Certified physician requirements.

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The State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision and the State Board of Osteopathic Examiners shall also require the following of certified physicians:

1. Maintaining hospital admitting privileges at one or more hospitals in the county or contiguous county where the abortion-inducing drug was provided, and informing the patient of any hospital where the physician holds admitting privileges; or

2. Alternatively, the physician may enter into a written agreement with an associated physician in the county or contiguous county where the abortion-inducing drug was provided. The written agreement shall meet these conditions:

  • a.a physician who provides an abortion-inducing drug shall notify the patient of the location of the hospital at which the associated physician has admitting privileges,
  • b.the physician shall keep, at the location of his or her practice, a copy of the written agreement,
  • c.the physician shall submit a copy of the written agreement to their state licensing board and the State Department of Health as part of any required clinic licensure,
  • d.the State Department of Health shall verify the validity of the document, and shall remove any personal identifying information of the patient from the document before releasing the document in accordance with the following:
    • (1)the State Department of Health shall annually submit a copy of the written agreement described in this paragraph to each hospital located in the county or a county that is contiguous to the county where the abortion was performed, and
    • (2)the State Department of Health shall confirm to a member of the public, upon request, that the written agreement required to be submitted under this section for an abortion clinic has been received by the Department,
  • e.the agreement shall be renewed annually, or more often as required by the physician's state licensing board,
  • f.the agreement shall include a requirement that the physician provide to the patient and require the patient to sign all legally required informed consent material, and
  • g.the agreement shall require the adherence to all reporting requirements from the State Department of Health and the physician's licensing board.

Added by Laws 2021, c. 578, § 8, eff. Nov. 1, 2021.


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