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IN HB1219
Bill
Status
1/10/2019
Primary Sponsor
John Prescott
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AI Summary
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Hospitals must implement policies establishing protocols for staff to follow when transporting newborn infants who need care the hospital cannot provide to another facility with appropriate capacity
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Hospitals must disclose to pregnant women at the time of preregistration for maternity services the levels of neonatal care they can provide based on gestational age
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Adds new section IC 16-21-2-15.7 to the Indiana Code concerning health
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Effective date: July 1, 2019
Legislative Description
Newborn infants and hospital requirements. Requires a hospital to implement a policy that establishes protocols for hospital staff to follow concerning transportation of a newborn infant if the hospital is unable to provide the necessary care for the newborn infant to another hospital that can provide the care. Requires a hospital, at the time of preregistration by a pregnant woman for maternity care at the hospital, to disclose to the pregnant woman the levels of care that the hospital is able to provide based on a newborn infant's gestational age.
Last Action
Representative Hostettler added as coauthor
1/15/2019