Kan. Admin. Regs. § 28-56-2

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 46, November 14, 2024

Section 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: