Posted on 06/23/2015 7:33:23 AM PDT by Morgana
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The Louisiana health department has cleared the way for Planned Parenthood to apply for a license for its New Orleans clinic to provide abortion services.
In a letter dated Friday, the Department of Health and Hospitals rescinded an earlier requirement that outpatient abortion facilities, such as Planned Parenthood, provide a "facility need review" demonstrating its services are needed to preserve access before it can apply for a license to perform abortions in the state.
Such a review had been required under department regulations enacted in 2012.
Since the review is no longer necessary, the department said Planned Parenthood can move forward with the licensing application process such as submitting a $600 licensing fee, a detailed floor plan of the facility and occupancy approval from both the Office of Public Health and State Fire Marshal's Office.
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