A Planned Parenthood clinic in St. Louis is awaiting final approval from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services before it begins offering medication abortions, a spokesperson confirmed Thursday.

Missouri law requires that facilities have a complication plan in place that is approved by the DHSS before performing chemical abortions.

A Planned Parenthood Great Rivers spokesperson said the St. Louis branch of Planned Parenthood has submitted its complication plan to the DHSS for approval.

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced Wednesday that his office issued a notice of an intent to serve a cease and desist order to Planned Parenthood Great Rivers that would prevent it from performing medication abortions until its complication plan is approved.

The St. Louis Planned Parenthood is not currently offering medication abortions.

“As Bailey is fully aware, Planned Parenthood Great Rivers submitted a complication plan to the state Department of Health and Senior Services on Feb. 20 for approval," Planned Parenthood Great Rivers President and CEO Margot Riphagen said in a statement. "As of this moment, DHSS has not acknowledged receipt of our complication plan, much less approved it."

The attorney general's office said in a statement the complication plan is necessary to protect women's health, pointing to data from the Food and Drug Administration that says 4.6% of women who undergo a chemical abortion may need emergency care after the procedure.