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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) General.--This section shall apply to abortion facilities.
(b) Application during current year.--An abortion facility that performs 100 or more abortions after the effective date of this act during the calendar year in which this section takes effect shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter at the beginning of the immediately following calendar year and during each subsequent calendar year unless the facility gives the department written notice that it will not be performing 100 or more abortions during such following calendar year and does not perform 100 or more abortions during that calendar year.
(c) Application in subsequent calendar years.--In the calendar years following the effective date of this act, this chapter shall apply to an abortion facility not subject to subsection (b) on the day following the performance of its 100th abortion and for the remainder of that calendar year and during each subsequent calendar year unless the facility gives the department written notice that it will not be performing 100 or more abortions during such following calendar year and does not perform 100 or more abortions during that calendar year.
(d) Patient safety plan.--An abortion facility shall submit its patient safety plan under section 307(c) 1 within 60 days following the application of this chapter to the facility.
(e) Reporting.--An abortion facility shall begin reporting serious events, incidents and infrastructure failures consistent with the requirements of section 313 2 upon the submission of its patient safety plan to the department.
(f) Construction.--Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to limit the provisions of 18 Pa.C.S. Ch. 32 (relating to abortion) or any regulation adopted under 18 Pa.C.S. Ch. 32.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Pennsylvania Statutes Title 40 P.S. Insurance § 1303.315. Abortion facilities - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/pa/title-40-ps-insurance/pa-st-sect-40-1303-315/
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