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HB 1041--Women's Health and Safety Act
This bill creates the "Women's Health and Safety Act," to require the Agency for Health Care Administration to adopt separate rules for licensed abortion clinics that perform abortions only during the first trimester of pregnancy and for those licensed abortion clinics that perform abortions after the first trimester of pregnancy. The rules may not impose an unconstitutional burden on a woman's freedom to decide whether to terminate her pregnancy. The rules for abortion clinics that perform abortions after the first trimester of pregnancy must address an abortion clinic's physical facilities, clinic supplies and equipment standards, clinic personnel, medical screening and evaluation of each abortion clinic patient, abortion procedure, recovery room standards, follow-up care, and incident reporting. These rules must require an abortion clinic to designate a medical director who is licensed in Florida and who has admitting privileges at a licensed hospital or has a transfer agreement with a licensed hospital within reasonable proximity of the clinic. The rules must require that a physician, registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, advanced registered nurse practitioner, or physician assistant be available to all patients throughout the abortion procedure. A registered nurse, licensed practical nurse advanced registered nurse practitioner, or physician assistant who is trained in the management of the re...See the full content of this document
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