{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-27-8-24-4","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 27-8-24-4","heading":"Postpartum hospital stay; HIV testing of newborns; payment","body":"Sec. 4. (a) Except as provided in section 5 of this chapter, every policy or group contract that provides maternity benefits must provide minimum benefits to a mother and her newborn child that cover:\n(1) a minimum length of postpartum stay at a hospital licensed under IC 16-21 that is consistent with the minimum postpartum hospital stay recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists in their Guidelines for Perinatal Care;\n(2) the examinations to the newborn child required under IC 16-41-17-2; and\n(3) the testing of the newborn child required under IC 16-41-6-4.\n(b) Payment to a hospital for a test required under IC 16-41-6-4 must be in an amount equal to the hospital's actual cost of performing the test.","path":["TITLE 27. INSURANCE","ARTICLE 8. LIFE, ACCIDENT, AND HEALTH","Chapter 24. Minimum Maternity Benefits"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_27.html#27-8-24-4","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-25T05:39:04Z","sha256":"140d44a7f55a30a8213c635f99051a72d4410a365e8ace1cc4b27b7d6fc84267","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-27-8-24-3","next":"us-in/ic-27-8-24-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}