Sec. 18. The state department shall report to the legislative council and the governor each year before November 1 the following:

(1) The numbers and types of birth problems occurring in Indiana by county, including any birth problem trends identified through the data collected under this chapter.

Terms Used In Indiana Code 16-38-4-18

  • birth problems: means one (1) or more of the following conditions:

    Indiana Code 16-38-4-1

  • registry: refers to the birth problems registry established under this chapter. See Indiana Code 16-38-4-5
  • state department: refers to the Indiana department of health. See Indiana Code 16-38-4-6
  • Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(2) The amount of use of the birth problems registry by researchers.

(3) Proposals for the prevention of birth problems occurring in Indiana.

A report under this section to the legislative council must be in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6.

As added by P.L.180-1993, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.28-2004, SEC.139; P.L.130-2018, SEC.84.