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2	2	Introduced Version
3	3	SENATE BILL No. 240
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5	5	DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL
6	6	Citations Affected: IC 5-14-3-3.1; IC 16-19-3-34.5; IC 16-21-2-12.7;
7	7	IC 16-34-2.
8	8	Synopsis: Abortion reporting and education. Requires the Indiana
9	9	department of health (state department) to: (1) create a video for
10	10	practitioners concerning the state's abortion laws and the standard of
11	11	care for treating pregnant women with life threatening conditions; and
12	12	(2) publish the video on its website. Specifies the information to be
13	13	included in the video. Requires a hospital and ambulatory outpatient
14	14	surgical center to: (1) review its protocol for abortion; (2) require
15	15	certain practitioners to watch the video; and (3) certify to the state
16	16	department compliance with these provisions. Amends the information
17	17	required to be reported to the state department concerning the
18	18	performance of an abortion and an abortion complication. Provides that
19	19	a report concerning the performance of an abortion or an abortion
20	20	complication is not confidential, is a public record, and shall be open
21	21	to public inspection. Requires the state department to disclose these
22	22	reports under Indiana's access to public records act. Requires the state
23	23	department to: (1) publish the abortion complication reports on its
24	24	website; and (2) send each abortion complication report to the office of
25	25	the attorney general. Prohibits certain information on each form or
26	26	report from being redacted. Requires the state department, if redacting:
27	27	(1) a date; or (2) the age of the patient; from the form or report, to
28	28	indicate on the form or report whether any applicable reporting
29	29	deadline was met and whether or not the patient was a minor. Requires
30	30	the state department to provide verification to the general assembly that
31	31	the state department is in compliance concerning the release of these
32	32	reports. Provides that an incomplete report concerning the performance
33	33	of an abortion transmitted to the state department is subject to
34	34	investigation by the state department and the office of the attorney
35	35	general.
36	36	Effective: July 1, 2025.
37	37	Johnson T, Brown L
38	38	January 13, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Health and Provider
39	39	Services.
40	40	2025 IN 240—LS 6702/DI 147 Introduced
41	41	First Regular Session of the 124th General Assembly (2025)
42	42	PRINTING CODE. Amendments: Whenever an existing statute (or a section of the Indiana
43	43	Constitution) is being amended, the text of the existing provision will appear in this style type,
44	44	additions will appear in this style type, and deletions will appear in this style type.
45	45	Additions: Whenever a new statutory provision is being enacted (or a new constitutional
46	46	provision adopted), the text of the new provision will appear in this style type. Also, the
47	47	word NEW will appear in that style type in the introductory clause of each SECTION that adds
48	48	a new provision to the Indiana Code or the Indiana Constitution.
49	49	Conflict reconciliation: Text in a statute in this style type or this style type reconciles conflicts
50	50	between statutes enacted by the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
51	51	SENATE BILL No. 240
52	52	A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
53	53	health.
54	54	Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
55	55	1 SECTION 1. IC 5-14-3-3.1 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
56	56	2 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
57	57	3 1, 2025]: Sec. 3.1. A report made under IC 16-34-2-4.7 or
58	58	4 IC 16-34-2-5 is not confidential and is a public record pursuant to
59	59	5 section 2(r) of this chapter. It shall be open to public inspection and
60	60	6 the Indiana department of health shall disclose the report upon a
61	61	7 request made by any person.
62	62	8 SECTION 2. IC 16-19-3-34.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
63	63	9 CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
64	64	10 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 34.5. (a) As used in this section,
65	65	11 "practitioner" means the following:
66	66	12 (1) A physician licensed under IC 25-22.5.
67	67	13 (2) A nurse licensed under IC 25-23.
68	68	14 (3) A physician assistant licensed under IC 25-27.5.
69	69	15 (4) A certified nurse midwife (as defined in IC 34-18-2-6.5).
70	70	16 (5) A certified direct entry midwife certified under IC 25-23.4.
71	71	17 (6) Any other health care practitioner who provides emergent
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73	73	1 or nonemergent gynecological or obstetric care, including the
74	74	2 following:
75	75	3 (A) Maternal fetal medicine.
76	76	4 (B) Emergency medicine.
77	77	5 (C) Family medicine.
78	78	6 (D) Labor and delivery.
79	79	7 (b) The state department shall create a video for practitioners
80	80	8 that explains and describes the:
81	81	9 (1) state's abortion laws; and
82	82	10 (2) standard of care for practitioners when treating pregnant
83	83	11 women diagnosed with life threatening conditions or serious
84	84	12 health risks (as defined in IC 16-18-2-327.9).
85	85	13 (c) The video described in subsection (b) must provide
86	86	14 information on the following:
87	87	15 (1) The state's abortion laws, including:
88	88	16 (A) the definition of abortion;
89	89	17 (B) requirements to be met by a practitioner before and
90	90	18 after an abortion; and
91	91	19 (C) enforcement of the state's abortion laws.
92	92	20 (2) Medical treatment options for pregnant women and their
93	93	21 unborn children for the most common conditions that
94	94	22 threaten a woman's or unborn child's life or health.
95	95	23 (3) Reporting requirements for abortion, including:
96	96	24 (A) abortion complication reports under IC 16-34-2-4.7;
97	97	25 (B) terminated pregnancy reports under IC 16-34-2-5; and
98	98	26 (C) reporting of adverse events to state or federal agencies.
99	99	27 The information described in subdivision (2) must be explained
100	100	28 using the standard of care based on a practitioner's reasonable
101	101	29 medical judgment.
102	102	30 (d) The state department shall publish the video created under
103	103	31 this section and any supplemental materials on the state
104	104	32 department's website.
105	105	33 SECTION 3. IC 16-21-2-12.7 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
106	106	34 CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
107	107	35 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 12.7. (a) As used in this section,
108	108	36 "abortion education video" refers to the video created by the state
109	109	37 department under IC 16-19-3-34.5.
110	110	38 (b) Each hospital and ambulatory outpatient surgical center
111	111	39 shall do the following:
112	112	40 (1) Review the hospital's or ambulatory outpatient surgical
113	113	41 center's protocol for abortions to ensure compliance with
114	114	42 IC 16-34.
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116	116	1 (2) Provide the protocols described in subdivision (1) to each
117	117	2 practitioner (as defined in IC 16-19-3-34.5) who:
118	118	3 (A) is an employee, staff member, or independent
119	119	4 contractor of; or
120	120	5 (B) has admitting privileges at;
121	121	6 the hospital or ambulatory outpatient surgical center.
122	122	7 (3) Require each practitioner described in subdivision (2) to
123	123	8 watch the abortion education video.
124	124	9 (4) Provide a signed certification to the state department, in
125	125	10 a manner prescribed by the state department, that the
126	126	11 hospital or ambulatory outpatient surgical center is in
127	127	12 compliance with the requirements of this section.
128	128	13 (c) The state department shall:
129	129	14 (1) maintain a certification form submitted by a hospital or
130	130	15 ambulatory outpatient surgical center under this section; and
131	131	16 (2) upon request, make a certification form described in
132	132	17 subdivision (1) public under IC 5-14-3.
133	133	18 SECTION 4. IC 16-34-2-4.7, AS AMENDED BY P.L.179-2022(ss),
134	134	19 SECTION 26, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
135	135	20 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 4.7. (a) As used in this section, "abortion
136	136	21 complication" means only the following physical or psychological
137	137	22 conditions arising from the induction or performance of an abortion:
138	138	23 (1) Uterine perforation.
139	139	24 (2) Cervical laceration.
140	140	25 (3) Infection.
141	141	26 (4) Vaginal bleeding that qualifies as a Grade 2 or higher adverse
142	142	27 event according to the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse
143	143	28 Events (CTCAE).
144	144	29 (5) Pulmonary embolism.
145	145	30 (6) Deep vein thrombosis.
146	146	31 (7) Failure to terminate the pregnancy.
147	147	32 (8) Incomplete abortion (retained tissue).
148	148	33 (9) Pelvic inflammatory disease.
149	149	34 (10) Missed ectopic pregnancy.
150	150	35 (11) Cardiac arrest.
151	151	36 (12) Respiratory arrest.
152	152	37 (13) Renal failure.
153	153	38 (14) Shock.
154	154	39 (15) Amniotic fluid embolism.
155	155	40 (16) Coma.
156	156	41 (17) Placenta previa in subsequent pregnancies.
157	157	42 (18) Pre-term delivery in subsequent pregnancies.
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159	159	1 (19) Free fluid in the abdomen.
160	160	2 (20) Hemolytic reaction due to the administration of
161	161	3 ABO-incompatible blood or blood products.
162	162	4 (21) Hypoglycemia occurring while the patient is being treated at
163	163	5 the hospital or ambulatory outpatient surgical center.
164	164	6 (22) Allergic reaction to anesthesia or abortion inducing drugs.
165	165	7 (23) Psychological complications, including depression, suicidal
166	166	8 ideation, anxiety, and sleeping disorders.
167	167	9 (24) Death.
168	168	10 (25) Any other adverse event as defined by criteria provided in
169	169	11 the Food and Drug Administration Safety Information and
170	170	12 Adverse Event Reporting Program.
171	171	13 (b) The following persons shall report to the state department each
172	172	14 case in which the person treated a patient suffering from an abortion
173	173	15 complication:
174	174	16 (1) A physician licensed under IC 25-22.5.
175	175	17 (2) A hospital licensed under IC 16-21.
176	176	18 (3) Beginning September 1, 2022, an ambulatory outpatient
177	177	19 surgical center licensed under IC 16-21-2.
178	178	20 (c) The state department shall develop a process for the submission
179	179	21 of a report under this section.
180	180	22 (d) A report under this section shall be submitted to the state
181	181	23 department in the manner prescribed by the state department.
182	182	24 (e) The report under this section must include the following
183	183	25 information concerning the abortion complication:
184	184	26 (1) The date the patient presented for treatment for the abortion
185	185	27 complication.
186	186	28 (2) The age of the patient.
187	187	29 (3) The race of the patient.
188	188	30 (4) The county and state of the patient's residence.
189	189	31 (5) The type of abortion obtained by the patient.
190	190	32 (6) The date of abortion obtained by the patient.
191	191	33 (7) The name of the:
192	192	34 (A) hospital; or
193	193	35 (B) ambulatory outpatient surgical center;
194	194	36 where the patient obtained the abortion.
195	195	37 (8) Whether the abortion was performed or occurred in
196	196	38 Indiana or outside Indiana.
197	197	39 (8) (9) Whether the patient obtained abortion medication via mail
198	198	40 order or Internet web site, website, and if so, information
199	199	41 identifying the source of the medication.
200	200	42 (9) (10) Whether the complication was previously managed by the
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202	202	1 abortion provider or the abortion provider's required back-up
203	203	2 physician.
204	204	3 (10) (11) The name of the medications taken by the patient as part
205	205	4 of the pharmaceutical abortion regimen, if any.
206	206	5 (11) (12) A list of each diagnosed complication.
207	207	6 (12) (13) A list of each treated complication, with a description of
208	208	7 the treatment provided.
209	209	8 (13) (14) Whether the patient's visit to treat the complications was
210	210	9 the original visit or a follow-up visit.
211	211	10 (14) (15) The date of each follow-up visit, if any.
212	212	11 (15) (16) A list of each complication diagnosed at a follow-up
213	213	12 visit, if any.
214	214	13 (16) (17) A list of each complication treated at a follow-up visit,
215	215	14 if any.
216	216	15 (18) The location, including the facility name and city or town,
217	217	16 where the patient presented for treatment of the abortion
218	218	17 complication.
219	219	18 (19) The full name of the health care provider who provided
220	220	19 treatment for the abortion complication.
221	221	20 (f) The state department shall do the following concerning a
222	222	21 report received under this section:
223	223	22 (1) Publish the report on the state department's website.
224	224	23 (2) Send each report to the office of the attorney general.
225	225	24 (g) The information described in the following is public and may
226	226	25 not be redacted from a report described in subsection (f):
227	227	26 (1) Subsection (e)(5).
228	228	27 (2) Subsection (e)(7) through (e)(13).
229	229	28 (3) Subsection (e)(18) and (e)(19).
230	230	29 (h) A report made under this section is not confidential and is a
231	231	30 public record pursuant to IC 5-14-3-2(r). It shall be open to public
232	232	31 inspection and the state department shall disclose the report upon
233	233	32 a request made by any person (as defined in IC 5-14-3-2(n)).
234	234	33 (i) In releasing or making available to the public a report
235	235	34 received under this section, the state department shall do the
236	236	35 following:
237	237	36 (1) If the state department redacts a date on a report received
238	238	37 under this section, indicate on the report whether the report
239	239	38 was submitted in compliance with any reporting deadline.
240	240	39 (2) If the state department redacts the information described
241	241	40 in subsection (e)(2) from a report, indicate on the report
242	242	41 whether or not the patient was a minor.
243	243	42 (f) (j) On a quarterly basis, the state department shall compile a
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245	245	1 public report summarizing the information collected under this section.
246	246	2 The report must include statistics for the previous calendar quarter,
247	247	3 with updated information for the most recent calendar quarter.
248	248	4 (g) (k) The state department shall summarize the aggregate data
249	249	5 from the data submitted under this section and submit the data, on or
250	250	6 before June 30 of each year, to the United States Centers for Disease
251	251	7 Control and Prevention for its inclusion in the annual Vital Statistics
252	252	8 Report.
253	253	9 (h) (l) The state department shall ensure that no identifying
254	254	10 information of a pregnant woman is included in the report described in
255	255	11 subsection (f). (j).
256	256	12 (i) (m) This subsection applies after August 31, 2020. Each failure
257	257	13 to report an abortion complication as required under this section is a
258	258	14 Class B misdemeanor.
259	259	15 (j) (n) The state department shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to
260	260	16 implement this section.
261	261	17 (o) Before October 1, 2025, and before October 1 of each
262	262	18 even-numbered year thereafter, the state department shall provide,
263	263	19 in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6, verification to the general
264	264	20 assembly that the state department is in compliance with
265	265	21 subsection (h).
266	266	22 SECTION 5. IC 16-34-2-5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.56-2023,
267	267	23 SECTION 154, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
268	268	24 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 5. (a) Every health care provider
269	269	25 who performs a surgical abortion or provides, prescribes, administers,
270	270	26 or dispenses an abortion inducing drug for the purposes of inducing an
271	271	27 abortion shall report the performance of the abortion or the provision,
272	272	28 prescribing, administration, or dispensing of an abortion inducing drug
273	273	29 on a form drafted by the state department, the purpose and function of
274	274	30 which shall be the improvement of maternal health and life through the
275	275	31 compilation of relevant maternal life and health factors and data, and
276	276	32 a further purpose and function shall be to monitor all abortions
277	277	33 performed in Indiana to assure the abortions are done only under the
278	278	34 authorized provisions of the law. For each abortion performed and
279	279	35 abortion inducing drug provided, prescribed, administered, or
280	280	36 dispensed, the report shall include, among other things, the following:
281	281	37 (1) The age of the patient.
282	282	38 (2) Whether parental consent was obtained or whether a
283	283	39 waiver of consent under section 4 of this chapter was obtained.
284	284	40 (3) Whether a waiver of notification under section 4 of this
285	285	41 chapter was obtained.
286	286	42 (4) The date and location, including the facility name and city or
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288	288	1 town, where the:
289	289	2 (A) pregnant woman:
290	290	3 (i) provided consent; and
291	291	4 (ii) received all information;
292	292	5 required under section 1.1 of this chapter; and
293	293	6 (B) abortion was performed or the abortion inducing drug was
294	294	7 provided, prescribed, administered, or dispensed.
295	295	8 (5) The health care provider's full name and address, including the
296	296	9 name of the physicians performing the abortion or providing,
297	297	10 prescribing, administering, or dispensing the abortion inducing
298	298	11 drug.
299	299	12 (6) The city and county where the pregnancy termination
300	300	13 occurred.
301	301	14 (7) The age of the father, or the approximate age of the father if
302	302	15 the father's age is unknown.
303	303	16 (8) The patient's county and state of residence.
304	304	17 (9) The marital status of the patient.
305	305	18 (10) The educational level of the patient.
306	306	19 (11) The race of the patient.
307	307	20 (12) The ethnicity of the patient.
308	308	21 (13) The number of the patient's previous live births.
309	309	22 (14) The number of the patient's deceased children.
310	310	23 (15) The number of the patient's spontaneous pregnancy
311	311	24 terminations.
312	312	25 (16) The number of the patient's previous induced terminations.
313	313	26 (17) The date of the patient's last menses.
314	314	27 (18) The physician's determination of the gestation of the fetus in
315	315	28 weeks.
316	316	29 (19) The reason for the abortion. Information specifying any of
317	317	30 the following:
318	318	31 (A) The abortion was necessary to prevent any serious
319	319	32 health risk to the pregnant woman or to save the pregnant
320	320	33 woman's life, including the pregnant woman's diagnosed
321	321	34 condition.
322	322	35 (B) The fetus was diagnosed with a lethal fetal anomaly,
323	323	36 including the fetus's diagnosed condition.
324	324	37 (C) The pregnancy was a result of rape or incest.
325	325	38 (20) Whether the patient indicated that the patient was seeking an
326	326	39 abortion as a result of being:
327	327	40 (A) abused;
328	328	41 (B) coerced;
329	329	42 (C) harassed; or
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331	331	1 (D) trafficked.
332	332	2 (21) The following information concerning the abortion or the
333	333	3 provision, prescribing, administration, or dispensing of the
334	334	4 abortion inducing drug:
335	335	5 (A) The postfertilization age of the fetus (in weeks).
336	336	6 (B) The manner in which the postfertilization age was
337	337	7 determined.
338	338	8 (C) The gender of the fetus, if detectable.
339	339	9 (D) Whether the fetus has been diagnosed with or has a
340	340	10 potential diagnosis of having Down syndrome or any other
341	341	11 disability.
342	342	12 (E) If after the earlier of the time the fetus obtains viability or
343	343	13 the time the postfertilization age of the fetus is at least twenty
344	344	14 (20) weeks, the medical reason for the performance of the
345	345	15 abortion.
346	346	16 (22) For a surgical abortion, the specific medical procedure used
347	347	17 for the abortion, including the postfertilization age of the fetus,
348	348	18 and: if the fetus had a postfertilization age of at least twenty (20)
349	349	19 weeks:
350	350	20 (A) whether the procedure, in the reasonable judgment of the
351	351	21 health care provider, gave the fetus the best opportunity to
352	352	22 survive;
353	353	23 (B) the basis for the determination that the pregnant woman
354	354	24 had a condition described in this chapter that required the
355	355	25 abortion to avert the death of or serious impairment to the
356	356	26 pregnant woman; and
357	357	27 (C) the name of the second doctor present, as required under
358	358	28 IC 16-34-2-3(a)(3).
359	359	29 (23) For a nonsurgical abortion, the precise drugs provided,
360	360	30 prescribed, administered, or dispensed, and the means of delivery
361	361	31 of the drugs to the patient.
362	362	32 (24) For a nonsurgical abortion, that the manufacturer's
363	363	33 instructions were provided to the patient and that the patient
364	364	34 signed the patient agreement.
365	365	35 (25) For a nonsurgical abortion, that the abortion inducing
366	366	36 drug was dispensed and consumed in the presence of the
367	367	37 physician in accordance with section 1(a) of this chapter.
368	368	38 (25) (26) For an abortion performed before twenty (20) weeks of
369	369	39 postfertilization age of the fetus, the medical indication by
370	370	40 diagnosis code for the fetus and the mother.
371	371	41 (26) (27) The mother's obstetrical history, including dates of other
372	372	42 abortions, if any.
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374	374	1 (27) (28) Any preexisting medical conditions of the patient that
375	375	2 may complicate the abortion.
376	376	3 (28) (29) The results of pathological examinations if performed.
377	377	4 (29) (30) For a surgical abortion, whether the fetus was delivered
378	378	5 alive, and if so, how long the fetus lived, and that the physician
379	379	6 complied with the requirements in IC 16-21-2-17.
380	380	7 (30) (31) Records of all maternal deaths occurring at the location
381	381	8 where the abortion was performed or the abortion inducing drug
382	382	9 was provided, prescribed, administered, or dispensed, including
383	383	10 the specific cause of death.
384	384	11 (31) (32) The date the form was transmitted to the state
385	385	12 department and, if applicable, separately to the department of
386	386	13 child services.
387	387	14 (33) The name of each person assisting with the report.
388	388	15 (34) Certification by the attending physician, under the
389	389	16 penalty of perjury, that the:
390	390	17 (A) report was reviewed and approved by the attending
391	391	18 physician;
392	392	19 (B) information in the report is true and correct; and
393	393	20 (C) abortion was performed in compliance with this
394	394	21 article.
395	395	22 (b) The health care provider shall complete the form provided for in
396	396	23 subsection (a), including each field on the form, and shall transmit
397	397	24 the completed form to the state department, in the manner specified on
398	398	25 the form, within thirty (30) days after the date of each abortion.
399	399	26 However, if an abortion is for a female who is less than sixteen (16)
400	400	27 years of age, the health care provider shall transmit the form to the state
401	401	28 department and separately to the department of child services within
402	402	29 three (3) days after the abortion is performed.
403	403	30 (c) The dates supplied on the form may not be redacted for any
404	404	31 reason before the form is transmitted as provided in this section.
405	405	32 (d) Each failure to complete or timely transmit a form, as required
406	406	33 under this section, for each abortion performed or abortion inducing
407	407	34 drug that was provided, prescribed, administered, or dispensed, is a
408	408	35 Class B misdemeanor.
409	409	36 (e) An incomplete form transmitted to the state department
410	410	37 under subsection (b) is subject to investigation by the state
411	411	38 department and the office of the attorney general.
412	412	39 (f) The information described in the following is public and may
413	413	40 not be redacted from each form received under this section:
414	414	41 (1) Subsection (a)(2) and (a)(3).
415	415	42 (2) Subsection (a)(5).
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417	417	1 (3) Subsection (a)(18) and (a)(19).
418	418	2 (4) Subsection (a)(21)(A) and (a)(21)(E).
419	419	3 (5) Subsection (a)(22) through (a)(26).
420	420	4 (6) Subsection (a)(29) through (a)(32).
421	421	5 (7) Subsection (a)(34).
422	422	6 (g) A report made under this section is not confidential and is a
423	423	7 public record pursuant to IC 5-14-3-2(r). It shall be open to public
424	424	8 inspection and the state department shall disclose the report upon
425	425	9 a request made by any person (as defined in IC 5-14-3-2(n)).
426	426	10 (h) In releasing or making available to the public a form
427	427	11 received under this section, the state department shall do the
428	428	12 following:
429	429	13 (1) If the state department redacts a date on a form received
430	430	14 under this section, indicate on the form whether the health
431	431	15 care provider transmitted the form to the state department by
432	432	16 the reporting deadline described in subsection (b).
433	433	17 (2) If the state department redacts the information described
434	434	18 in subsection (a)(1) from a form, indicate on the form whether
435	435	19 or not the patient was a minor.
436	436	20 (e) (i) On a quarterly basis, the state department shall compile a
437	437	21 public report providing the following:
438	438	22 (1) Statistics for the previous calendar quarter from the
439	439	23 information submitted under this section.
440	440	24 (2) Statistics for previous calendar years compiled by the state
441	441	25 department under this subsection, with updated information for
442	442	26 the calendar quarter that was submitted to the state department
443	443	27 after the compilation of the statistics.
444	444	28 The state department shall ensure that no identifying information of a
445	445	29 pregnant woman is contained in the report.
446	446	30 (f) (j) The state department shall:
447	447	31 (1) summarize aggregate data from all data submitted under this
448	448	32 section; and
449	449	33 (2) submit the data, before July 1 of each year, to the United
450	450	34 States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for its inclusion
451	451	35 in the annual Vital Statistics Report.
452	452	36 (k) Before October 1, 2025, and before October 1 of each
453	453	37 even-numbered year thereafter, the state department shall provide,
454	454	38 in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6, verification to the general
455	455	39 assembly that the state department is in compliance with
456	456	40 subsection (g).
457	457	2025 IN 240—LS 6702/DI 147