Complication Report for Post-Abortion Care

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, otherdescribe); 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 19 CSR 10-15 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH 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: section 188.052, RSMo Supp. 2019, and sections 188.055 and 192.006, RSMo 2016.* 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: Filed Oct. 24, 2017, effective April 30, 2018. Amended: Filed Feb. 25, 2020, effective Sept. 30, 2020. *Original authority: 188.052, RSMo 1979, amended 2019; 188.055, RSMo 1974, amended 1979; and 192.006, RSMo 1993, amended 1995.