§ 16-50-1-4 — Committee members; meetings; executive session

(a) The state health commissioner or the
commissioner's designee shall appoint members to the statewide
maternal mortality review committee.
(b) The membership of the statewide maternal mortality review
committee must be multidisciplinary, be culturally diverse, and include
the following:
(1) One (1) representative from each of the following:
(A) The state department.
(B) The office of the secretary of family and social services.
(C) The Indiana Hospital Association.
(2) Two (2) representatives of a local health department, each
representing a different regional area and population size.
(3) Two (2) representatives of community based organizations
that focus on maternal health and well-being.
(4) One (1) epidemiologist.
(5) One (1) representative from each of the following areas who
provides services or community resources to families, with
expertise and knowledge in the area:
(A) Obstetrics.
(B) Maternal-fetal medicine.
(C) Family medicine.
(D) Social work.
(E) Pathology.
(F) Public health nursing.
(G) Midwifery.
(H) Anesthesiology.
(I) Mental health.
(c) The state health commissioner shall designate a member of the
statewide maternal mortality review committee as the chairperson.
(d) The statewide maternal mortality review committee shall meet
at the call of the chairperson. Except as provided in subsection (e),
statewide maternal mortality review committee meetings are open to
the public.
(e) Statewide maternal mortality review committee meetings that
involve confidential records or identifying information regarding a
maternal death or maternal morbidity that is confidential under state or
federal law must be held as an executive session and are not open to the
public.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.48-2018, SEC.3.