Kansas Administrative Regulations
Agency 28 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT
Article 56 - REPORTING OF INDUCED TERMINATIONS OF PREGNANCY
Section 28-56-4 - Reporting requirements for partial birth abortions
Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 52, December 26, 2024
For each procedure performed involving a partial birth abortion, in addition to the requirements specified in K.A.R. 28-56-2 and 28-56-3, each abortion report for a partial birth abortion 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, medical basis, and description of the medical conditions 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 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.
