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IC 16-41-16-7.6: Disposition of a miscarried fetus or an aborted fetus
Where this section sits in the code
- TITLE 16. HEALTH
- ARTICLE 41. PUBLIC HEALTH MEASURES FOR THE PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF DISEASE
- Chapter 16. Communicable Disease: Treatment of Infectious Waste
Sec. 7.6. (a) This section applies to a person or facility possessing either an aborted fetus or a miscarried fetus.
(b) Within ten (10) business days after a miscarriage occurs or an abortion is performed, a person or facility described in subsection (a) shall:
(1) conduct the final disposition of a miscarried fetus or an aborted fetus in the manner required by IC 16-21-11-6 or IC 16-34-3-4; or
(2) ensure that the miscarried fetus or aborted fetus is preserved until final disposition under IC 16-21-11-6 or IC 16-34-3-4 occurs.
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