1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to health; modifying the abortion data required to be reported by 
1.3 	physicians or facilities;amending Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 
1.4 	145.4131, subdivision 1.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 145.4131, subdivision 1, 
1.7 	is amended to read:
1.8 		Subdivision 1.Forms. (a) Within 90 days of July 1, 1998, the commissioner shall 
1.9 	prepare a reporting form for use by physicians or facilities performing abortions. A copy 
1.10 	of this section shall be attached to the form. A physician or facility performing an abortion 
1.11 	shall obtain a form from the commissioner.
1.12 	(b) The form shall require the following information:
1.13 	(1) the number of abortions performed by the physician in the previous calendar 
1.14 	year, reported by month;
1.15 	(2) the method used for each abortion;
1.16 	(3) the approximate gestational age expressed in one of the following increments:
1.17 	(i) less than nine weeks;
1.18 	(ii) nine to ten weeks;
1.19 	(iii) 11 to 12 weeks;
1.20 	(iv) 13 to 15 weeks;
1.21 	(v) 16 to 20 weeks;
1.22 	(vi) 21 to 24 weeks;
1.23 	(vii) 25 to 30 weeks;
1.24 	(viii) 31 to 36 weeks; or
2.1 	(ix) 37 weeks to term;
2.2 	(4) the age of the woman at the time the abortion was performed;
2.3 	(5) the specific reason for the abortion, including, but not limited to, the following:
2.4 	(i) the pregnancy was a result of rape;
2.5 	(ii) the pregnancy was a result of incest;
2.6 	(iii) economic reasons;
2.7 	(iv) the woman does not want children at this time;
2.8 	(v) the woman's emotional health is at stake;
2.9 	(vi) the woman's physical health is at stake;
2.10 	(vii) the woman will suffer substantial and irreversible impairment of a major bodily 
2.11 	function if the pregnancy continues;
2.12 	(viii) the pregnancy resulted in fetal anomalies; or
2.13 	(ix) unknown or the woman refused to answer;
2.14 	(6) the number of prior induced abortions;
2.15 	(7) the number of prior spontaneous abortions;
2.16 	(8) whether the abortion was paid for by:
2.17 	(i) private coverage;
2.18 	(ii) public assistance health coverage; or
2.19 	(iii) self-pay;
2.20 	(9) whether coverage was under:
2.21 	(i) a fee-for-service plan;
2.22 	(ii) a capitated private plan; or
2.23 	(iii) other;
2.24 	(10) complications, if any, for each abortion and for the aftermath of each abortion. 
2.25 	Space for a description of any complications shall be available on the form;
2.26 	(11) the medical specialty of the physician performing the abortion; and
2.27 	(12) if the abortion was performed via telemedicine, the facility code for the patient 
2.28 	and the facility code for the physician; and
2.29 	(12) (13) whether the abortion resulted in a born alive infant, as defined in section 
2.30 	145.423, subdivision 4, and:
2.31 	(i) any medical actions taken to preserve the life of the born alive infant;
2.32 	(ii) whether the born alive infant survived; and
2.33 	(iii) the status of the born alive infant, should the infant survive, if known.