HB349 Alabama 2022 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Charlotte Meadows

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2022

Title

Abortion, Every Mother Matters Act, Pregnancy Launch Program created, resource access assistance offers required to be made before performance of an abortion

Summary

HB349 would require doctors to confirm a patient seeking an abortion has received a free resource access offer and would create a statewide Pregnancy Launch Program to connect pregnant women and parents with free services before and after birth.

What This Bill Does

A physician must verify that the patient has received a resource access assistance offer delivered through a toll-free line; the offer explains services and helps connect to resources. The bill creates the Pregnancy Launch Program to provide healthy pregnancy information, care plan coordination, and referrals to public and private resources statewide, with services offered in person or remotely. Providers and agencies involved must avoid promoting abortion, follow a secure verification and reporting process, and are subject to audits and penalties for noncompliance. The program also includes follow-up services after birth and requires regular reporting to the Department, with some provisions taking effect 18 months after the act’s start date.

Who It Affects

• Pregnant women and women seeking abortion in Alabama will be offered a free resource access assistance offer and access to care planning, healthy pregnancy services, and referrals, available statewide and via telephonic or remote delivery.
• Abortion providers, care agents, and contracted agencies must implement the verification and offer process, maintain records, avoid abortion promotion, undergo audits, and may face penalties for noncompliance.

Key Provisions

• Pre-abortion verification: abortion providers must verify that the patient received a resource access assistance offer and document it in the medical record, using a secure verification process.
• Pregnancy Launch Program: creates a statewide program using licensed nurses, social workers, and other qualified staff to provide healthy pregnancy services, care plan coordination, and referrals to public/private resources, with services available in person or remotely.
• Provider restrictions: agencies and their staff cannot be abortion providers or promote abortion, must meet qualifications, and must not have recently performed abortions; training and confidentiality requirements apply.
• Accountability and timelines: monthly reporting to the Department, annual audits of abortion records, civil penalties for noncompliance, potential license revocation for high noncompliance, and some sections becoming operative 18 months after the act’s effective date.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 22, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Abortion