Sec. 6. (a) If a health care provider or a health care facility has a patient who suffers a death occurring during pregnancy, irrespective of the duration and site of the pregnancy, through one (1)
year after the pregnancy and the health care provider or health care facility has knowledge of the circumstances of the maternal death, the health care provider or the health care facility shall report the maternal death for review to the statewide
maternal mortality review committee in the manner established by the statewide maternal mortality review coordinator under
IC 16-50-2-4.
Ask an insurance law question, get an answer ASAP!
Click here to chat with a lawyer about your rights.
Terms Used In Indiana Code 16-50-1-6
- 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
(1) vital statistics;
(2) trauma data; and
(3) hospital discharge data;
to the statewide maternal mortality review coordinator to aid in the identification of cases of maternal morbidity and maternal mortality.
As added by P.L.48-2018, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.65-2021, SEC.3.
