Alaska Administrative Code
Title 7 - Health and Social Services
Part 1 - Administration
Chapter 12 - Facilities and Local Units
Article 8 - Ambulatory Surgical Centers
7 AAC 12.370 - Abortions
Current through August 30, 2024
An ambulatory surgical facility may perform a voluntary termination of pregnancy if
(1) it receives written authorization from a competent patient, or, if a patient is not competent, from the patient's legal representative;
(2) it has evidence of a verified pregnancy test;
(3) the pregnancy has not exceeded the first trimester of approximately three months or less;
(4) it has conducted a Papanicolaou (PAP) test, a blood-type and Rh factor test and an antibody screening, except that the PAP test is not required if the patient has had one within the past six months; and
(5) it performs a cross-match of Rh immune globulin and provides Rh immune globulin therapy for Rh negative patients.
Authority:AS 18.05.040
AS 18.16.010