Montana requires prior approval for Medicaid-paid abortions
Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte signs one of three bills restricting access to abortion in Montana as sponsor of one of the bills, state Rep. Lola Sheldon-Galloway, R-Great Falls, looks on in Helena. Mont., on April 26, 2021.(Thom Bridge/Independent Record via AP, File)
HELENA (AP) — Montana physicians will have to provide prior documentation showing that an abortion is medically necessary before the state's Medicaid program will authorize payment for the procedure, under a new rule that takes effect next week.
The required information includes the number of pregnancies and children the woman has, the results results of a physical exam, pregnancy test, gestational estimate as well as documentation of the reason for the procedure and a signed consent form...
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