§ 16-21-11-5 — Information required; final disposition decision

Indiana § 16-21-11-5

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 16: HEALTH
• Art. 21: HOSPITALS
• Ch. 11: Treatment of Miscarried Remains

Text

(a) Not more than twenty-four (24) hours after
a woman has her miscarried fetus expelled or extracted in a health care
facility, the health care facility shall:
(1) disclose to the parent or parents of the miscarried fetus, both
orally and in writing, the parent's right to determine the final
disposition of the remains of the miscarried fetus;
(2) provide the parent or parents of the miscarried fetus with
written information concerning the available options for
disposition of the miscarried fetus under section 6 of this chapter
and IC 16-41-16-7.6; and
(3) inform the parent or parents of the miscarried fetus of
counseling that may be available concerning the death of the
miscarried fetus.
(b) The parent or parents of a miscarried fetus shall inform the
health care facility of the parent's decision for final disposition of the
miscarried fetus after receiving the information required in subsection
(a) but before the parent of the miscarried fetus is discharged from the
health care facility. The health care facility shall document the parent's
decision in the medical record.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.127-2014, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.213-2016, SEC.10.