(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.
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