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H.B. 480 Medical Record Amendments

2nd Reading Calendar to RulesWritten by Rep. Karianne Lisonbee · carried in the Senate by Sen. Brady Brammer

  1. Introduced
  2. House committee
  3. House vote
  4. Senate committee
  5. Senate vote
  6. Signed into law

What this bill does

The bill lets a patient who had a miscarriage or a medically indicated abortion ask her health care provider to note in her medical record that the procedure was not an elective abortion. It defines medically indicated abortion to include cases such as a deceased fetus, an ectopic pregnancy, and situations where the mother's life is at risk, and requires providers to add the note when asked.

Plain-English summary written by AI from the sponsor’s presentation in committee and on the floor. Check the official text below.

Official description
  • distinguishes between an elective abortion and a medically indicated abortion
  • allows a patient to request that the patient's medical record reflect that a prior abortion was not an elective abortion
  • requires a health care provider to update a patient's medical record if requested
  • makes technical and conforming changes
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