§ 41-41-75. Short Title

Sections 41-41-75 through 41-41-80 shall be known and may be cited as the Abortion Complication Reporting Act.

§ 41-41-76. Definitions

As used in Sections 41-41-75 through 41-41-80: “Abortion” has the meaning as defined in Section 41-41-31. “Medical treatment” means, but is not limited to, hospitalization, laboratory tests, surgery or prescription of drugs. “Department” means the State Department of Health.

§ 41-41-77. Physicians to file regular reports to state on patients treated or dying in abortion procedures; confidentiality; sanctions for breach of confidentiality

A physician shall file a written report with the State Department of Health regarding each patient who comes under the physician’s professional care and requires medical treatment or suffers death that the attending physician has a reasonable basis to believe is a primary, secondary, or tertiary result of an induced abortion. These reports shall be […]

§ 41-41-78. Content of reports

Each report of medical treatment following abortion required under Section 41-41-77 shall contain the following information: The age and race of the patient; The characteristics of the patient, including residency status, county of residence, marital status, education, number of previous pregnancies, number of stillbirths, number of living children and number of previous abortions; The date […]

§ 41-41-79. Liability

Willful violation of the provisions of Sections 41-41-75 through 41-41-80 shall constitute a misdemeanor and shall be punishable as provided for by law, except that disclosure of confidential identifying information shall constitute a felony as provided in subsection (9) of Section 41-41-77. No physician or hospital, its officers, employees or medical and nursing personnel practicing […]

§ 41-41-80. Severability

The provisions of Sections 41-41-75 through 41-41-80 are declared to be severable, and if any provision, word, phrase, or clause of Sections 41-41-75 through 41-41-80 or the application thereof to any person is held invalid, the invalidity shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of Sections 41-41-75 through 41-41-80.