§ 16-19-16-2 — Report; pilot program

(a) Before November 1, 2014, the state
department, in consultation with the persons described in section 1 of
this chapter, shall report the following to the legislative council in an
electronic format under IC 5-14-6 for distribution to the appropriate
interim study committee:
(1) The appropriate standard clinical definition of "Neonatal
Abstinence Syndrome".
(2) The development of a uniform process of identifying Neonatal
Abstinence Syndrome.
(3) The estimated time and resources needed to educate hospital
personnel in implementing an appropriate and uniform process for
identifying Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome.
(4) The identification and review of appropriate data reporting
options available for the reporting of Neonatal Abstinence
Syndrome data to the state department, including
recommendations for reporting of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
using existing data reporting options or new data reporting
options.
(5) The identification of whether payment methodologies for
identifying Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome and the reporting of
Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome data are currently available or
needed.
(b) Before June 1, 2015, the state department may establish one (1)
or more pilot programs with hospitals that consent to participate in the
pilot programs to implement appropriate and effective models for
Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome identification, data collection, and
reporting determined under this chapter.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.110-2014, SEC.2.