risk for colorectal cancer because of: The presence of one (1) or more polyps on a previous colonoscopy, barium enema, or flexible sigmoidoscopy;

(2) Family history of colorectal cancer;

(3) Genetic alterations of hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancer or familial adenomatous polyposis;

(4) Personal history of colorectal cancer, ulcerative colitis, or Crohn's disease; or

(5) The presence of any appropriate recognized gene markers for colorectal cancer or other predisposing factors; and

(6) Any additional or expanded definition of “persons at high risk for colorectal cancer” as recognized by medical science and determined by the Secretary of the Department of Health in consultation with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.

Current official text: Arkansas General Assembly. Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Arkansas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.