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2022 Regular Session
SENATE BILL NO. 104
BY SENATOR MIZELL
HEALTH CARE. Provides relative to telephone access in outpatient abortion facilities. (gov
sig)
1 AN ACT
2 To enact R.S. 40:2175.8, relative to outpatient abortion facilities; to require outpatient
3 abortion facilities to permit certain communications by patients; to provide for
4 conditions for licensure; to provide for definitions; to provide for penalties; and to
5 provide for related matters.
6 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. R.S. 40:2175.8 is hereby enacted to read as follows:
8 ยง2175.8. Patient's right to unimpeded, private and uncensored telephone
9 communications; condition of facility licensing; penalties
10 A. A patient in an outpatient abortion facility shall be permitted
11 unimpeded, private, and uncensored communications with persons by
12 telephone. If an outpatient abortion facility requires a patient to forego
13 possession of the patient's mobile phone or cellular phone as a condition for
14 receiving services or patient access to the facility, the facility shall provide
15 telephone access in each procedure room.
16 B. A violation of this Section shall be considered a violation of a
17 condition of licensure and shall be subject to the penalties provided for in R.S.
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Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
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1 40:2199.
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3 Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not
4 signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature
5 by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If
6 vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become
7 effective on the day following such approval.
The original instrument was prepared by Carla S. Roberts. The following
digest, which does not constitute a part of the legislative instrument, was
prepared by Brandi Cannon.
DIGEST
SB 104 Engrossed 2022 Regular Session Mizell
Proposed law provides that a patient in an outpatient abortion facility shall be permitted
unimpeded, private, and uncensored communications with persons by telephone. Further
provides that if an outpatient abortion facility requires a patient to forego possession of the
patient's mobile phone or cellular phone as a condition for receiving services or patient
access to the facility, the outpatient abortion facility shall provide telephone access in each
procedure room.
Proposed law provides that a violation of proposed law shall be considered a violation of a
condition of licensure and subject to penalty provisions under present law.
Effective upon signature of the governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
(Adds R.S. 40:2175.8)
Summary of Amendments Adopted by Senate
Committee Amendments Proposed by Senate Committee on Health and Welfare to
the original bill
1. Limits applicability to outpatient abortion facilities.
2. Requires facilities to provide telephone access in procedure rooms.
3. Changes the statute citation.
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Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
words in boldface type and underscored are additions.