HB 980

Abstract

Provision of abortion. Expands who can perform first trimester abortions to include any person jointly licensed by the Board of Medicine and Nursing as a nurse practitioner acting within such person's scope of practice. The bill eliminates all the procedures and processes, including the performance of an ultrasound, required to effect a pregnant person's informed written consent to the performance of an abortion; however, the bill does not change the requirement that a pregnant person's informed written consent first be obtained. The bill removes language classifying facilities that perform five or more first trimester abortions per month as hospitals for the purpose of complying with regulations establishing minimum standards for hospitals. This bill incorporates HB 1060 and is identical to SB 733.

Provision of abortion. The bill expands who can perform first trimester abortions to include, in addition to physicians, physician's assistants licensed by the Board of Medicine, and nurse practitioners or certified nurse midwives jointly licensed by the Board of Medicine and the Board of Nursing. The bill eliminates all the procedures and processes, including the performance of an ultrasound, required to effect a pregnant person's informed written consent to the performance of an abortion; however, the bill does not change the requirement that a pregnant person's informed written consent first be obtained. The bill removes language classifying facilities that perform five or more first trimester abortions per month as hospitals for the purpose of complying with regulations establishing minimum standards for hospitals. This bill incorporates HB 1060.

Provision of abortion. The bill expandswho can perform first trimester abortions to include, in additionto physicians, physician's assistants licensed by the Board of Medicine,and nurse practitioners or certified nurse midwives jointly licensedby the Board of Medicine and the Board of Nursing. The bill eliminatesall the procedures and processes, including the performance of anultrasound, required to effect a pregnant person's informed writtenconsent to the performance of an abortion; however, the bill doesnot change the requirement that a pregnant person's informed writtenconsent first be obtained. The bill removes language classifyingfacilities that perform five or more first trimester abortions permonth as hospitals for the purpose of complying with regulationsestablishing minimum standards for hospitals.