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LR 418
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

 
Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §1596, sub-§2, as repealed and replaced by PL 1989,
c. 274, §1, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:

 
2.__Abortion reports.__A physician performing an abortion
shall file a written report with the department on forms provided
by the department.

 
A.__The abortion reporting form must contain the following
information:

 
(1)__The mother's medical record number;

 
(2)__The mother's age;

 
(3)__The date of the mother's last menstrual period;

 
(4)__The clinical estimate of fetal age, based on
examination, ultrasound or both;

 
(5)__The code number for mother's county of residence.__
The department shall assign and retain the list of
county codes;

 
(6)__The code number for physician.__The department
shall assign and retain the list of physician codes;

 
(7)__The month, day and year the abortion was
performed;

 
(8)__Which of the following abortion procedures was the
primary procedure used:

 
(a)__Medication, the name of which must be
provided;

 
(b)__Suction curettage;

 
(c)__Dilation and evacuation;

 
(d)__Intact dilation and extraction;

 
(e)__Other dilation and extraction;

 
(f)__Instillation procedure;

 
(g)__Hysterectomy or hysterotomy; or

 
(h)__Other;


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