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House panel debates hospital admitting-privilege language in surgical abortion bill; proposed mileage change rejected
Summary
On House Bill 42, lawmakers debated amendments about requiring admitting privileges at a nearby hospital for physicians performing surgical abortion in ambulatory surgical centers. Representative Larson Lloyd proposed replacing a 10-mile radius with language requiring privileges at the hospital "closest to the place where the surgery is being
House Bill 42, sponsored by Representative Lawley, would regulate surgical abortion procedures and require that they be performed in ambulatory surgical centers complying with existing statutes. On Jan. 29 Representative Larson Lloyd moved a second-reading amendment to align the bill’s admitting-privilege requirement with existing ambulatory surgical center statutes by removing a 10-mile radius and instead requiring admitting privileges at the hospital closest to the surgical location.
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