§ 16-34-2-4.5 — Admitting privileges requirement; notification to patient of hospital location; confirmation of admitting privileges; redaction

Indiana § 16-34-2-4.5

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 16: HEALTH
• Art. 34: ABORTION
• Ch. 2: Requirements for Performance of Abortion; Criminal

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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 entered into a written agreement with a physician who has
written admitting privileges at a hospital in the county or
contiguous county concerning the management of possible
complications of the services provided.
A written agreement described in subdivision (2) must be renewed
annually.
(b) A physician who performs an abortion, including an abortion
using an abortion inducing drug, shall notify the patient of the location
of the hospital at which the physician or a physician with whom the
physician has entered into an agreement under subsection (a)(2) has
admitting privileges and where the patient may receive follow-up care
by the physician if complications arise.
(c) A hospital or ambulatory outpatient surgical center in which
abortions are performed shall:
(1) keep at the hospital or ambulatory outpatient surgical center
a copy of the admitting privileges of a physician described in
subsection (a)(1) and (a)(2) who is performing abortions at the
hospital or ambulatory outpatient surgical center; and
(2) submit a copy of the admitting privileges described in
subdivision (1) to the state department. The state department shall
verify the validity of the admitting privileges document. The state
department shall remove any identifying information from the
admitting privileges document before releasing the document
under IC 5-14-3.
(d) The state department shall annually submit a copy of the
admitting privileges described in subsection (a)(1) and a copy of the
written agreement described in subsection (a)(2) to:
(1) each hospital located in the county in which the hospital
granting the admitting privileges described in subsection (a) is
located; and
(2) each hospital located in a county that is contiguous to the
county described in subdivision (1);
where abortions are performed.
(e) The state department shall confirm to a member of the public,
upon request, that the admitting privileges required to be submitted
under this section for a hospital or ambulatory outpatient surgical
center have been received by the state department.
(f) Notwithstanding IC 5-14-3-6 and IC 5-14-3-6.5, this section only
allows for the redaction of information that is described in subsection
(c). This section does not allow the state department to limit the
disclosure of information in other public documents.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.193-2011, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.98-2014, SEC.3; P.L.213-2016, SEC.15; P.L.179-2022(ss), SEC.25.