§ 16-41-15-13 — Syphilis testing information; inclusion in birth and stillbirth certificates

Indiana § 16-41-15-13

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 16: HEALTH
• Art. 41: PUBLIC HEALTH MEASURES FOR THE
• Ch. 15: Communicable Disease: Prevention and Control of

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(a) The state department shall require in
each birth certificate and stillbirth certificate, in addition to information
otherwise required in the certificate, the following information:
(1) Whether a serological test for syphilis was made for the
woman who bore the child.
(2) If a serological test for syphilis was made, the date the blood
specimen was taken.
(3) If a serological test for syphilis was made, whether the test
was made during pregnancy or at the time of delivery.
(4) If a serological test for syphilis was not made, the reason why
the test was not made.
(b) A person who prepares a birth certificate or a stillbirth certificate
shall include the information required in subsection (a).
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citations: 16-1-11-15;
16-1-11-16.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24.