§ 27-8-24-4 — Postpartum hospital stay; HIV testing of newborns; payment

(a) Except as provided in section 5 of this
chapter, every policy or group contract that provides maternity benefits
must provide minimum benefits to a mother and her newborn child that
cover:
(1) a minimum length of postpartum stay at a hospital licensed
under IC 16-21 that is consistent with the minimum postpartum
hospital stay recommended by the American Academy of
Pediatrics and the American College of Obstetricians and
Gynecologists in their Guidelines for Perinatal Care;
(2) the examinations to the newborn child required under IC 16-41-17-2; and
(3) the testing of the newborn child required under IC 16-41-6-4.
(b) Payment to a hospital for a test required under IC 16-41-6-4
must be in an amount equal to the hospital's actual cost of performing
the test.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.194-1996, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.91-1999, SEC.5; P.L.237-2003, SEC.17.