§ 35-6-202 — Surgical abortion facilities; licensure requirement; prohibitions; penalties

Wyoming § 35-6-202

• Jurisdiction: Wyoming
• Title 35: Public Health and Safety
• Ch. 6: ABORTIONS
• Art. 2: REGULATION OF SURGICAL ABORTIONS

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(a) Each surgical abortion facility other than a hospital
in Wyoming shall be licensed as an ambulatory surgical center in
accordance with W.S. 35-2-901 through 35-2-914 and the rules of
the department of health. Each surgical abortion facility
performing surgical abortions shall have a separate license.
(b) No surgical abortion facility shall provide surgical
abortions to any pregnant woman without first being licensed as
an ambulatory surgical center.
(c) Each surgical abortion facility shall comply with all
rules of the department of health concerning the operation and
regulation of ambulatory surgical centers. No license issued to
a surgical abortion facility shall be transferable or assignable
to any other person or facility.
(d) Each licensed physician performing at least one (1)
surgical abortion at a surgical abortion facility shall:
(i) Report each surgical abortion to the department
of health and attest in the report that the physician is
licensed and in good standing with the state board of medicine;
(ii) Submit documentation in a form and frequency
required by the department of health that demonstrates that the
licensed physician has admitting privileges at a hospital
located not more than ten (10) miles from the abortion facility
where the licensed physician is performing or will perform
surgical abortions.
(e) Any person who violates this section shall be guilty
of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand
dollars ($1,000.00). Each calendar day in which a violation of
this section occurs or continues is a separate offense.