Kan. Admin. Regs. § 28-56-2 - General requirements for abortion reports
(a) Each abortion provider, before performing
an abortion and before using the electronic abortion reporting system, shall
obtain the following:
(1) A confidential code
number from the department; and
(2)
a copy of the requirements related to reporting abortions.
(b) Each abortion provider performing less
than five abortions annually may use the paper form abortion report.
(c) Each abortion provider performing five or
more abortions annually shall use the electronic abortion reporting system to
file each abortion report and shall meet the following requirements:
(1) Submit an executed user agreement;
and
(2) ensure that each individual
authorized by the abortion provider to enter abortion data into the electronic
abortion reporting system has a separate user account to access the electronic
abortion reporting system.
(d) An abortion report shall be filed for
each abortion performed. Each abortion report shall contain the following
information:
(1) The confidential code number
of the abortion provider filing the abortion report;
(2) the patient's unique identification
number as maintained in the abortion provider's medical record. The patient's
name and street address shall not be submitted;
(3) the patient's age in years on the
patient's last birthday;
(4) the
patient's marital status at the time of the abortion;
(5) the month, day, and year the abortion was
performed;
(6) the state or United
States territory of residence of the patient or, if the patient is not a
resident of the United States, the patient's country of residence;
(7) the patient's county of residence if the
patient is a resident of a state or territory of the United States or, if the
patient is a resident of Canada, the province;
(8) the patient's city or town of
residence;
(9) specification of
whether the patient resided within the city limits of the city or town of
residence;
(10) the hispanic origin
of the patient, if applicable;
(11)
the patient's ancestry;
(12) the
patient's race;
(13) the highest
level of education completed by the patient;
(14) the date when the patient's last normal
menses began, including the month, day, and year as reported by the
patient;
(15) clinical estimate of
gestation;
(16) number of previous
pregnancies, in the following categories:
(A)
Children born live and now living;
(B) children born live and now
dead;
(C) previous induced
abortions; and
(D) previous
spontaneous terminations, including miscarriages, or stillbirths;
(17) the primary abortion
procedure used in terminating the pregnancy, including one of the following
abortion procedures:
(A) Suction
curettage;
(B) sharp
curettage;
(C) dilation and
evacuation;
(D) administration of
mifeprestone;
(E) administration of
methotrexate;
(F) prostaglandins
delivered by intrauterine instillation or other methods;
(G) hysterotomy;
(H) hysterectomy;
(I) digoxin induction;
(J) partial birth abortion; or
(K) other procedure, which shall be
specified;
(18) if
applicable, all secondary abortion procedures used in terminating the
pregnancy, including any of the following procedures that apply:
(A) Suction curettage;
(B) sharp curettage;
(C) dilation and evacuation;
(D) administration of mifeprestone;
(E) administration of methotrexate;
(F) prostaglandins delivered by intrauterine
instillation or other methods;
(G)
hysterotomy;
(H)
hysterectomy;
(I) digoxin
induction;
(J) partial birth
abortion; or
(K) other procedure,
which shall be specified;
(19) specification of the medical factors and
methods used to determine the clinical estimate of gestation; and
(20) specification of whether there was a
report of physical, mental, or emotional abuse or neglect filed pursuant to
K.S.A. 38-2223, and amendments thereto.
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