Section R9-10-119. Abortion Reporting

A.      A licensed health care institution where abortions are per- formed shall submit to the Department, in a Department-pro- vided format and according to A.R.S. § 36-2161(B) and (C), a report that contains the information required in A.R.S. § 36- 2161(A) and the following:

1.        The final disposition of the fetal tissue from the abortion; and

2.        If custody of the fetal tissue is transferred to another per- son or persons, except for a funeral establishment, as defined in A.R.S. § 32-1301, or a crematory, as defined in

A.R.S. § 32-1301:

a.         The name and address of the person or persons accepting custody of the fetal tissue;

b.        The amount of any compensation received by the licensed health care institution for the transferred fetal tissue; and

c.         Whether a patient provided informed consent for the transfer of custody of the fetal tissue.

B.       For purposes of this Section, the following definition applies: “Fetal tissue” means cells, or groups of cells with a specific function, obtained from an aborted human embryo or fetus.

Historical Note

New Section made by emergency rulemaking at 21

A.A.R. 1787, effective August 14, 2015 for 180 days (Supp. 15-3).