Title 16, HEALTH

Sec. 4. The members of the committee shall be reimbursed for expenses at a rate equal to that of state employees on a per diem basis by the division of disability, aging, and rehabilitative services. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-7-11.5-2(a) part.] As added by P.L.2-1993,…

Sec. 5. The director of the division of disability, aging, and rehabilitative services shall designate a staff member to act as executive secretary to the committee. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-7-11.5-2(a) part.] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.4-1993, SE…

Sec. 6. Except for the member serving on the committee under section 3(7) of this chapter, all members of the committee are entitled to vote on issues before the committee. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-7-11.5-2(a) part.] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.37-…

Sec. 7. The committee shall do the following: (1) Request from any agency of the state or any unit of local government information concerning product specification and service requirements to enable the committee to carry out the intent of this chapter. The requested information …

Sec. 9. (a) The Indiana department of administration shall, in consultation with the committee, adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to do the following: (1) Increase contracting opportunities for qualified nonprofit agencies with a goal to procure in each state fiscal year at least one a…

Sec. 0.5. A medical emergency, for purposes of this chapter, does not include a patient's claim or diagnosis that the patient would engage in conduct that would result in the patient's death or substantial physical impairment. Under the circumstances described in this section and…

Sec. 1. (a) Abortion shall in all instances be a criminal act, except when performed under the following circumstances: (1) Except as prohibited in IC 16-34-4, before the earlier of viability of the fetus or twenty (20) weeks of postfertilization age of the fetus, if: (A) for rea…

Sec. 1.1. (a) An abortion shall not be performed except with the voluntary and informed consent of the pregnant woman upon whom the abortion is to be performed. Except in the case of a medical emergency, consent to an abortion is voluntary and informed only if the following condi…

Sec. 1.2. When a medical emergency compels the performance of an abortion, the physician who will perform the abortion shall inform the woman, before the abortion if possible, of the medical indications supporting the physician's judgment that an abortion is necessary to avert: (…

Sec. 1.5. (a) The state department shall develop an informed consent brochure and post the informed consent brochure on the state department's website. (b) The state department shall develop an informed consent brochure that includes the following: (1) Objective scientific inform…

Sec. 10. (a) The following may bring an action for the recovery of damages against a person who has performed a dismemberment abortion in violation of section 1(c) of this chapter: (1) A woman upon whom a dismemberment abortion has been performed. (2) The father of the unborn chi…

Sec. 11. (a) If a judgment is rendered in favor of a plaintiff under section 9 or 10 of this chapter, the court shall order reasonable attorney's fees in favor of the plaintiff. (b) If a judgment is rendered in favor of a defendant under section 9 or 10 of this chapter and the co…

Sec. 12. (a) In every civil, criminal, or administrative action brought under section 1(c), 9, 10, or 11 of this chapter, the identity of any woman upon whom a dismemberment abortion has been performed or was attempted to have been performed shall be preserved from public disclos…

Sec. 2. (a) It shall be the responsibility of the attending physician to do the following: (1) Determine in accordance with accepted medical standards the postfertilization age of the fetus and which trimester the pregnant woman receiving the abortion is in. (2) Determine whether…

Sec. 3. (a) All abortions performed on and after the earlier of the time a fetus is viable or the time the postfertilization age of the fetus is at least twenty (20) weeks shall be: (1) governed by section 1 of this chapter; (2) performed in a hospital having premature birth inte…

Sec. 4. (a) This section does not apply to a minor who is less than eighteen (18) years of age who is pregnant as a result of rape or incest by a parent, legal guardian, or custodian of the unemancipated minor. (b) No physician shall perform an abortion on an unemancipated pregna…

Sec. 4.2. (a) This section applies only if consent is required under section 4 of this chapter and has not been given. (b) This section does not apply to a person who aids or assists an unemancipated pregnant minor who has obtained or is seeking to obtain: (1) parental consent; o…

Sec. 4.5. (a) A physician may not perform an abortion, including an abortion using an abortion inducing drug, unless the physician: (1) has admitting privileges in writing at a hospital located in the county where abortions are provided or in a contiguous county; or (2) has enter…

Sec. 4.7. (a) As used in this section, "abortion complication" means only the following physical or psychological conditions arising from the induction or performance of an abortion: (1) Uterine perforation. (2) Cervical laceration. (3) Infection. (4) Vaginal bleeding that qualif…

Sec. 5. (a) Every health care provider who performs a surgical abortion or provides, prescribes, administers, or dispenses an abortion inducing drug for the purposes of inducing an abortion shall report the performance of the abortion or the provision, prescribing, administration…

Sec. 5.1. Each form or other written document that must be completed or provided by a physician or other provider under this chapter, including a signed copy retained in the pregnant woman's patient file, must include the following: (1) A line for the signature of the physician o…

Sec. 5.5. The state department shall develop a program enabling the report required by section 5 of this chapter to be completed, transmitted, and received in an electronic format. As added by P.L.177-2015, SEC.1.

Sec. 6. (a) No experiments except pathological examinations may be conducted on any fetus aborted under this chapter. A person who conducts such an experiment commits a Class A misdemeanor. (b) Except as provided by subsection (c), a person who knowingly transports an aborted fet…

Sec. 7. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), a person who knowingly or intentionally performs an abortion prohibited by section 1 of this chapter commits a Level 5 felony. (b) A physician who performs an abortion intentionally or knowingly in violation of section 1(…

Sec. 8. (a) A woman upon whom a dismemberment abortion was performed is not liable for any damages related to the dismemberment abortion. (b) The following individuals who worked at the direction of a physician who performed a dismemberment abortion are not liable for damages for…

Sec. 9. (a) The following may petition a court for an injunction against a person who performed a dismemberment abortion in violation of section 1(c) of this chapter: (1) A woman upon whom the person performed a dismemberment abortion. (2) The parent or guardian of a female upon …

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "children" refers to children with special health care needs. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-6.5-2-1.] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.18.

Sec. 10. (a) An individual who: (1) has autism (as defined in IC 12-7-2.1-33(b)); and (2) is less than twenty-one (21) years of age; has an eligible medical condition under this chapter. (b) The state department shall extend all care, services, and materials provided under this c…

Sec. 2. (a) The state department shall administer the federal money provided for services to children under the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 701 et seq.). (b) In the administration of the money, the state department shall cooperate with the United States Department of H…

Sec. 3. The state health commissioner shall appoint a director of the program for children with special health care needs. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-6.5-2-3.] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.18. Amended by P.L.156-2011, SEC.32.

Sec. 4. (a) A child with special health care needs who has been determined to be financially and medically eligible according to rules adopted by the state department may be assigned for care, services, or treatment to any of the following: (1) A public or private hospital licens…

Sec. 5. The state department may designate certain categories of services, materials, and care that shall be paid for out of money received from the federal government for services for children in conformity with the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 701 et seq.) and the reg…

Sec. 6. The fees and charges paid to providers of services, care, and materials under this chapter shall be at the same amounts as those allowed by the Medicaid program (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.). [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-6.5-2-6.] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.18.

Sec. 7. The state department shall adopt uniform rules under IC 4-22-2 to do the following: (1) Determine medical eligibility. (2) Determine financial eligibility. (3) Certify licensed physicians serving children with special health care needs. (4) Develop standards of care for c…

Sec. 8. If an individual receives a state or federal higher education award that is paid directly to an approved postsecondary educational institution for the individual's benefit: (1) the individual is not required to report that award as income or as a resource of the individua…

Sec. 9. The state department shall extend care, services, and materials provided under this chapter to persons with cystic fibrosis who are at least twenty-one (21) years of age. The services shall be extended under the same criteria that are applicable to persons who are less th…

Sec. 1. For purposes of this chapter, "autopsy" means the dissection of a dead body for the purpose of ascertaining the cause, seat, and nature of a disease or for the purpose of inquiring into the cause of death. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-8-1-1.] As added by P.L.2-19…

Sec. 2. For the purpose of this chapter, the consent to an autopsy must contain the purpose of and extent of the dissection so authorized and may be obtained only by the use of at least one (1) of the following: (1) A written instrument. (2) A telegram. (3) A witnessed telephone …

Sec. 3. (a) For the purpose of this chapter, consent for a licensed physician to conduct an autopsy of the body of a deceased person is sufficient when given by the following persons if the persons survive the deceased: (1) By the surviving spouse. However, if the deceased and th…

Sec. 4. Consent to an autopsy in accordance with this chapter is conclusive as to any rights in the body of a deceased person as against any claim by any other person, but only for the purpose of performing the autopsy. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-8-1-5.] As added by P.…

Sec. 5. This chapter supplements the laws concerning autopsies and does not do any of the following: (1) Repeal, modify, or amend laws concerning autopsies. (2) Require consent for a coroner to perform an autopsy in the discharge of the coroner's duties. [Pre-1993 Recodification …

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "person in attendance at birth" means one (1) of the following: (1) A licensed attending physician. (2) A certified direct entry midwife or a certified nurse midwife. (3) Another individual who: (A) holds a license of the type designated by the go…

Sec. 10. (a) As used in this section, "DNA test" means an identification process in which the unique genetic code of an individual that is carried by the individual's deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is compared with the genetic codes of another individual. (b) The state department ma…

Sec. 11. A person who assumes custody of a child of unknown parentage shall report immediately to the local health officer. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-16-13.] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.20.

Sec. 12. The local health officer shall prepare a certificate of birth for a child of unknown parentage. The place where the child was found or where custody was assumed shall be known as the place of birth and the date of birth shall be determined by approximation. If the child …

Sec. 13. A child born out of wedlock shall be recorded: (1) under the name of the mother; or (2) as directed in a paternity affidavit executed under section 2.1 of this chapter. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-16-15.] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.46-1995…