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  82R5347 SJM-D
 
  By: Zedler H.B. No. 1602
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to reporting requirements regarding the provision of an
  abortion or treatment for complications resulting from the
  provision of an abortion; creating criminal offenses; providing
  penalties.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Chapter 170, Health and Safety Code, is amended
  by adding Section 170.003 to read as follows:
         Sec. 170.003.  COERCIVE ABORTION PROHIBITED; CRIMINAL
  PENALTY. (a)  A physician commits an offense if the physician:
               (1)  intentionally performs an abortion on a woman; and
               (2)  knows or should reasonably believe that the woman
  is seeking the abortion as the result of coercion, as that term is
  defined by Section 1.07, Penal Code.
         (b)  An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
         SECTION 2.  Chapter 171, Health and Safety Code, is amended
  by adding Subchapter C to read as follows:
  SUBCHAPTER C. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
         Sec. 171.021.  LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND PURPOSE. (a) The
  legislature finds that:
               (1)  an abortion, whether surgically or chemically
  induced, terminates the life of a whole, separate, unique, living
  human being;
               (2)  this state is currently prevented from providing
  adequate legal remedies to protect the life, health, and welfare of
  pregnant women and unborn human life because of the lack of accurate
  and relevant statistical data concerning the practice of abortion
  and the women seeking abortion services in this state; and
               (3)  there is a need for stricter requirements
  regarding the content, accuracy, and consistency of reporting by
  physicians who perform abortions in this state and stricter
  enforcement of the reporting requirements.
         (b)  The purpose of this subchapter is to further the
  important and compelling state interests in:
               (1)  protecting the life and health of a pregnant woman
  seeking an elective abortion and, to the extent constitutionally
  permissible, the life of the woman's unborn child;
               (2)  fostering the development of standards of
  professional conduct in the provision of an abortion; and
               (3)  maintaining accurate statistical data to aid in
  providing proper maternal health assistance, regulation, and
  education.
         Sec. 171.022.  REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. (a)  Not later than
  the 15th day of each month, a physician by mail shall submit to the
  department the abortion reporting form required by Section 171.023
  for each abortion performed by the physician in the preceding
  calendar month.
         (b)  As soon as practicable, but not later than 48 hours
  after the time of diagnosis or treatment, a physician by mail shall
  submit to the department the complications form required by Section
  171.024 for each illness or injury in the preceding calendar year
  that:
               (1)  the physician determines was caused by a medical
  complication resulting from an abortion for which the physician
  treated a woman; or
               (2)  a woman suspects was caused by a medical
  complication resulting from an abortion for which the physician
  treated the woman.
         (c)  The reports submitted to the department as required by
  this subchapter may not by any means identify the name of a woman on
  whom an abortion is performed.
         Sec. 171.023.  ABORTION REPORTING FORM; PARTIAL EXCEPTION.
  (a)  A physician shall report to the department on the form
  prescribed by the department the information required by this
  section for each abortion performed by the physician.
         (b)  The form must include:
               (1)  the following information, which must be completed
  by the woman before anesthesia is administered or the abortion is
  performed:
                     (A)  the woman's:
                           (i)  age;
                           (ii)  race or ethnicity;
                           (iii)  marital status; and
                           (iv)  municipality, county, state, and
  nation of residence;
                     (B)  the woman's highest level of education,
  selected by checking one of the following:
                           (i)  did not receive any high school
  education;
                           (ii)  received some high school education
  but did not graduate;
                           (iii)  is a high school graduate or
  recipient of a high school equivalency certificate;
                           (iv)  received some college education but is
  not a college graduate;
                           (v)  obtained an associate's degree;
                           (vi)  obtained a bachelor's degree;
                           (vii)  obtained a master's degree;
                           (viii)  obtained a doctoral degree; or
                           (ix)  received other education (specify):
  ____________;
                     (C)  the age of the father of the unborn child at
  the time of the abortion;
                     (D)  the method or methods of contraception used
  at the time the unborn child was conceived, selected by checking all
  applicable methods from the following list:
                           (i)  condoms;
                           (ii)  spermicide;
                           (iii)  male sterilization;
                           (iv)  female sterilization;
                           (v)  an injectable contraceptive;
                           (vi)  an inter-uterine device;
                           (vii)  mini pills;
                           (viii)  combination pills;
                           (ix)  a diaphragm;
                           (x)  a cervical cap or vaginal contraceptive
  ring;
                           (xi)  a contraceptive patch;
                           (xii)  a sponge;
                           (xiii)  a calendar-based contraceptive
  method, including rhythm method or natural family planning or
  fertility awareness;
                           (xiv)  withdrawal;
                           (xv)  no method of contraception; or
                           (xvi)  other method (specify): ___________;
                     (E)  a space for the woman to indicate the
  specific reason the abortion is to be performed, selected from the
  following list:
                           (i)  the woman was coerced or forced to have
  the abortion;
                           (ii)  the woman does not want any more
  children;
                           (iii)  economic reasons;
                           (iv)  the woman's unborn child has been
  diagnosed with one or more health problems that are documented in
  the woman's medical records;
                           (v)  the father of the unborn child opposes
  the pregnancy;
                           (vi)  the woman's parent opposes the
  pregnancy;
                           (vii)  the woman fears a loss of family
  support;
                           (viii)  the woman fears losing her job;
                           (ix)  a school counselor recommends
  abortion;
                           (x)  a physician recommends abortion;
                           (xi)  the pregnancy is the result of rape;
                           (xii)  the pregnancy is the result of
  incest;
                           (xiii)  the woman does not prefer the gender
  of the unborn child; or
                           (xiv)  the woman does not want to complete
  this section;
                     (F)  the number of the woman's previous live
  births;
                     (G)  the number of induced abortions the woman has
  previously undergone;
                     (H)  the number of miscarriages the woman has
  previously experienced;
                     (I)  the source of the woman's referral to the
  physician for the abortion, selected from the following list:
                           (i)  a physician;
                           (ii)  the woman herself;
                           (iii)  a friend or family member of the
  woman;
                           (iv)  a member of the clergy;
                           (v)  a school counselor;
                           (vi)  a social services agency;
                           (vii)  the department;
                           (viii)  a family planning clinic; or
                           (ix)  other (specify): ________________;
                     (J)  the method of payment for the abortion,
  selected from the following list:
                           (i)  private insurance;
                           (ii)  a public health plan;
                           (iii)  personal payment by cash; or
                           (iv)  personal payment by check or credit
  card; and
                     (K)  whether the woman availed herself of the
  opportunity to view the printed information required under
  Subchapter B and, if so, whether the woman viewed the information
  described by Section 171.014 in printed form or on the department's
  Internet website; and
               (2)  the following information, which must be completed
  by the physician:
                     (A)  the name of the facility at which the
  abortion was performed, the municipality and county in which the
  facility is located, and the type of facility at which the abortion
  was performed, selected from the following list:
                           (i)  an abortion facility licensed under
  Chapter 245;
                           (ii)  a private office of a licensed
  physician;
                           (iii)  a licensed hospital;
                           (iv)  a licensed hospital satellite clinic;
  or
                           (v)  an ambulatory surgical center licensed
  under Chapter 243;
                     (B)  the license number, area of specialty, and
  signature of the physician who performed the abortion;
                     (C)  a statement that the physician screened the
  woman for coercion;
                     (D)  the type of the abortion procedure performed,
  selected from the following list:
                           (i)  chemical abortion, specifying the
  chemical used;
                           (ii)  suction and curettage;
                           (iii)  dilation and curettage;
                           (iv)  dilation and evacuation;
                           (v)  dilation and extraction;
                           (vi)  labor and induction;
                           (vii)  hysterotomy or hysterectomy; or
                           (viii)  other (specify): ________________;
                     (E)  the date the abortion was performed;
                     (F)  whether the woman survived the abortion and,
  if the woman did not survive, the cause of the woman's death;
                     (G)  the number of fetuses aborted;
                     (H)  the number of weeks of gestation at which the
  abortion was performed, based on the best medical judgment of the
  attending physician performing the procedure, and the weight of the
  fetus or fetuses, if determinable;
                     (I)  the method of pregnancy verification,
  selected from the following list:
                           (i)  urine test;
                           (ii)  clinical laboratory test;
                           (iii)  ultrasound;
                           (iv)  not tested; or
                           (v)  other (specify): ________________;
                     (J)  the total fee collected from the patient by
  the physician for performing the abortion, including any services
  related to the abortion;
                     (K)  whether the abortion procedure was:
                           (i)  covered by fee-for-service insurance;
                           (ii)  covered by a managed care benefit
  plan;
                           (iii)  covered by another type of health
  benefit plan (specify): ________________; or
                           (iv)  not covered by insurance or a health
  benefit plan;
                     (L)  the type of anesthetic, if any, used on the
  woman during the abortion;
                     (M)  the type of anesthetic, if any, used on the
  unborn child or children during the abortion;
                     (N)  the method used to dispose of fetal tissue
  and remains;
                     (O)  complications of the abortion, including:
                           (i)  none;
                           (ii)  shock;
                           (iii)  uterine perforation;
                           (iv)  cervical laceration;
                           (v)  hemorrhage;
                           (vi)  aspiration or allergic response;
                           (vii)  infection or sepsis;
                           (viii)  infant or infants born alive;
                           (ix)  death of woman; or
                           (x)  other (specify): ________________;
                     (P)  if an infant was born alive during the
  abortion:
                           (i)  whether life-sustaining measures were
  provided to the infant; and
                           (ii)  the period of time the infant
  survived; and
                     (Q)  for each abortion performed on a woman who is
  younger than 18 years of age:
                           (i)  whether:
                                 (a)  the minor's parent, managing
  conservator, or legal guardian provided the written consent
  required by Section 164.052(a)(19), Occupations Code;
                                 (b)  the minor obtained judicial
  authorization under Section 33.003 or 33.004, Family Code, for the
  minor to consent to the abortion;
                                 (c)  the woman is emancipated and
  permitted under law to have the abortion without the written
  consent required by Section 164.052(a)(19), Occupations Code, or
  judicial authorization; or
                                 (d)  the physician concluded and
  documented in writing in the patient's medical record that on the
  basis of the physician's good faith clinical judgment a condition
  existed that complicated the medical condition of the pregnant
  minor and necessitated the immediate abortion of her pregnancy to
  avert her death or to avoid a serious risk of substantial impairment
  of a major bodily function and that there was insufficient time to
  obtain the consent of the minor's parent, managing conservator, or
  legal guardian;
                           (ii)  if the minor's parent, managing
  conservator, or legal guardian gave written consent, whether the
  consent was given:
                                 (a)  in person at the time of the
  abortion; or
                                 (b)  at a place other than the location
  where the abortion was performed; and
                           (iii)  if the minor obtained judicial
  authorization:
                                 (a)  the process the physician or
  physician's agent used to inform the minor of the availability of
  judicial bypass as an alternative to the written consent required
  by Section 164.052(a)(19), Occupations Code;
                                 (b)  whether court forms were provided
  to the minor; and
                                 (c)  who made arrangements for the
  minor for the court appearance.
         (c)  The information required by Subsection (b)(1) must be at
  the top of the form. The information required by Subsection (b)(2)
  must be at the bottom of the form.
         (d)  A woman is required to complete the information required
  by Subsection (b)(1) unless the abortion is necessary to:
               (1)  prevent the woman's death or to avoid harm to the
  woman, as described by Section 164.052(a)(18), Occupations Code; or
               (2)  avert the death of or to avoid harm to a woman who
  is a minor, as described by Section 164.052(a)(19), Occupations
  Code.
         (e)  If the woman does not complete the required information,
  the physician who performs the abortion shall include in the
  woman's medical file a signed written statement certifying the
  nature of the medical emergency described by Subsection (d).
         (f)  A physician shall maintain a copy of each completed form
  in the woman's medical file until the later of:
               (1)  the seventh anniversary of the date on which the
  form was signed; or
               (2)  the woman's 20th birthday.
         (g)  A physician or the physician's agent shall provide to
  each woman required to complete a form under this section a copy of
  the completed form before the woman leaves the facility where the
  abortion was performed.
         (h)  The department shall provide a copy of the abortion
  reporting form:
               (1)  to each physician licensed to practice in this
  state not later than December 1 of each year; and
               (2)  to each physician newly licensed to practice in
  this state not later than the 30th day after the date the physician
  receives that license.
         (i)  The form prescribed by this section must comply with the
  requirements of Section 171.014(b)(1).
         Sec. 171.024.  COMPLICATION REPORTING FORM.  (a)  A
  physician shall report to the department on the form prescribed by
  the department the information required by this section on the
  physician's treatment of an illness or injury related to a medical
  complication resulting from the performance of an abortion.
         (b)  The form must include the following information to be
  completed by the physician providing the treatment:
               (1)  the date of the abortion that caused or may have
  caused the complication;
               (2)  the type of abortion that caused or may have caused
  the complication, selected from the following list:
                     (A)  chemical abortion, specifying the chemical
  used;
                     (B)  suction and curettage;
                     (C)  dilation and curettage;
                     (D)  dilation and evacuation;
                     (E)  dilation and extraction;
                     (F)  labor and induction;
                     (G)  hysterotomy or hysterectomy; or
                     (H)  other (specify): ________________;
               (3)  the name and type of the facility where the
  abortion complication was diagnosed and treated, selected from the
  following list:
                     (A)  an abortion facility licensed under Chapter
  245;
                     (B)  a private office of a licensed physician;
                     (C)  a licensed hospital;
                     (D)  a licensed hospital satellite clinic; or
                     (E)  an ambulatory surgical center licensed under
  Chapter 243;
               (4)  the name and type of the facility where the
  abortion was provided, if known;
               (5)  the license number, area of specialty, and
  signature of the physician who treated the abortion complication;
               (6)  the date on which the abortion complication was
  treated;
               (7)  a description of the complication or
  complications, selected from the following list:
                     (A)  none;
                     (B)  shock;
                     (C)  uterine perforation;
                     (D)  cervical laceration;
                     (E)  hemorrhage;
                     (F)  aspiration or allergic response;
                     (G)  infection or sepsis;
                     (H)  infant or infants born alive;
                     (I)  death of woman; or
                     (J)  other (specify): ________________;
               (8)  the number of weeks of gestation at which the
  abortion was performed, based on the best medical judgment of the
  attending physician at the time of the treatment for the
  complication;
               (9)  the number of the woman's previous live births;
               (10)  the number of previous induced abortions the
  woman has undergone;
               (11)  the number of miscarriages the woman has
  previously experienced;
               (12)  whether the treatment for the complication was
  paid for by:
                     (A)  private insurance;
                     (B)  a public health plan;
                     (C)  personal payment by cash; or
                     (D)  personal payment by check or credit card;
               (13)  the total fee collected by the physician for
  treatment of the complication;
               (14)  whether the treatment for the complication was:
                     (A)  covered by fee-for-service insurance;
                     (B)  covered by a managed care benefit plan;
                     (C)  covered by another type of health benefit
  plan (specify): ________________; or
                     (D)  not covered by insurance or a health benefit
  plan; and
               (15)  the type of follow-up care recommended by the
  physician after the physician provides treatment for the
  complication.
         (c)  A physician shall maintain a copy of each completed form
  in the woman's medical file until the later of:
               (1)  the seventh anniversary of the date on which the
  form was signed; or
               (2)  the woman's 20th birthday.
         (d)  A physician or the physician's agent shall provide to
  each woman for whom a form is completed under this section a copy of
  the completed form before the woman leaves the facility where the
  treatment was received.
         (e)  The department shall provide a copy of the complication
  form:
               (1)  to each physician licensed to practice in this
  state not later than December 1 of each year; and
               (2)  to each physician newly licensed to practice in
  this state not later than the 30th day after the physician receives
  that license.
         (f)  The form prescribed by this section must comply with the
  requirements of Section 171.014(b)(1).
         Sec. 171.025.  CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. (a) Except as
  provided by Section 171.028 and Subsection (b), all information
  received or maintained by the department under this subchapter is
  confidential and is not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552,
  Government Code.
         (b)  A department employee may disclose information
  described by Subsection (a):
               (1)  for statistical purposes, but only if a person or
  facility is not identified;
               (2)  to a medical professional, a state agency, or a
  county or district court for purposes of enforcing this chapter or
  Chapter 245; or
               (3)  to a state licensing board for purposes of
  enforcing state licensing laws.
         Sec. 171.026.  PENALTIES. (a)  The commissioner of state
  health services may assess an administrative penalty against a
  physician who fails to submit a report within the time required by
  Section 171.022 in the amount of $500 for each 30-day period or
  portion of a 30-day period the report remains overdue.
         (b)  The commissioner may bring an action against a physician
  who fails to file a report required under Section 171.022 before the
  first anniversary of the date the report was due to compel the
  physician to submit a complete report within a time stated by the
  court order or be subject to sanctions for civil contempt.
         Sec. 171.027.  OFFENSE; CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a)  A physician
  commits an offense if the physician:
               (1)  fails to submit a report required by this
  subchapter;
               (2)  intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly submits
  false information in a report required by this subchapter;
               (3)  includes in a report required by this subchapter
  the name or identifying information of a woman on whom the physician
  performed an abortion; or
               (4)  discloses confidential identifying information in
  violation of Section 171.025.
         (b)  An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
         Sec. 171.028.  PUBLIC REPORT BY DEPARTMENT. (a)  Not later
  than April 1 of each year, the department, in a form accessible by
  the public, shall issue a report that summarizes the information
  reported under Section 171.022 during the preceding calendar year.
         (b)  Each report must include data from the reports issued
  under this section in previous years, including updated or
  corrected information for those reports.
         (c)  The department shall ensure that a report issued under
  this section does not contain any information that could reasonably
  lead to the identification of:
               (1)  a woman on whom an abortion was performed or who
  received treatment for a complication resulting from an abortion;
  or
               (2)  a physician who performed an abortion or treated a
  complication resulting from an abortion.
         SECTION 3.  Section 245.001, Health and Safety Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 245.001.  SHORT TITLE. This chapter may be cited as the
  Texas Abortion Facility [Reporting and] Licensing Act.
         SECTION 4.  Section 245.005(e), Health and Safety Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (e)  As a condition for renewal of a license, the licensee
  must submit to the department the annual license renewal fee and an
  annual report[, including the report required under Section
  245.011].
         SECTION 5.  Section 248.003, Health and Safety Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 248.003.  EXEMPTIONS. This chapter does not apply to:
               (1)  a home and community support services agency
  required to be licensed under Chapter 142;
               (2)  a person required to be licensed under Chapter 241
  (Texas Hospital Licensing Law);
               (3)  an institution required to be licensed under
  Chapter 242;
               (4)  an ambulatory surgical center required to be
  licensed under Chapter 243 (Texas Ambulatory Surgical Center
  Licensing Act);
               (5)  a birthing center required to be licensed under
  Chapter 244 (Texas Birthing Center Licensing Act);
               (6)  a facility required to be licensed under Chapter
  245 (Texas Abortion Facility [Reporting and] Licensing Act);
               (7)  a child care institution, foster group home,
  foster family home, and child-placing agency, for children in
  foster care or other residential care who are under the
  conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective [and
  Regulatory] Services; or
               (8)  a person providing medical or nursing care or
  services under a license or permit issued under other state law.
         SECTION 6.  Effective January 1, 2012, Section 245.011,
  Health and Safety Code, is repealed.
         SECTION 7.  (a) Not later than December 1, 2011, the
  Department of State Health Services shall develop the forms
  required by Sections 171.023 and 171.024, Health and Safety Code,
  as added by this Act.
         (b)  Not later than January 1, 2012, the Department of State
  Health Services shall distribute the forms required by Sections
  171.023 and 171.024, Health and Safety Code, as added by this Act.
         (c)  Notwithstanding Section 171.022, Health and Safety
  Code, as added by this Act, a physician is not required to submit a
  report required by Section 171.022, Health and Safety Code, as
  added by this Act, before January 1, 2012.
         SECTION 8.  Not later than April 1, 2013, the Department of
  State Health Services shall issue the initial report required by
  Section 171.028, Health and Safety Code, as added by this Act.
         SECTION 9.  (a) Except as otherwise provided by this Act,
  this Act takes effect September 1, 2011.
         (b)  Sections 170.003 and 171.027, Health and Safety Code, as
  added by this Act, and Sections 245.001, 245.005, and 248.003,
  Health and Safety Code, as amended by this Act, take effect January
  1, 2012.