68-3-505 - Reports of abortions. - Tennessee Statutes

68-3-505. Reports of abortions.

(a)  Each induced termination of pregnancy that occurs in this state shall be reported to the office of vital records within ten (10) days after the procedure by the person in charge of the institution in which the induced termination of pregnancy was performed. If the induced termination of pregnancy was performed outside an institution, the attending physician shall prepare and file the report.

(b)  The individual undergoing the induced termination of pregnancy shall not be identified by name on the report, though some means of identification shall be used to provide retrieval of further information if necessary.

[Acts 1977, ch. 128, § 17; T.C.A., § 53-474.]