HB 638 Summary

• Creates the "Abortion Complications Reporting Act" requiring hospitals, health care facilities, and medical practitioners to report abortion complications to the state Department of Health and Welfare within 90 days of treatment.

• Defines "complications" broadly to include physical outcomes (uterine perforation, infection, hemorrhage, incomplete abortion) and psychological conditions (depression, suicidal ideation, anxiety) reported by patients.

• Reports must include patient demographics, abortion date and method, gestational age, performing physician identification, and specific complication details, but must exclude patient name, social security number, and identifying information.

• Department must prepare annual statistical reports for the legislature and submit aggregate data to federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; reports remain confidential except with court order.

• Establishes penalties including misdemeanor charges for false reporting or unauthorized disclosure, civil fines up to $500 per violation for medical practitioners, and license suspension or revocation for facilities that fail to report.