{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-16-35-7-3","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 16-35-7-3","heading":"Adoptions of rules regarding certification of child death pathologists","body":"Sec. 3. (a) The medical licensing board may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to certify a child death pathologist and to require special training to conduct autopsies on child fatalities.\n(b) A child death pathologist must be a physician:\n(1) who is certified by the American Board of Pathology in forensic pathology;\n(2) who is certified in anatomic pathology by:\n(A) the American Board of Pathology; or\n(B) another certifying organization that:\n(i) is comparable to the American Board of Pathology in its adherence to nationally or internationally recognized certification standards; and\n(ii) has been approved and recognized by the medical licensing board;\nand has received special training in the area of child fatalities that has been approved by the medical licensing board; or\n(3) who has received certification in the area of forensic pathology or child death pathology by a certifying organization that:\n(A) is comparable to the American Board of Pathology in its adherence to nationally or internationally recognized certification standards; and\n(B) that has been approved and recognized by the medical licensing board.\n(c) The medical licensing board may approve an annual training program or provide a training program for pathologists concerning new procedures for child death investigations for physicians who want to become child death pathologists under subsection (b)(2). In approving or providing a training program, the medical licensing board shall consult and coordinate with pathologists who have received:\n(1) certification in forensic pathology by the American Board of Pathology; or\n(2) a comparable certification in forensic pathology.","path":["TITLE 16. HEALTH","ARTICLE 35. CHILDREN'S HEALTH","Chapter 7. Deaths of Children"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_16.html#16-35-7-3","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-11T20:02:18Z","sha256":"7595153c3533d749a32db94a0041a0bc945bc0a6c57f1dc1cb3e63ff368aa562","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-16-35-7-2","next":"us-in/ic-16-35-8-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}