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PAG LIN 1 1 Amend House File 235 as follows: 1 2 #1. By striking everything after the enacting 1 3 clause and inserting the following: 1 4 "Section 1. NEW SECTION. 144.29A TERMINATION OF 1 5 PREGNANCY REPORTING. 1 6 1. A health care provider who initially identifies 1 7 and diagnoses a spontaneous termination of pregnancy 1 8 or who induces a termination of pregnancy shall file 1 9 with the department a report for each termination 1 10 within thirty days of the occurrence. The report 1 11 shall contain all of the following information that is 1 12 available with respect to each termination: 1 13 a. The confidential health care provider code as 1 14 assigned by the department. 1 15 b. The type of health facility. 1 16 c. The report tracking number. 1 17 d. The state of residence and, if this state, the 1 18 county of residence of the patient. 1 19 e. The race of the patient. 1 20 f. The age of the patient. 1 21 g. The marital status of the patient. 1 22 h. The educational level of the patient. 1 23 i. The number of previous pregnancies, live 1 24 births, and spontaneous or induced termination of 1 25 pregnancies. 1 26 j. The month and year in which the termination 1 27 occurred. 1 28 k. The number of weeks since the patient's last 1 29 menstrual period and a clinical estimate of gestation. 1 30 l. Complications, if any. 1 31 m. The cause of spontaneous termination, if known. 1 32 n. The type of termination procedure, if the 1 33 termination is induced. 1 34 2. It is the intent of the general assembly that 1 35 the information shall be collected, reproduced, 1 36 released, and disclosed in a manner specified by rule 1 37 of the department, adopted pursuant to chapter 17A, 1 38 which ensures the anonymity of the patient who 1 39 experiences a termination of pregnancy, the health 1 40 care provider who identifies and diagnoses or induces 1 41 a termination of pregnancy, and the hospital, clinic, 1 42 or other health facility in which a termination of 1 43 pregnancy is identified and diagnosed or induced. The 1 44 department may share information with federal public 1 45 health officials for the purposes of securing federal 1 46 funding or conducting public health research. 1 47 However, in sharing the information, the department 1 48 shall not relinquish control of the information, and 1 49 any agreement entered into by the department with 1 50 federal public health officials to share information 2 1 shall prohibit the use, reproduction, release, or 2 2 disclosure of the information by federal public health 2 3 officials in a manner which violates this section. 2 4 The department shall publish, annually, a demographic 2 5 summary of the information obtained pursuant to this 2 6 section, except that the department shall not 2 7 reproduce, release, or disclose any information 2 8 obtained pursuant to this section which reveals the 2 9 identity of any patient, health care provider, 2 10 hospital, clinic, or other health facility, and shall 2 11 ensure anonymity in the following ways: 2 12 a. The department may use information concerning 2 13 the report tracking number or concerning the identity 2 14 of a reporting health care provider, hospital, clinic, 2 15 or other health facility only for purposes of 2 16 information collection. The department shall not 2 17 reproduce, release, or disclose this information for 2 18 any purpose other than for use in annually publishing 2 19 the demographic summary under this section. 2 20 b. The department shall enter the information, 2 21 from any report of termination submitted, within 2 22 thirty days of receipt of the report, and shall 2 23 immediately destroy the report following entry of the 2 24 information. However, entry of the information from a 2 25 report shall not include any health care provider, 2 26 hospital, clinic, or other health facility 2 27 identification information including, but not limited 2 28 to, the confidential health care provider code, as 2 29 assigned by the department. 2 30 c. To protect confidentiality, the department 2 31 shall limit release of information to release in an 2 32 aggregate form which avoids identification of any 2 33 individual patient, health care provider, hospital, 2 34 clinic, or other health facility. For the purposes of 2 35 this paragraph, "aggregate form" means a compilation 2 36 of the information received by the department on 2 37 termination of pregnancies for each information item 2 38 listed, with the exceptions of the report tracking 2 39 number, the health care provider code, and any set of 2 40 information for which the amount is so small that the 2 41 confidentiality of any person to whom the information 2 42 relates may be compromised. The department shall 2 43 establish a methodology to provide a statistically 2 44 verifiable basis for any determination of the correct 2 45 amount at which information may be released so that 2 46 the confidentiality of any person is not compromised. 2 47 3. Except as specified in subsection 2, reports, 2 48 information, and records submitted and maintained 2 49 pursuant to this section are strictly confidential and 2 50 shall not be released or made public upon subpoena, 3 1 search warrant, discovery proceedings, or by any other 3 2 means. 3 3 4. The department shall assign a code to any 3 4 health care provider who may be required to report a 3 5 termination under this section. An application 3 6 procedure shall not be required for assignment of a 3 7 code to a health care provider. 3 8 5. A health care provider shall assign a report 3 9 tracking number which enables the health care provider 3 10 to access the patient's medical information without 3 11 identifying the patient. 3 12 6. To ensure proper performance of the reporting 3 13 requirements under this section, it is preferred that 3 14 a health care provider who practices within a 3 15 hospital, clinic, or other health facility authorize 3 16 one staff person to fulfill the reporting 3 17 requirements. 3 18 7. For the purposes of this section, "health care 3 19 provider" means an individual licensed under chapter 3 20 148, 148C, 148D, 150, 150A, or 152, or any individual 3 21 who provides medical services under the authorization 3 22 of the licensee. 3 23 8. For the purposes of this section, "inducing a 3 24 termination of pregnancy" means the use of any means 3 25 to terminate the pregnancy of a woman known to be 3 26 pregnant with the intent other than to produce a live 3 27 birth or to remove a dead fetus. 3 28 Sec. 2. Section 144.52, Code 1997, is amended by 3 29 adding the following new subsection: 3 30 NEW SUBSECTION. 7. Violates a provision of 3 31 section 144.29A." 3 32 3 33 3 34 3 35 CARROLL of Poweshiek 3 36 HF 235.709 77 3 37 pf/sc/28
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