IC 16-50-1-3 — Statewide maternal mortality review committee established; duties; authority

Bills citing this section

• HB 12572026Signed into law

  Child services matters.

• HB 14132026In committee

  Report on infant and maternal care.

• HB 10932026In committee

  Student bullying and abusive behavior.

• HB 11062026In committee

  Various family matters.

Section text

Sec. 3. (a) The state department shall establish a statewide maternal mortality review committee to: (1) review cases of maternal morbidity and maternal mortality; (2) determine factors contributing to maternal morbidity and maternal mortality; (3) identify public health and clinical interventions to improve systems of care and enhance coordination; and (4) develop strategies for the prevention of maternal morbidity and maternal mortality; in Indiana. (b) The statewide maternal mortality review committee: (1) shall review cases involving the death of a woman occurring during pregnancy, irrespective of the duration and site of the pregnancy, through one (1) year after the pregnancy; (2) shall study how changes in the state's abortion laws affect maternal mortality in Indiana; and (3) may review cases of maternal morbidity; to carry out the duties set forth in this chapter.

As added by P.L.48-2018, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.65-2021, SEC.2; P.L.179-2022(ss), SEC.38.

Source: official publisher (2026 edition)

Sections citing IC 16-50-1-3

• IC 31-33-18-2