1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to abortions; regulating retention and composition of medical records;
1.3 	proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 145.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. [145.4161] ABORTION; MEDICAL RECORDS.
1.6 		Subdivision 1.Retention. An abortion facility shall retain all medical records, 
1.7 	reports, or other documents related to each patient on whom an abortion was performed in 
1.8 	the files of the facility for a period of 15 years.
1.9 		Subd. 2.Records. The medical record of each patient on whom an abortion was 
1.10 	performed shall contain:
1.11 	(1) identification data which includes the patient's name, address, and date of birth;
1.12 	(2) medical history; 
1.13 	(3) a physical examination report;
1.14 	(4) a report of the abortion procedure, including the anesthetic agent administered, 
1.15 	the technical procedure used, and any complications that occurred as a result of the 
1.16 	procedure;
1.17 	(5) procedures used to remedy complications, if complications occurred;
1.18 	(6) the approximate gestational age of the unborn child or children;
1.19 	(7) the sex of the unborn child or children;
1.20 	(8) the number of births terminated as a result of the abortion procedure; and
1.21 	(9) a completed copy of the Report of Induced Abortion that is submitted to the 
1.22 	Minnesota Department of Health.