PURPOSE: Under section 188.055, RSMo, the Department of Health and Senior Services is responsible for providing abortion forms to abortion facilities, hospitals, and physicians. This rule establishes the content of the complication report for any post-abortion care to be filed with the department for statistical purposes.
PUBLISHER'S NOTE: The secretary of state has determined that the publication of the entire text of the material which is incorporated by reference as a portion of this rule would be unduly cumbersome or expensive. This material as incorporated by reference in this rule shall be maintained by the agency at its headquarters and shall be made available to the public for inspection and copying at no more than the actual cost of reproduction. This note applies only to the reference material. The entire text of the rule is printed here.
(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, pyrexia, 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.
