Iowa Administrative Code
Agency 641 - Public Health Department
Chapter 89 - Decision-making Assistance Program and Parental Notification of Intent to Terminate a Pregnancy Through Abortion
Rule 641-89.21 - Notification of Parent Prior to the Performance of Abortion on a Pregnant Minor
Universal Citation: IA Admin Code 641-89.21
Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 6, September 18, 2024
(1) Notification shall be made to the parent of the pregnant minor at least 48 hours prior to the termination of a pregnancy through abortion unless a judicial waiver is granted as provided in Iowa Code section 135L.3, or unless any of the conditions of rule 89.22(135L) have been met.
a. The licensed physician who will perform
the abortion shall provide notification in person or by mailing the
notification by restricted certified mail to a parent of the pregnant minor at
the usual place of abode of the parent.
b. For the purpose of delivery by restricted
certified mail, the time of delivery is deemed to occur at 12 noon on the next
day on which regular mail delivery takes place, subsequent to the
mailing.
c. The notification form
shall be in duplicate in the form that may be provided by the department or
shall be in duplicate and include, at a minimum, the following:
(1) The name of the minor
(2) Notification of the intent to terminate
the pregnancy.
(3) The name,
address, and relationship of the person to be notified.
d. The licensed physician who will perform
the abortion shall keep the original notification form as a part of the minor's
medical record relating to the termination of the pregnancy.
e. A copy of the completed notification form
shall be provided to the pregnant minor.
(2) If the pregnant minor objects to the notification of a parent prior to the performance of an abortion on the pregnant minor, the pregnant minor may petition the court to authorize waiver of the notification requirement pursuant to Iowa Code section 135L.3.
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