Minnesota Bill Regarding Abortion Facilities Licensure Requirement (SF 616)

This law was last updated on Mar 2, 2015

State

Minnesota

Number

SF 616

Status

Failed to Pass

Proposed

Feb 9, 2015

Topics

Targeted Regulation of Abortion Providers

Full Bill Text

www.revisor.mn.gov

SF 616 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.

SF 616 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

Companion bill to HF 606. Similar bill to SF 794 and HF 788.