Indiana Code 16-34-3-2. Right to determine final disposition of aborted fetus; determination; parental consent; documentation
(b) After receiving the notification and information required by IC 16-34-2-1.1(a)(2)(H), IC 16-34-2-1.1(a)(2)(I), and IC 16-34-2-1.1(a)(2)(J), the pregnant woman shall inform the hospital or ambulatory outpatient surgical center:
Terms Used In Indiana Code 16-34-3-2
- in writing: include printing, lithographing, or other mode of representing words and letters. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
- medical record: means written or printed information possessed by a provider (as defined in Ind. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
- minor: means a person less than eighteen (18) years of age. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(2) on a form prescribed by the state department;
of the pregnant woman’s decision for final disposition of the aborted fetus by cremation or interment and, in an abortion induced by an abortion inducing drug, whether the pregnant woman will return the aborted fetus to the hospital or ambulatory outpatient surgical center for disposition by interment in compliance with IC 23-14-54, or cremation through a licensee (as defined in IC 25-15-2-19) and in compliance with IC 23-14-31.
(c) If the pregnant woman is a minor, the hospital or ambulatory outpatient surgical center shall obtain parental consent in the disposition of the aborted fetus unless the minor has received a waiver of parental consent under IC 16-34-2-4.
(d) The hospital or ambulatory outpatient surgical center shall document the pregnant woman’s decision concerning disposition of the aborted fetus in the pregnant woman’s medical record.
(e) In the case of an abortion induced by an abortion inducing drug, the pregnant woman may return the aborted fetus to the hospital or ambulatory outpatient surgical center for disposition by interment in compliance with IC 23-14-54, or cremation through a licensee (as defined in IC 25-15-2-19) and in compliance with IC 23-14-31.
As added by P.L.113-2015, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.213-2016, SEC.19; P.L.85-2017, SEC.73; P.L.77-2020, SEC.2; P.L.179-2022(ss), SEC.29.