§ 90.08. Reporting.  


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  • A.

    An individual abortion report for each abortion performed or induced on a woman shall be completed by her attending physician. The report shall be confidential and shall not contain the name of the woman. This report shall include:

    1.

    Patient number.

    2.

    Name and address of the abortion facility or hospital.

    3.

    Date of abortion.

    4.

    Zip code of residence of pregnant woman.

    5.

    Age of pregnant woman.

    6.

    Race.

    7.

    Marital status.

    8.

    Number of previous pregnancies.

    9.

    Years of education.

    10.

    Number of living children.

    11.

    Number of previous induced abortions.

    12.

    Date of last induced abortion.

    13.

    Date of last live birth.

    14.

    Method of contraception at time of conception.

    15.

    Date of beginning of last menstrual period.

    16.

    Medical condition of woman at time of abortion.

    17.

    RH type of pregnant woman.

    18.

    Type of abortion procedure.

    19.

    Complications by type.

    20.

    Type of procedure done after the abortion.

    21.

    Type of family planning recommended.

    22.

    Type of additional counseling given.

    23.

    Signature of attending physician.

    24.

    The certifications provided for in this chapter.

    B.

    An individual complication report for any post-abortion care performed on a woman shall be completed by the physician providing such post-abortion care. This report shall include:

    1.

    The date of the abortion.

    2.

    The name and address of the abortion facility or hospital where the abortion was performed.

    3.

    The nature of the abortion complication diagnosed or treated.

    C.

    All abortion reports shall be signed by the attending physician and submitted to the Department of Public Health within thirty days from the date of the abortion. All complication reports shall be signed by the physician providing the post-abortion care and submitted to the Department of Public Health within thirty days from the date of the post-abortion care.

    D.

    A copy of the abortion report shall be made a part of the medical record of the patient of the facility or hospital in which the abortion was performed.

    E.

    The Department of Public Health shall be responsible for collecting all abortion reports and complication reports and collating and evaluating all data gathered therefrom, and shall annually publish a statistical report based on such data from abortions performed in the previous calendar year.

(Ord. 160-1978)