Washington SB 5625: Concerning data collection on abortion procedures.

Bill Text

AN ACT Relating to data collection on abortion procedures; and 1
adding a new section to chapter 70.58A RCW.2
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:3
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 70.58A 4
RCW to read as follows:5
(1) Any provider licensed under Title 18 RCW or facility licensed 6
under Title 70 RCW that provides abortion services shall provide the 7
following information to the department of health during the month 8
following provision of the service:9
(a) The number of failed abortions resulting in a live birth;10
(b) The number of patients who became unintentionally sterile 11
following an abortion; and12
(c) The average length of stay in the hospital for patients due 13
to complications from an abortion.14
(2) The facility or provider shall report the information 15
required in subsection (1) of this section in conjunction with all 16
other abortion data required by the department in rule.17
S-3388.1
SENATE BILL 5625
State of Washington 67th Legislature 2022 Regular Session
By Senators Fortunato and Padden
Prefiled 01/03/22. Read first time 01/10/22. Referred to Committee
on Health & Long Term Care.
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(3) The department shall include data collected pursuant to this 1
section in any publicly available report on abortion statistics in a 2
form that does not identify the facility, patient, or provider.3
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