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IC 16-41-6-5: Ordering and submitting a pregnant woman's blood sample for testing
Where this section sits in the code
- TITLE 16. HEALTH
- ARTICLE 41. PUBLIC HEALTH MEASURES FOR THE PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF DISEASE
- Chapter 6. Communicable Disease: Mandatory Testing of Individuals with Communicable or Serious Diseases
Sec. 5. (a) This section applies to:
(1) a physician licensed under IC 25-22.5; or
(2) an advanced practice registered nurse licensed under IC 25-23;
who provides prenatal care within the scope of the provider's license.
(b) Subject to section 8 of this chapter, an individual described in subsection (a) who:
(1) diagnoses the pregnancy of a woman; or
(2) is primarily responsible for providing prenatal care to a pregnant woman;
shall order to be taken a sample of the pregnant woman's blood and shall submit the sample to an approved laboratory for a standard licensed diagnostic test for HIV.
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