Mo. Code Regs. tit. 19 § 10-15.020
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 1, January 2, 2025
Section 19 CSR 10-15.020 - Complication Report for Post-Abortion CarePURPOSE: This amendment modifies the Complication Report for Post-Abortion Care to distinguish between failed abortions that are failed medication abortions, failed surgical abortions where the failure is recognized immediately, and failed surgical abortions where the recognition of the failure is delayed. It also amends the publication date of the Complication Report for Post-Abortion Care.
(1) The complication report for post-abortion care shall contain the following items on a form provided by the department: patient identification number; patient's date of birth; residence of patient state, county, city; date of abortion; name and address of abortion facility or hospital; type or abortion performed; name and address of facility reporting complication; was patient previously seen at another facility for post-abortion care (yes or no); if yes, name and address of other facility that treated patient; complications (check all that apply: incomplete abortion, hemorrhage, endometritis, parametritis, pyrex-ia, abscess-pelvic, uterine perforation, failed medical abortion, failed surgical abortion, immediately recognized, failed surgical abortion, with delayed recognition, retained products, cervical lacerations, diagnosable psychiatric condition, other-describe); result of complication (check all that apply: hysterectomy, death of woman, transfusion, other-describe); was patient hospitalized (yes or no); if yes, name and address of hospital; name and signature of physician providing post-abortion care; and date of the post-abortion care. The information shall be reported on the Complication Report for Post-Abortion Care which is incorporated by reference in this rule as published February 2020 and may be obtained at www.health.mo.gov or by calling (573) 751-6387. This rule does not incorporate any subsequent amendments or additions.(2) The physician providing post-abortion care shall submit the Complication Report for Post-Abortion Care to the Department of Health and Senior Services, Bureau of Vital Records, PO Box 570, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0570, within forty-five (45) days from the date of post-abortion care. AUTHORITY: sections 188.052, 188.055, 191.420 and 192.020, RSMo 1986. This rule was previously filed as 13 CSR 50-151.020 and 19 CSR 30-15.020. Original rule filed Sept. 30, 1980, effective Jan. 12, 1981. Changed to 19 CSR 10-15.020 July 30, 1998.Amended by Missouri Register March 15, 2018/Volume 43, Number 6, effective 4/30/2018Amended by Missouri Register August 3, 2020/Volume 45, Number 15, effective 9/30/2020