{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-16-38-4-1","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 16-38-4-1","heading":"\"Birth problems\"","body":"Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, \"birth problems\" means one (1) or more of the following conditions:\n(1) A structural deformation.\n(2) A developmental malformation.\n(3) A genetic, inherited, or biochemical disease.\n(4) A condition of a chronic nature, including central nervous system hemorrhage or infection of the central nervous system, that may result in a need for long term health care.\n(5) An autism spectrum disorder that is recognized in an individual at any age.\n(6) A fetal alcohol spectrum disorder that is recognized before a child becomes five (5) years of age.\n(7) Any other severe disability that is:\n(A) designated in a rule adopted by the state department; and\n(B) recognized in a child after birth and before the child becomes three (3) years of age.\n(8) Complications resulting from a home delivery. As used in this subdivision, \"home\" includes the delivery of a viable fetus at a home or other non-health care facility.","path":["TITLE 16. HEALTH","ARTICLE 38. HEALTH REGISTRIES","Chapter 4. Birth Problems Registry"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_16.html#16-38-4-1","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-11T20:02:18Z","sha256":"009cac24677c9bc61c19f7cdc5d5067fe49f168db53ace0fbe5b4945be604faf","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-16-38-2-11","next":"us-in/ic-16-38-4-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}