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IN SB0340
Bill
AI Summary
SB 340 Summary
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Requires abortion clinics to be licensed and inspected at least annually by the state department; establishes separate regulatory rules for surgical abortion clinics versus medication abortion clinics by January 1, 2019.
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Mandates abortion clinic applicants disclose prior facility closures due to health/safety concerns, felony convictions of principals or staff, and previous employment at facilities closed due to administrative or legal action.
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Requires physicians to examine patients in person before prescribing abortion-inducing drugs (limiting use to 9 weeks postfertilization age unless FDA-approved otherwise) and to provide manufacturer materials and obtain signed patient agreements.
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Establishes mandatory reporting requirements for physicians, hospitals, and abortion clinics to report abortion complications to the state department, with Class B misdemeanor penalties for failures to report after August 31, 2019.
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Adds newborn safety device protections to the safe haven law, allowing devices at fire departments (including volunteer departments) meeting specified requirements and providing civil immunity for departments and hospitals operating such devices.
Legislative Description
Regulation of abortion and newborn safety devices. Makes various changes to the abortion law concerning abortion clinic license applications, abortion clinic inspections, abortion inducing drugs, abortion complications, the provision of information to a woman seeking an abortion, and the collection of data by the state department of health. Specifies under the safe haven law that it is a defense to a claim of neglect of a dependent if the individual left the child in a newborn safety device that is located at a fire department, including a volunteer fire department, that meets specified requirements. Provides civil immunity for a fire
Last Action
Public Law 205
3/25/2018