Minnesota Administrative Rules

4615.3600 REPORTS TO THE COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH.

Subpart 1.

Statistical reports.

Each ambulatory facility shall submit a written compilation of statistical data quarterly to the commissioner of health on such forms and in such manner as the commissioner may prescribe.

Subp. 2.

Reporting terminations.

An ambulatory facility shall report all pregnancy terminations performed by its staff as follows:

A.

By the tenth of each month all pregnancy terminations performed in the ambulatory facility during the preceding month shall be reported on forms prescribed by the commissioner which shall include but not be limited to the following items:

(1)

patient's city, county and state of residency;

(2)

census tract for city of Minneapolis and city of Saint Paul;

(3)

patient or chart number;

(4)

age;

(5)

race;

(6)

marital status;

(7)

number of living children;

(8)

facility name;

(9)

facility address;

(10)

number of previous induced pregnancy terminations patient;

(11)

estimate of gestational age;

(12)

date of pregnancy termination; and

(13)

type of termination procedure.

B.

All surgery-related or anesthesia-related complications which result in morbidity or death of a patient shall be reported in writing to the commissioner within 15 days from the notification to the ambulatory facility of the morbidity or death of the patient.

C.

The commissioner shall ensure and maintain confidentiality of all individual pregnancy termination records.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 145.413

Published Electronically:

October 3, 2013