LD 1479
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one year following the due date may be assessed the
appropriate late fee and, in an action brought by the
department, be directed by a court of competent jurisdiction
to submit a complete form within a period stated by court
order or be subject to sanctions for civil contempt.

 
B.__If the department fails to issue the public report
required by this section, or fails in any way to enforce
this section's provisions, any group of 10 or more citizens
of this State may seek an injunction in a court of competent
jurisdiction against the commissioner requiring that a
complete public report be issued within a period stated by
court order or that enforcement action be taken.__Failure to
abide by such an injunction subjects the commissioner to
sanctions for civil contempt.

 
C.__Anyone who knowingly or recklessly fails to submit a
form or submits false information under this section commits
a Class E crime.

 
D.__The department may take reasonable steps to ensure
observance of this section and to verify data provided,
including, but not limited to, inspection of places where
induced abortions are performed in accordance with relevant
statutes.

 
6.__General requirement.__A report made under this section may
not include the name of any female having an abortion.

 
SUMMARY

 
This bill requires physicians who perform abortions or treat
patients in connection with abortions to report annually to the
Department of Health and Human Services on forms developed by the
department. It also requires physicians who encounter an illness
or injury that is related to an induced abortion to complete and
submit an induced abortion complication report form to the
department. It requires the department to issue annually a
public report that provides information compiled from the forms
filed with the department. The public report may not contain
information that could reasonably lead to the identification of
any physician who performed an abortion or any woman who has had
an abortion.


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