Minnesota Bill Regarding Abortion Facilities Licensure Requirement (HF 606)

HF 606 would require facilities that perform ten or more abortions per month to be licensed by the commissioner of health. A facility that fails to obtain a license would be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine up to $300.

HF 606 would also require the commissioner of health to perform routine and comprehensive inspections and investigations of facilities no more than two times per year. No notice would be required to any person before an inspection.

The annual license fee for facilities required to be licensed would be $3,712.

STATUS

Referred to Health and Human Services Reform Committee.

Companion bill to SF 616. Similar bill to SF 794 and HF 788.

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