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Kentucky Bill Regarding Abortion Facility Licensing Requirements (SB 212)
This law was last updated on Jun 28, 2016
This law is Anti–Choice
Number
SB 212
Status
Failed to Pass
Proposed
Feb 22, 2016
Sponsors
Co-sponsors: 5
Primary Sponsors: 1
s: 1
Total Sponsors: 7
Full Bill Text
SB 212 would require abortion facilities to meet licensure standards equivalent to those required for ambulatory surgical centers, no later than January 1, 2017.
The bill would also require any facility that performs abortions to have a health care practitioner on staff who has admitting privileges at an acute care hospital within 50 miles of the abortion facility.
Any abortion facility that violates this provision would be fined up to $1,000 for each offense.
STATUS
Similar to HB 492.
People
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