Sec. 3. (a) A hospital or birthing center licensed under this article that offers birthing services may operate as a perinatal center if the hospital or birthing center complies with the perinatal certification requirements of the following:

(1) The American Academy of Pediatrics.

(2) The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.

     (b) A perinatal center may perform peer review (as described in IC 34-30-15) for:

(1) the perinatal center;

(2) other hospitals; or

(3) other birthing centers;

that offer birthing services. This subsection does not prevent a perinatal center from performing its own peer review.

     (c) Peer review performed by a perinatal center under this chapter must comply with IC 34-30-15.

As added by P.L.16-2018, SEC.2.