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Texas Abortion Complication Reporting Requirements (SB 1602)
This law was last updated on Mar 15, 2018
Number
SB 1602
Status
Failed to Pass
Proposed
Mar 9, 2017
Sponsors
Co-sponsors: 2
Primary Sponsors: 2
Total Sponsors: 4
Full Bill Text
SB 1602 would require health facilities to submit quarterly reports on each abortion complication diagnosed or treated at the facility.
Such reports must identify the name and type of facility submitting the report and must include, if known, for each abortion complication:
- the date of the abortion that caused or may have caused the complication;
- the type of abortion that caused or may have caused the complication;
- the probable post-fertilization age of the fetus when the abortion was performed;
- the name and type of the facility in which the abortion was performed;
- the date the complication was diagnosed or treated;
- the name and type of any facility other than the reporting facility in which the complication was diagnosed or treated;
- a description of the complication;
- the number of previous live births of the patient; and
- the number of previous induced abortions of the patient.
Such reports would be confidential and not open to public record.
A facility that violates this law would be subject to a civil penalty of $500 for each violation. The third separate violation of this section would constitute a cause for the revocation or suspension of a facility’s license, permit, registration, certificate, or other authority or for other disciplinary action.
Related Legislation
Companion bill to HB 2962.
Similar to SB 872.
STATUS
Passed the senate on May 2, 2017, by a 23-8 vote.
People
Co-sponsor
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