Texas DSHS Draft Of New Abortion Reporting Requirements

8/2/2019 Texas DSHS Draft Of New Abortion Reporting Requirements

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Legend: (Proposed Amendment(s))Single,Underline = Proposed new language[Bold, Printo and Bracketsl = Current language proposed for deletionRegular Print : Current language(No change.) : No changes are being considered for the designated subdivisionSubchapter A. General Provisions.$139.4. Annual Reporting Requirements for All Abortions Performed.

(a) The pu{pose of this section is to implonent thefacilities. includingphysicians offices. [of the TexasLicensing Act (Act), tlealth and Safety Code, S245.0facility shall submit an annual report to the Depa State lfealabortion performed at the abortion facility. to anyabortions are performed, and thereforefacilities (including physicians).1

(b)the patient. Abortion facilities shallperformed at the facility on at least anabortion reports on a monthly or quarterly

(c) [The repo period ffi each abortion facility isJanuary I - Dece . Each shall submit the abortion report(s) tothe department 31 of t year.l

the cause of death:

g requirements forrting and

each abortionon each

rtion that wasto submit the

(7) the date. if known. of the patient's last menstrual cycle:

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trsii{i "lni'..s'*sirtlmm***-x*iar*.a (8) the number of previous live births of the patient:

(10) the oatient's highest level of education:

(fl t(d)l The abortion reports shall be submitted:(1) - (3) (No change.)

G) l(e)l The first annual re'porting period for a licensed abortion facility commences onthe day]ft i"itLr license is issued. The report(s) shall contain data for the calendar year in which

Health and Safety Code Chapter 171:

(.16) method of preenancy verification.

identified:

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the initial license is issued. If the abortion facility's licensure status changes, the report(s) shallcontai4 data from the date the initial license was issued through the date the initial licenseexpired, was revoked, was suspended, or was withdrawn.(h) I(Dl If a change of ownership has occurred, the previous owner shall submit thereport(s) commencing from the date of the previous reporting period and ending on the date the

change in ownership of the facility occurred; the report(s) is due 30 days after the date ofacquisition. The annual reporting period for the newly acquired facility commences on the daythe initial license is issued and shall contain data for the calendar year igpvhich the initial licenseis issued. If the newly acquired facility's licensure status changes, ) shall contain datafrom the date the initial license was issued through the date the i license expired, wasrevoked, was suspended, or was withdrawn.$t39.5. Additional Reporting Requirernents for PhysiciaIn addition to the annual reporting required by $13ffiof this (relating toRequirernents for Al1 Abortions Performed), ph ly with this whenperforming third trimester abortions and [or] whenminors or when abortion complications occur.

(1) - (2) (No change.)

shall

complication:

of State Health

(iii) the name and type of facility where the abortion was(iv) the name, date and tlpe of facility where the complication was(v) description of comolications:

on certain

performed:

diasnosed and treated:

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rtL#sq-a&4oerforr{red:

(vi\ tlhe number of weeks of sestation at whiQh the abortion was

(vii) the number of previous induced abortions of the patient: and(viii) the number of previous live births of the patient'

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Texas DSHS Draft Of New Abortion Reporting Requirements