House Bill 1490 Summary

• Establishes the "Abortion-inducing Drugs Safety Act" requiring only physicians to prescribe mifepristone (RU-486), with mandatory 24-hour advance physical examination, gestational age documentation, ectopic pregnancy screening, and FDA label provision to patients.

• Requires abortion-inducing drugs to be administered only in hospitals or licensed ambulatory surgical centers, with physicians maintaining hospital privileges within 30 miles and surgical intervention capabilities.

• Mandates physicians prescribing abortion-inducing drugs carry at least $1 million per occurrence and $3 million aggregate annual malpractice insurance covering live births after attempted abortion until the child reaches age 21.

• Expands newborn screening to include severe combined immune deficiency disease (SCID) by January 1, 2013, and modifies tuberculosis control laws to allow "directly observed therapy" (DOT) as alternative to commitment, establish criminal penalties for knowingly exposing others to active TB, and require college tuberculosis testing programs.

• Establishes health carrier credentialing timelines requiring decisions within 60 calendar days of completed applications and permitting practitioners to bill insurers for services within 10 business days while credentialing is pending.