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IN SB0561
Bill
Status
1/18/2017
Primary Sponsor
Joseph Zakas
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AI Summary
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Defines "stillbirth" as a birth after twenty (20) weeks of gestation that is not a live birth for purposes of Indiana Code sections 16-35-10, 16-37, and 16-38.
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Requires the state department of health to develop and implement policies and protocols to prevent and reduce stillbirth incidents in Indiana, including statewide stillbirth protocols for consistent data collection, hospital protocols, and procedures to provide counseling and information about autopsies to affected individuals.
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Adds stillbirth as a reportable birth problem condition in the birth problems registry, requiring data collection including gestational age at time of stillbirth.
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Extends the abolishment date of the birth problems registry from July 1, 2017, to July 1, 2020.
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Effective dates: June 30, 2017, and July 1, 2017.
Legislative Description
Stillbirth protocols and reporting. Requires the state department of health to develop and implement policies to advance the goal of preventing and reducing the incidences of stillbirth in Indiana. Adds stillbirth as a reportable birth problem for purposes of the birth problems registry. Extends the abolishment date for the birth problems registry from July 1, 2017, to July 1, 2020.
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services
1/18/2017