Bill > SB2568

This bill establishes new requirements for the handling and reporting of fetal remains from surgical abortions in Tennessee, aiming to increase transparency and oversight. It mandates that physicians performing surgical abortions must record and report the method of fetal remains disposition to the commissioner of health, including details if remains are transferred to a third party. The bill also prohibits the buying or selling of aborted fetuses or fetal remains, or reimbursement for costs associated with their handling. Furthermore, it empowers the board for licensing healthcare facilities to create rules for tracking and disposing of these remains and requires facilities that perform more than fifty surgical abortions annually to undergo mandatory interim compliance assessments and report specific serious incidents, known as sentinel events, to the department of health, with the potential for corrective action plans.