Indiana Code 16-50-1-3. Statewide maternal mortality review committee established; duties; authority
(1) review cases of maternal morbidity and maternal mortality;
Terms Used In Indiana Code 16-50-1-3
- maternal morbidity: refers to any health condition occurring to an individual in Indiana that is attributable to or aggravated by pregnancy and childbirth. See Indiana Code 16-50-1-1
- maternal mortality: refers to death, occurring in Indiana, of an individual during pregnancy through up to one (1) year after pregnancy, irrespective of the duration and site of the pregnancy, from any cause related to or aggravated by the pregnancy or management of the pregnancy. See Indiana Code 16-50-1-2
- Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(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.
As added by P.L.48-2018, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.65-2021, SEC.2; P.L.179-2022(ss), SEC.38.