Indiana § 36-2-14-6.7 Autopsies of children who may have died of sudden infant death
syndrome; autopsy reports

Indiana Statutes

§ 36-2-14-6.7 — Autopsies of children who may have died of sudden infant death syndrome; autopsy reports

Indiana § 36-2-14-6.7

Title 36LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Art. 2GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES GENERALLY

Ch. 14County Coroner

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Ind. Code § 36-2-14-6.7 (2026).

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7.

(a)This section applies to a child who:

(1)died suddenly and unexpectedly;

(2)was less than three (3) years of age at the time of death; and

(3)was in apparent good health before dying.

(b)A child death pathologist or a pathology resident acting under the direct supervision of a child death pathologist shall conduct an autopsy of a child described in subsection (a).

(c)A county coroner may not certify the cause of death of a child described in subsection (a) until an autopsy is performed at county expense.

(d)The county coroner shall contact the parent or guardian of a child described in subsection (a) and notify the parent or guardian that an autopsy will be conducted at county expense.

(e)A county coroner may not certify the cause of death for an infant described in subsection

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7. (a) This section applies to a child who:
(1) died suddenly and unexpectedly;
(2) was less than three (3) years of age at the time of death; and
(3) was in apparent good health before dying.
(b) A child death pathologist or a pathology resident acting under
the direct supervision of a child death pathologist shall conduct an
autopsy of a child described in subsection (a).
(c) A county coroner may not certify the cause of death of a child
described in subsection (a) until an autopsy is performed at county
expense.
(d) The county coroner shall contact the parent or guardian of a
child described in subsection (a) and notify the parent or guardian that
an autopsy will be conducted at county expense.
(e) A county coroner may not certify the cause of death for an infant
described in subsection (a) as a sudden unexplained infant death,
including sudden infant death syndrome, until a comprehensive death
investigation is performed at the county's expense that includes the
following:
(1) Comprehensive autopsy including the following:
(A) Imaging.
(B) Pathology.
(C) Toxicology.
(2) Death scene investigation to include death scene photos.
(3) Submission of the sudden unexplained infant death report
form to a child death pathologist.
(f) The child death pathologist shall:
(1) ensure that a tangible summary of the autopsy results is
provided;
(2) provide informational material concerning sudden infant death
syndrome; and
(3) unless the release of autopsy results would jeopardize a law
enforcement investigation, provide notice that a parent or
guardian has the right to receive the preliminary autopsy results;
to the parents or guardian of the child within one (1) week after the
autopsy.
(g) If a parent or guardian of a child described in subsection (a)
requests the autopsy report of the child, the coroner shall provide the
autopsy report to the parent or guardian within thirty (30) days after
the:
(1) request; or
(2) completion of the autopsy report;
whichever is later, at no cost.
(h) A coroner shall notify:
(1) a local child fatality review team; or
(2) if the county does not have a local child fatality review team,
the statewide child fatality review committee;
of the death of a child described in subsection (a).