Senate Amendment 11A
S 474 - Session 125 (2023-2024)
Abortion - Fetal Heartbeat

Senator Shealy proposes the following amendment (SR-474.JG0032S):

Amend the bill, as and if amended, SECTION 1, by striking Section 44-41-650(C) and (D) and inserting:

(C) For at least seven years from the date the notations are made in the woman's medical records, the physician, if he is the owner of the pregnant woman's medical records, shall maintain a copy of the notations in his own records.

(D) A physician, if he is the owner of the pregnant woman's medical records, who violates subsection (B) or (C) is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, must be fined ten thousand dollars, imprisoned for not more than two years, or both.

(E) Entities other than an individual physician with ownership of the pregnant woman's medical records that violate subsection (B) or (C) must be fined fifty thousand dollars.

Amend the bill further, SECTION 1, by striking Section 44-41-690(C) and (D) and inserting:

(C) A physician who performs a medical procedure as described in subsection (A) shall place the written document required by subsection (B) in the pregnant woman's medical records. For at least seven years from the date the document is created, if the physician is the owner of the pregnant woman's medical records, the physician shall maintain a copy of the document in his own records.

(D) A physician, if he is the owner of the pregnant woman's medical records, who violates subsection (B) or (C) is guilty of a felony and must be fined ten thousand dollars, imprisoned for not more than two years, or both.

(E) Entities other than an individual physician with ownership of the pregnant woman's medical records that violate subsection (B) or (C) must be fined fifty thousand dollars.