Iowa Admin. Code r. 641-106.2

Current through Regsiter Vol. 46, No. 26, June 12, 2024

Rule 641-106.2 - Report of termination of pregnancy

A health care provider who initially identifies and diagnoses a spontaneous termination of pregnancy or who induces a termination of pregnancy shall file with the department a report for each termination. The health care provider shall make a good-faith effort to obtain all of the following information that is available with respect to each termination:

1. The confidential health care provider code as assigned by the department;

2. The report tracking number;

3. The maternal health services region of the Iowa department of public health, as designated as of July 1, 1997, in which the patient resides. If the patient resides in another state, the residence shall be reported as nonresident;

4. The race of the patient;

5. The age of the patient;

6. The marital status of the patient;

7. The educational level of the patient;

8. The number of previous pregnancies, live births, and spontaneous or induced termination of pregnancies;

9. The month and year in which the termination occurred;

10. The number of weeks since the patient's last menstrual period and clinical estimate of gestation.

The health care provider who identifies a spontaneous or induced termination shall prepare the report on the standard form and forward to the state registrar on or before the tenth day of each calendar month all records for the preceding month. Reports shall be sent certified restricted mail to the Bureau of Vital Statistics. Termination reports shall be returned within 30 days of the date of occurrence. Forms shall be provided by the department.

Iowa Admin. Code r. 641-106.2