| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §1596, sub-§2, as repealed and replaced by PL 1989, | c. 274, §1, is repealed and the following enacted in its place: |
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| | 2.__Abortion reports.__A physician performing an abortion | shall file a written report with the department on forms provided | by the department. |
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| A.__The abortion reporting form must contain the following | information: |
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| (1)__The mother's medical record number; |
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| (3)__The date of the mother's last menstrual period; |
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| (4)__The clinical estimate of fetal age, based on | examination, ultrasound or both; |
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| (5)__The code number for mother's county of residence.__ | The department shall assign and retain the list of | county codes; |
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| (6)__The code number for physician.__The department | shall assign and retain the list of physician codes; |
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| (7)__The month, day and year the abortion was | performed; |
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| (8)__Which of the following abortion procedures was the | primary procedure used: |
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| (a)__Medication, the name of which must be | provided; |
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| (c)__Dilation and evacuation; |
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| (d)__Intact dilation and extraction; |
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| (e)__Other dilation and extraction; |
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| (f)__Instillation procedure; |
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| (g)__Hysterectomy or hysterotomy; or |
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