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Relating to abortion complications and statistical reporting, and providing penalties
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 2, 2022
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 2, 2022
- Stopped: House committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2022 session adjourned on May 24, 2022, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
This bill relates to abortion complications and statistical reporting. Under the bill, a health care provider or medical facility that provides care to a woman who reports any complication, requires medical treatment, or suffers death that the health care provider or medical facility has reason to believe is a primary, secondary, or tertiary result of an abortion, shall file a written report with DPH. The report shall be completed and signed by the health care provider or medical facility that attended the woman and shall be transmitted to DPH within days of the death of the woman or of discharge of the woman reporting or being treated for complications.
Read the full explanation
The bill prescribes the information to be included in the report. The bill requires DPH to assign a code to any health care provider or medical facility that may be required to report information or that may be identified under the bill. An application procedure shall not be required for assignment of a code to a health care provider or medical facility. A health care provider or medical facility shall assign a report tracking number to each report which enables the health care provider or medical facility to access the woman’s medical information without identifying the woman.29A (termination of pregnancy reporting —— legislative intent).29A. The dashboard shall have the capacity to be updated on a quarterly basis. on February 2, 2023.4, as enacted in the bill.52. A serious misdemeanor is punishable by confinement for no more than one year and a fine of at least $430 but not more than $2,560.
From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Amendments adopted later aren’t reflected. Full bill text
House subcommittee
Named February 2, 2022. On February 10, 2022 it recommended amendment and passage. Vote Total: 2-1.
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Iowa Code it changes
Creates§146F.1§146F.2§146F.3§146F.4
Amends§144.29A
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Lobbying
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