House File 545 - Introduced



                                       HOUSE FILE       
                                       BY  SCHULTZ and WINDSCHITL


    Passed House,  Date               Passed Senate, Date             
    Vote:  Ayes        Nays           Vote:  Ayes        Nays         
                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to proof of identity of a parent provided
  2    notification of the performance of an abortion on the parent's
  3    pregnant minor child.
  4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  5 TLSB 2320YH 83
  6 pf/rj/5

PAG LIN



  1  1    Section 1.  Section 135L.3, subsection 2, Code 2009, is
  1  2 amended to read as follows:
  1  3    2.  The licensed physician who will perform the abortion
  1  4 shall provide notification in person or by mailing the
  1  5 notification by restricted certified mail to a parent of the
  1  6 pregnant minor at the usual place of abode of the parent.  For
  1  7 the purpose of delivery by restricted certified mail, the time
  1  8 of delivery is deemed to occur at twelve o'clock noon on the
  1  9 next day on which regular mail delivery takes place,
  1 10 subsequent to the mailing.
  1 11    a.  If a parent is provided notification in person under
  1 12 this subsection, the parent shall present the licensed
  1 13 physician with a current and valid government=issued photo
  1 14 identification card.  The licensed physician shall make a copy
  1 15 of the photo identification card and retain the copy in the
  1 16 medical file of the pregnant minor.
  1 17    b.  If a parent is provided notification by restricted
  1 18 certified mail, the notification form shall be signed by the
  1 19 parent, notarized, and returned to the licensed physician.
  1 20 The licensed physician shall retain the signed and notarized
  1 21 notification form in the medical file of the pregnant minor.
  1 22                           EXPLANATION
  1 23    This bill relates to the notification of parents under Code
  1 24 chapter 135L (notification requirements regarding pregnant
  1 25 minors).  Under current law, a licensed physician who will
  1 26 perform an abortion on a minor is required to provide
  1 27 notification in person or by mailing the notification by
  1 28 restricted certified mail to a parent of the pregnant minor at
  1 29 the usual place of abode of the parent, unless the minor
  1 30 chooses other options under the law.  If the parent is
  1 31 notified by restricted certified mail, the time of delivery is
  1 32 deemed to be 12 o'clock noon on the next day on which regular
  1 33 mail delivery takes place, subsequent to the mailing.
  1 34    The bill provides additional requirements based on the
  1 35 manner of notification.  Under the bill, if notification of
  2  1 the parent of a pregnant minor is provided in person, the
  2  2 parent is required to present the licensed physician with a
  2  3 current and valid government=issued photo identification card.
  2  4 The licensed physician is then required to make a copy of the
  2  5 photo identification card and retain the copy in the medical
  2  6 file of the pregnant minor.  If the parent is notified by
  2  7 restricted certified mail, the notification form is to be
  2  8 signed by the parent, notarized, and returned to the licensed
  2  9 physician.  The licensed physician is required to retain the
  2 10 signed and notarized notification form in the medical file of
  2 11 the pregnant minor.
  2 12 LSB 2320YH 83
  2 13 pf/rj/5