- (a) During the second or third trimester of a pregnancy, abortions shall be performed under sterile conditions. A bed and a registered nurse shall be available for a minimum recovery period of one-half hour. A registered nurse shall be present during the procedure.
- (b) From and after the point in time when a fetus becomes viable, as determined by those medical examinations and tests that in the physician's professional judgment are necessary, an abortion may only be performed at a hospital with a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).
(Eff. 12/20/70, Register 36; am 8/29/73, Register 47; am 7/19/2017, Register 223)