Targeted Regulation of Abortion Providers   

STATE

REGULATIONS APPLY TO SITES WHERE:*

FACILITY REQUIREMENTS:

CLINICIAN REQUIREMENTS:

 

Surgical Abortion Is Provided

Medication Abortion Is Provided

Structural Standards Comparable to Those for Surgical Centers

Procedure Room Size Specified

Corridor Width Specified

Maximum Distance to Hospital Specified

Transfer Agreement with Hospital

Requires:

OB/GYN Certification or Eligibility

Outpatient Clinics

Private Doctor Offices

Hospital Privileges

Hospital Privileges or Alternative Agreement

Alabama

X

X

X

X

 

X

 

 

§

X

 

Arizona

X

X

X

X

 

 

30 miles*

 

 

X

 

Arkansas

X

X

X

X

X

 

30 miles

 

 

§

 

Connecticut

X

 

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Florida

X

 

X

X

 

 

 

§ 

 

X§​

 

Illinois†​

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Indiana

X

X

X

 

X

X

adjacent county

 

 

X‡

 

Kansas

§

§

§

§

 

 

§

 

§

 

 

Kentucky

X

 

X

X

 

 

 

X

 

 

 

Louisiana

X

X

 

X

X

 

§

 

§

X

 §

Maryland

X

 

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Michigan

X

 

X

X

X

X

30 minutes

X

 

 

 

Mississippi

X

X

X

X

X

X

30 minutes

 

§

X

X

Missouri

X

 

 

X

 

X

15 minutes

 

X

 

 

Nebraska

X

X

X

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

North Carolina

X

 

X

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

North Dakota

 

 

 

 

 

 

30 miles

 

X

 

 

Ohio

X

 

 

X

 

 

30 miles

X

 

 

 

Oklahoma

X

 

X

X

X

 

§

 

§

X

 

Pennsylvania

X

X

 

X

X

X

 

X

 

 

 

Rhode Island

X

X

X

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

South Carolina

X

X

X

X

 

X

 

 

 

X

θ

South Dakota

X

X

X

X

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

Tennessee

X§​

X§​

 

X

X

X

adjacent county

X

X

 

 

Texas

X

X

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 X

 

Utah

X

X

X

X

X

 

15 minutes

 

X

 

 

Virginia

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

X

 

 

 

Wisconsin

X

 

X

 

 

 

 

X

§

 

 

TOTAL

25

15

18

21

11

10

10

7

4

9

1

§   This law is temporarily enjoined pending a final decision in the courts. In Tennessee, the law is blocked for two clinics.
*   Applies only to surgical abortions.
† In most states, regulations apply to all abortion providers or apply to providers who perform or administer more than a small number of abortions. In Illinois, requirements apply only to sites where abortion is the primary service.
‡   Indiana law requires an abortion provider to either have admitting privileges or an agreement with another physician who has admitting privileges at a local hospital. A court has blocked a requirement that would have required the agreement with another physician who has privileges to be renewed annually and filed in every hospital in the local area.
θ   Only an obstetrician/gynecologist may provide abortions after 14 weeks of pregnancy.