Opinion No.

The Honorable Jim Lendall State Representative 10625 Legion Hut Road Mabelvale, AR 72103-2207

Dear Representative Lendall:

I am writing in response to your request for an opinion on the following questions:

1. Would the exclusion of contraceptives from an employer or higher education-sponsored benefits program that otherwise provides prescription drug coverage violate Arkansas or federal law or the Arkansas Constitution of 1874 or the United States Constitution?

2. If the exclusion of contraceptives from an employer or higher education-sponsored benefits program that otherwise provides…