188.055. Forms to be supplied to health facilities and physicians. - Missouri Statutes

Forms to be supplied to health facilities and physicians.

188.055. 1. Every abortion facility, hospital, and physician shall besupplied with forms by the department of health and senior services for use inregards to the consents and reports required by sections 188.010 to 188.085.A purpose and function of such consents and reports shall be the preservationof maternal health and life by adding to the sum of medical knowledge throughthe compilation of relevant maternal health and life data and to monitor allabortions performed to assure that they are done only under and in accordancewith the provisions of the law.

2. All information obtained by physician, hospital, or abortion facilityfrom a patient for the purpose of preparing reports to the department ofhealth and senior services under sections 188.010 to 188.085 or reportsreceived by the division of health shall be confidential and shall be usedonly for statistical purposes. Such records, however, may be inspected andhealth data acquired by local, state, or national public health officers.

(L. 1974 H.B. 1211 § 10, A.L. 1979 H.B. 523, et al.)

Effective 6-29-79