Topeka ? A state board in Kansas has rescheduled the meeting at which it will review new regulations for abortion providers drafted by the state health department.

The Rules and Regulations Board had planned to meet Wednesday at the Statehouse but has since moved the meeting to Thursday.

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment needs the board’s approval before it can impose the regulations it drafted for abortion providers under a new state law requiring a special licensing process for them. Both the law and the regulations are to take effect Friday.

The department’s regulations are considered temporary because they haven’t taken public comments on them. The rules can stay in effect for four months while the department takes comments on an identical, permanent set and considers changes.