Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §1596, sub-§2, as repealed and replaced by PL 1989, c. 274, §1, is amended to read:

2. Abortion reports. A report of each abortion performed shall must be made to the Department of Human Services on forms prescribed by the department. These report forms shall must not identify the patient by name or otherwise and shall must contain only the information requested on the United States Standard Report of Induced Termination of Pregnancy, published by the National Center for Health Statistics, dated January 1978, or any more recent revision of a standard report form.

The form containing that information and data shall must be prepared and signed by the attending physician and transmitted to the department not later than 10 days following the end of the month in which the abortion is performed.

A physician who reports data on an abortion pursuant to this section shall be is immune from any criminal liability for that abortion under section 1598 1598-A.

Sec. 2. 22 MRSA §1598, as amended by PL 1993, c. 61, §2, is repealed.

Sec. 3. 22 MRSA §1598-A is enacted to read:

§1598-A.__Abortions

1.__Policy.__An abortion may not be performed on a pregnant woman if at least 20 weeks have passed since the woman's last regular menstrual period.

2.__Age of fetus.__The physician shall determine the menstrual age of the fetus as follows.

A.__The physician shall determine the menstrual age of the fetus based on the date of the woman's last regular menstrual period.

B.__If the physician is unsure about the menstrual age of the fetus, the physician shall perform an ultrasound procedure.__Based on the ultrasound results and other relevant medical evidence, the physician shall document in the woman's medical records the menstrual age of the fetus.__ "Other relevant medical evidence" includes but is not limited to a physical examination of the pregnant woman, her medical history and any other medical tests and procedures.