Kansas Administrative Regulations
Agency 28 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT
Article 56 - REPORTING OF INDUCED TERMINATIONS OF PREGNANCY
Section 28-56-3 - Reporting requirements for abortions performed at clinical estimate of gestation of at least 22 weeks
Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 52, December 26, 2024
When performing an abortion at clinical estimate of gestation of 22 or more weeks, in addition to the requirements specified in K.A.R. 28-56-2, each abortion report shall contain the following information:
(a) Specification of whether the unborn child was viable;
(b) a detailed, case-specific description that includes the medical diagnosis and medical basis of the patient and unborn child if the unborn child was viable;
(c) specification of whether continuation of the pregnancy would cause a substantial and irreversible impairment of a major bodily function or the death of the patient;
(d) a detailed, case-specific description that includes the medical diagnosis and medical basis for the determination that the abortion was necessary to prevent the patient's death or irreversible impairment of a major bodily function; and
(e) a medical determination that includes all applicable medical diagnosis codes from the ICD-9-CM.
