1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to abortions; regulating retention and composition of medical records;
1.3 	proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 145.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. [145.4161] ABORTION; MEDICAL RECORDS.
1.6 		Subdivision 1.Retention. (a) An abortion facility shall retain in the files of the facility 
1.7 	for a period of 30 years all medical records, reports, or other documents related to each 
1.8 	patient who had an abortion.
1.9 	(b) The facility shall inform the patient that all medical records, reports, and other 
1.10 	documents related to the patient's abortion will be retained at the facility for 30 years and 
1.11 	available to the patient. The facility shall have the patient sign an acknowledgment that the 
1.12 	patient has received this information.
1.13 		Subd. 2.Records. The medical record of each patient who has an abortion shall contain:
1.14 	(1) identification data which includes the patient's name, address, and date of birth;
1.15 	(2) medical history;
1.16 	(3) a physical examination report;
1.17 	(4) a copy of the ultrasound;
1.18 	(5) a report of the abortion procedure, including the anesthetic agent administered, the 
1.19 	technical procedure used, and any complications that occurred as a result of the procedure;
1.20 	(6) procedures used to remedy complications, if complications occurred;
2.1 	(7) the approximate gestational age of the fetus or fetuses;
2.2 	(8) the sex of the fetus or fetuses;
2.3 	(9) the number of fetuses terminated as a result of the abortion procedure;
2.4 	(10) a completed copy of the report of induced abortion that is submitted to the 
2.5 	Department of Health; and
2.6 	(11) a copy of the acknowledgment from the patient that the patient is aware the medical 
2.7 	records will be retained by the facility for 30 years from the date of the abortion.