Section 16-50-1-3 - Statewide maternal mortality review committee established; duties; authority(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.
Amended by P.L. 179-2022SP1,SEC. 38, eff. 9/15/2022.Amended by P.L. 65-2021,SEC. 2, eff. 7/1/2021.Added by P.L. 48-2018,SEC. 3, eff. 7/1/2018.