PURPOSE: The Department of Health under sections 188.052 and 188.055, RSMo 1986 is given the responsibility to provide abortion forms to health facilities and physicians. This rule establishes the content of the complication report for post-abortion care to be filed with the Department of Health for statistical purposes.

1. (1) The complication report for post-abortion care shall contain the following items on a form provided by the Department of Health: 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; name and address of facility reporting complication; was patient previously seen at another facility for post-abortion care (yes or no); name and address of other facility that treated patient; complications; result of complications; signature of physician providing postabortion care; and 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.