duties; authority Sec. 3. (a) The state department shall establish a statewide maternal mortality review committee to: (1) review cases of maternal morbidity and maternal mortality; (2) determine factors contributing to maternal morbidity and maternal mortality; (3) identify public health and clinical interventions to improve systems of care and enhance coordination; and (4) develop strategies for the prevention of maternal morbidity and maternal mortality; in Indiana. (b) The statewide maternal mortality review committee: (1) shall review cases involving the death of a woman occurring during pregnancy, irrespective of the duration and site of the pregnancy, through one (1) year after the pregnancy; (2) shall study how changes in the state's abortion laws affect maternal mortality in Indiana; and (3) may review cases of maternal morbidity; to carry out the duties set forth in this chapter. As added by P.L.48-2018, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.65-2021, SEC.2; P.L.179-2022(ss), SEC.38.
IC 16-50-1-4 Committee members; meetings; executive session Sec. 4. (a) The state health commissioner or the commissioner's designee shall appoint members to the statewide maternal mortality review committee. (b) The membership of the statewide maternal mortality review committee must be multidisciplinary, be culturally diverse, and include the following: (1) One (1) representative from each of the following: (A) The state department. (B) The office of the secretary of family and social services. (C) The Indiana Hospital Association. (2) Two (2) representatives of a local health department, each representing a different regional area and population size. (3) Two (2) representatives of community based organizations that focus on maternal health and well-being. (4) One (1) epidemiologist. (5) One (1) representative from each of the following areas who provides services or community resources to families, with expertise and knowledge in the area: (A) Obstetrics. (B) Maternal-fetal medicine. (C) Family medicine. (D) Social work. (E) Pathology. (F) Public health nursing. (G) Midwifery. (H) Anesthesiology. (I) Mental health. (c) The state health commissioner shall designate a member of the statewide maternal mortality review committee as the chairperson. (d) The statewide maternal mortality review committee shall meet at the call of the chairperson. Except as provided in subsection (e), statewide maternal mortality review committee meetings are open to the public. (e) Statewide maternal mortality review committee meetings that involve confidential records or identifying information regarding a maternal death or maternal morbidity that is confidential under state or federal law must be held as an executive session and are not open to the public. As added by P.L.48-2018, SEC.3.