§ 16-50-1-3 — Statewide maternal mortality review committee established; duties; authority

Indiana § 16-50-1-3

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 16: HEALTH
• Art. 50: MATERNAL MORTALITY REVIEW
• Ch. 1: Statewide Maternal Mortality Review Committee

Text

(a) The state department shall establish a
statewide maternal mortality review committee to:
(1) review cases of maternal morbidity and maternal mortality;
(2) determine factors contributing to maternal morbidity and
maternal mortality;
(3) identify public health and clinical interventions to improve
systems of care and enhance coordination; and
(4) develop strategies for the prevention of maternal morbidity
and maternal mortality;
in Indiana.
(b) The statewide maternal mortality review committee:
(1) shall review cases involving the death of a woman occurring
during pregnancy, irrespective of the duration and site of the
pregnancy, through one (1) year after the pregnancy;
(2) shall study how changes in the state's abortion laws affect
maternal mortality in Indiana; and
(3) may review cases of maternal morbidity;
to carry out the duties set forth in this chapter.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.48-2018, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.65-2021, SEC.2; P.L.179-2022(ss), SEC.38.