SLS 18RS-649 REENGROSSED
2018 Regular Session
SENATE BILL NO. 325
BY SENATOR MILKOVICH
ABORTION. Provides relative to abortion clinics and services. (8/1/18)
1 AN ACT
2 To enact R.S. 40:1061.30, relative to abortion clinics; to authorize and provide for civil
3 action to enjoin the operation of an abortion clinic under certain circumstances; to
4 provide penalties; to provide for certain terms, conditions, procedures, and
5 requirements; and to provide for related matters.
6 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. R.S. 40:1061.30 is hereby enacted to read as follows:
8 ยง1061.30. Standing; action to close outpatient abortion clinic
9 In addition to any violation of this Chapter, the following acts shall
10 subject licensed outpatient abortion facilities to the provisions of R.S. 40:2175.6
11 regarding license suspension or revocation:
12 (1) Systematically, intentionally, or deliberately falsifying or destroying
13 patient files or records in violation of R.S. 40:1061.17.
14 (2) Completing in advance of an appointment with a woman seeking
15 abortion any portion of patient records or forms required by R.S. 40:1061.17
16 to include patient specific data or a physician's signature.
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Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
words in boldface type and underscored are additions. SB NO. 325
SLS 18RS-649 REENGROSSED
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Christine Arbo Peck.
DIGEST
SB 325 Reengrossed 2018 Regular Session Milkovich
Proposed law provides that in addition to any remedy available through certain penalty
provisions in present law, the Louisiana Department of Health may suspend or revoke the
license of an outpatient abortion facility for systematically, intentionally, or deliberately
falsifying or destroying patient files or records required by present law or completing in
advance of an appointment with a woman seeking an abortion any portion of the patient
records or forms required by present law.
Effective August 1, 2018.
(Adds R.S. 40:1061.30)
Summary of Amendments Adopted by Senate
Committee Amendments Proposed by Senate Committee on Judiciary C to the
original bill
1. Deletes proposed law relative to criminal abortion.
Committee Amendments Proposed by Senate Committee on Health and Welfare to
the engrossed bill
1. Removes all provisions regarding standing by the district attorney, attorney
general, or governor to seek a court order to close an outpatient abortion
facility.
2. Limits application of license suspension or revocation to the Louisiana
Department of Health for an outpatient abortion facility that systematically,
intentionally, or deliberately falsifies or destroys patient files or records
required by present law or completing in advance of an appointment with a
woman seeking an abortion any portion of the patient records or forms
required by present law.
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Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
words in boldface type and underscored are additions.