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

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.