HB 2746 Summary

• Expands who can perform abortions by allowing nurse practitioners, certified nurse midwives, and physician assistants to perform medication abortions, while prohibiting physician assistants from performing surgical abortions.

• Requires ultrasound imaging and fetal heart tone auscultation at least 24 hours before abortion, with women offered opportunity to view ultrasound images and hear heartbeat, and must certify in writing their choice to view or decline.

• Maintains 24-hour waiting period before abortion and requires informed consent with information about abortion risks, alternatives, gestational age, fetal characteristics, and available support services and adoption options.

• Requires specific informed consent for women seeking abortion due to fetal conditions, including information about perinatal hospice services for lethal fetal conditions and support resources for nonlethal fetal conditions.

• Modifies reporting requirements for abortions to include information about the health care provider type performing the procedure and details about ultrasound and informed consent procedures provided.