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SB 109INDIANASession 2026State Billdead
Did Not Advance

Indiana Senate Bill 109 designates abortion reports as confidential medical records

Original title: Confidentiality of pregnancy termination reports.

Last action · December 9, 2025: First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider ServicesSponsor: La Keisha Jackson

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What This Bill Proposed

Indiana Senate Bill 109 establishes that abortion performance reports submitted by health care providers to the Indiana Department of Health are confidential medical records exempt from public disclosure. The measure requires providers to submit these forms within thirty days, or within three days if the patient is under sixteen years old, and declares an emergency for immediate passage.

Why it matters

The bill shields individual abortion reporting documents from s requests while requiring the state department to continue publishing quarterly aggregate statistics that omit identifying patient information.

Who It Would Have Affected

Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

Health care providers

Health care providers must complete and transmit abortion reporting forms within specified deadlines or face Class B misdemeanor penalties for noncompliance.

Directly affected

Indiana Department of Health

The state department receives confidential reports, maintains confidentiality, compiles quarterly public reports of aggregate statistics, and submits data to the CDC.

Directly affected

Patients undergoing abortions

Individual reporting records containing personal and medical details are designated as confidential medical records not subject to public disclosure.

Key Facts

  • Abortion performance reports submitted by health care providers to the Indiana Department of Health are classified as confidential medical records under IC 5-14-3-4(a)(9).
  • Confidential reports are exempt from public disclosure under Indiana public records law.
  • Health care providers must transmit completed reporting forms to the state department within thirty days after each abortion procedure.
  • If an abortion is performed on a female less than sixteen years of age, providers must transmit the form to the state department and the Department of Child Services within three days.
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  • Each failure by a provider to complete or timely transmit a form is classified as a Class B misdemeanor.
  • The state department must compile and publish a quarterly public report containing aggregate statistics without patient identifying information.
  • The state department must submit summarized aggregate data to the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention before July 1 of each year.
  • An emergency is declared for the act, making it effective upon passage.

Frequently Asked Questions

Are abortion reports submitted by doctors available to the public in Indiana?
No. Under Senate Bill 109, reports submitted by health care providers to the Indiana Department of Health are classified as confidential medical records and are not subject to public disclosure.
When must health care providers submit abortion reports to the state?
Providers must submit the completed form to the state department within thirty days after each abortion. If the patient is under sixteen years of age, the form must be submitted to the state department and the Department of Child Services within three days.
Does the state still publish any abortion statistics under this bill?
Yes. The state department is required to compile a quarterly public report containing statistics from the submitted information, ensuring that no patient-identifying information is included.

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Where This Stands

This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in Senate committee.

Procedural history

2 actions
  1. Dec 9, 2025SenateIntroduced
    First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services
  2. Dec 9, 2025Senate
    Authored by Senator Jackson L

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Lobbying Activity

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Sponsors

La Keisha JacksonSenate · District 34DemocraticAuthor

Connected Entities

Indiana, department of child services, General Assembly and 2 more
locationIndiana“Jurisdiction where the abortion reporting and confidentiality rules apply”Map →
Organizationdepartment of child services“Recipient of separate reports when an abortion is performed on a female less tha”Map →
OrganizationGeneral Assembly“Legislative body enacting the statute”Map →
OrganizationCenters for Disease Control and Prevention“Recipient of annual summarized aggregate data submitted by the state department”Map →
OrganizationIndiana department of health“Recipient of abortion performance reports submitted by health care providers”Map →

Sources

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iga.in.gov

Analysis Score

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  • Controversy85
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