Sec. 6. (a) The state department shall develop a form on which a pregnant woman certifies, at the time of receiving a diagnosis that the pregnant woman’s unborn child has a lethal fetal anomaly, that the pregnant woman has received the following:

(1) A copy of the perinatal hospice brochure developed under this chapter.

Terms Used In Indiana Code 16-25-4.5-6

  • lethal fetal anomaly: means a fetal condition diagnosed before birth that, if the pregnancy results in a live birth, will with reasonable certainty result in the death of the child not more than three (3) months after the child's birth. See Indiana Code 16-25-4.5-2
  • perinatal hospice: means the provision of comprehensive, supportive care to a pregnant woman and her family beginning with the diagnosis of a lethal fetal anomaly and continuing through the live birth and death of the woman's child as a result of the lethal fetal anomaly. See Indiana Code 16-25-4.5-3
(2) A list of the perinatal hospice providers and programs developed under section 5 of this chapter.

     (b) The provider diagnosing the pregnant woman’s unborn child with the lethal fetal anomaly shall, at the time of diagnosis:

(1) provide the pregnant woman with a written copy of:

(A) the perinatal brochure developed under this chapter; and

(B) the certification form developed by the state department under subsection (a); and

(2) have the pregnant woman complete the certification form.

As added by P.L.213-2016, SEC.12.

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