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Indiana Senate Bill SB0275 Compare Versions

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2	2	Introduced Version
3	3	SENATE BILL No. 275
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5	5	DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL
6	6	Citations Affected: IC 16-18-2; IC 16-21; IC 16-31-6.5-2; IC 16-34;
7	7	IC 16-41-16-1; IC 25-1-9.8-10; IC 25-22.5-8-6; IC 25-36.1-2-1;
8	8	IC 27-1-46-10; IC 27-2-25-11; IC 27-8-33; IC 27-13-7-7.5;
9	9	IC 35-41-3-12; IC 35-42-1.
10	10	Synopsis: Abortion. Reestablishes the licensure of abortion clinics.
11	11	Changes statutes concerning when an abortion may be performed.
12	12	Removes the eight week limitation on the use of an abortion inducing
13	13	drug. Allows, rather than requires, the revocation of a physician's
14	14	license for the performance of an abortion in violation of the law.
15	15	Effective: Upon passage.
16	16	Yoder, Hunley, Pol Jr.
17	17	January 13, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Health and Provider
18	18	Services.
19	19	2025 IN 275—LS 6211/DI 107 Introduced
20	20	First Regular Session of the 124th General Assembly (2025)
21	21	PRINTING CODE. Amendments: Whenever an existing statute (or a section of the Indiana
22	22	Constitution) is being amended, the text of the existing provision will appear in this style type,
23	23	additions will appear in this style type, and deletions will appear in this style type.
24	24	Additions: Whenever a new statutory provision is being enacted (or a new constitutional
25	25	provision adopted), the text of the new provision will appear in this style type. Also, the
26	26	word NEW will appear in that style type in the introductory clause of each SECTION that adds
27	27	a new provision to the Indiana Code or the Indiana Constitution.
28	28	Conflict reconciliation: Text in a statute in this style type or this style type reconciles conflicts
29	29	between statutes enacted by the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
30	30	SENATE BILL No. 275
31	31	A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
32	32	health.
33	33	Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
34	34	1 SECTION 1. IC 16-18-2-1.3 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
35	35	2 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
36	36	3 UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 1.3. (a) "Abortion clinic", for purposes of
37	37	4 IC 16-21, IC 16-31-6.5, IC 16-34, and IC 16-41-16, means a health
38	38	5 care provider that:
39	39	6 (1) performs surgical abortion procedures; or
40	40	7 (2) provides an abortion inducing drug for the purpose of
41	41	8 inducing an abortion.
42	42	9 (b) The term does not include the following:
43	43	10 (1) A hospital that is licensed as a hospital under IC 16-21-2.
44	44	11 (2) An ambulatory outpatient surgical center that is licensed
45	45	12 as an ambulatory outpatient surgical center under IC 16-21-2.
46	46	13 (3) A health care provider that provides, prescribes,
47	47	14 administers, or dispenses an abortion inducing drug to fewer
48	48	15 than five (5) patients per year for the purposes of inducing an
49	49	16 abortion.
50	50	17 SECTION 2. IC 16-18-2-8.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
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52	52	1 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
53	53	2 UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 8.5. "Affiliate", for purposes of
54	54	3 IC 16-21-2-11, means any person who directly or indirectly
55	55	4 controls, is controlled by, or is under common control of another
56	56	5 person.
57	57	6 SECTION 3. IC 16-18-2-14, AS AMENDED BY P.L.179-2022(ss),
58	58	7 SECTION 3, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
59	59	8 UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 14. (a) "Ambulatory outpatient surgical
60	60	9 center", for purposes of IC 16-21, IC 16-32-5, and IC 16-38-2, means
61	61	10 a public or private institution that meets the following conditions:
62	62	11 (1) Is established, equipped, and operated primarily for the
63	63	12 purpose of performing surgical procedures and services.
64	64	13 (2) Is operated under the supervision of at least one (1) licensed
65	65	14 physician or under the supervision of the governing board of the
66	66	15 hospital if the center is affiliated with a hospital.
67	67	16 (3) Permits a surgical procedure to be performed only by a
68	68	17 physician, dentist, or podiatrist who meets the following
69	69	18 conditions:
70	70	19 (A) Is qualified by education and training to perform the
71	71	20 surgical procedure.
72	72	21 (B) Is legally authorized to perform the procedure.
73	73	22 (C) Is privileged to perform surgical procedures in at least one
74	74	23 (1) hospital within the county or an Indiana county adjacent to
75	75	24 the county in which the ambulatory outpatient surgical center
76	76	25 is located.
77	77	26 (D) Is admitted to the open staff of the ambulatory outpatient
78	78	27 surgical center.
79	79	28 (4) Requires that a licensed physician with specialized training or
80	80	29 experience in the administration of an anesthetic supervise the
81	81	30 administration of the anesthetic to a patient and remain present in
82	82	31 the facility during the surgical procedure, except when only a
83	83	32 local infiltration anesthetic is administered.
84	84	33 (5) Provides at least one (1) operating room and, if anesthetics
85	85	34 other than local infiltration anesthetics are administered, at least
86	86	35 one (1) postanesthesia recovery room.
87	87	36 (6) Is equipped to perform diagnostic x-ray and laboratory
88	88	37 examinations required in connection with any surgery performed.
89	89	38 (7) Does not provide accommodations for patient stays of longer
90	90	39 than twenty-four (24) hours.
91	91	40 (8) Provides full-time services of registered and licensed nurses
92	92	41 for the professional care of the patients in the postanesthesia
93	93	42 recovery room.
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95	95	1 (9) Has available the necessary equipment and trained personnel
96	96	2 to handle foreseeable emergencies such as a defibrillator for
97	97	3 cardiac arrest, a tracheotomy set for airway obstructions, and a
98	98	4 blood bank or other blood supply.
99	99	5 (10) Maintains a written agreement with at least one (1) hospital
100	100	6 for immediate acceptance of patients who develop complications
101	101	7 or require postoperative confinement.
102	102	8 (11) Provides for the periodic review of the center and the center's
103	103	9 operations by a committee of at least three (3) licensed physicians
104	104	10 having no financial connections with the center.
105	105	11 (12) Maintains adequate medical records for each patient.
106	106	12 (13) Meets all additional minimum requirements as established by
107	107	13 the state department for building and equipment requirements.
108	108	14 (14) Meets the rules and other requirements established by the
109	109	15 state department for the health, safety, and welfare of the patients.
110	110	16 (b) The term does not include a birthing center.
111	111	17 (c) "Ambulatory outpatient surgical center", for purposes of
112	112	18 IC 16-34, refers to an institution described in subsection (a) and that
113	113	19 has a majority ownership by a hospital licensed under IC 16-21.
114	114	20 SECTION 4. IC 16-18-2-163, AS AMENDED BY
115	115	21 P.L.179-2022(ss), SECTION 4, IS AMENDED TO READ AS
116	116	22 FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 163. (a) Except as
117	117	23 provided in subsection (c), "health care provider", for purposes of
118	118	24 IC 16-21 and IC 16-41, means any of the following:
119	119	25 (1) An individual, a partnership, a corporation, a professional
120	120	26 corporation, a facility, or an institution licensed or legally
121	121	27 authorized by this state to provide health care or professional
122	122	28 services as a licensed physician, a psychiatric hospital, a hospital,
123	123	29 a health facility, an emergency ambulance service (IC 16-31-3),
124	124	30 a dentist, a registered or licensed practical nurse, a midwife, an
125	125	31 optometrist, a pharmacist, a podiatrist, a chiropractor, a physical
126	126	32 therapist, a respiratory care practitioner, an occupational therapist,
127	127	33 a psychologist, a paramedic, an emergency medical technician, an
128	128	34 advanced emergency medical technician, an athletic trainer, or a
129	129	35 person who is an officer, employee, or agent of the individual,
130	130	36 partnership, corporation, professional corporation, facility, or
131	131	37 institution acting in the course and scope of the person's
132	132	38 employment.
133	133	39 (2) A college, university, or junior college that provides health
134	134	40 care to a student, a faculty member, or an employee, and the
135	135	41 governing board or a person who is an officer, employee, or agent
136	136	42 of the college, university, or junior college acting in the course
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138	138	1 and scope of the person's employment.
139	139	2 (3) A blood bank, community mental health center, community
140	140	3 intellectual disability center, community health center, or migrant
141	141	4 health center.
142	142	5 (4) A home health agency (as defined in IC 16-27-1-2).
143	143	6 (5) A health maintenance organization (as defined in
144	144	7 IC 27-13-1-19).
145	145	8 (6) A health care organization whose members, shareholders, or
146	146	9 partners are health care providers under subdivision (1).
147	147	10 (7) A corporation, partnership, or professional corporation not
148	148	11 otherwise qualified under this subsection that:
149	149	12 (A) provides health care as one (1) of the corporation's,
150	150	13 partnership's, or professional corporation's functions;
151	151	14 (B) is organized or registered under state law; and
152	152	15 (C) is determined to be eligible for coverage as a health care
153	153	16 provider under IC 34-18 for the corporation's, partnership's, or
154	154	17 professional corporation's health care function.
155	155	18 Coverage for a health care provider qualified under this
156	156	19 subdivision is limited to the health care provider's health care
157	157	20 functions and does not extend to other causes of action.
158	158	21 (b) "Health care provider", for purposes of IC 16-35, has the
159	159	22 meaning set forth in subsection (a). However, for purposes of IC 16-35,
160	160	23 the term also includes a health facility (as defined in section 167 of this
161	161	24 chapter).
162	162	25 (c) "Health care provider", for purposes of IC 16-32-5, IC 16-36-5,
163	163	26 IC 16-36-6, and IC 16-41-10 means an individual licensed or
164	164	27 authorized by this state to provide health care or professional services
165	165	28 as:
166	166	29 (1) a licensed physician;
167	167	30 (2) a registered nurse;
168	168	31 (3) a licensed practical nurse;
169	169	32 (4) an advanced practice registered nurse;
170	170	33 (5) a certified nurse midwife;
171	171	34 (6) a paramedic;
172	172	35 (7) an emergency medical technician;
173	173	36 (8) an advanced emergency medical technician;
174	174	37 (9) an emergency medical responder, as defined by section 109.8
175	175	38 of this chapter;
176	176	39 (10) a licensed dentist;
177	177	40 (11) a home health aide, as defined by section 174 of this chapter;
178	178	41 or
179	179	42 (12) a licensed physician assistant.
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181	181	1 The term includes an individual who is an employee or agent of a
182	182	2 health care provider acting in the course and scope of the individual's
183	183	3 employment.
184	184	4 (d) "Health care provider", for purposes of IC 16-36-7, has the
185	185	5 meaning set forth in IC 16-36-7-12.
186	186	6 (e) "Health care provider", for purposes of section 1.3 of this
187	187	7 chapter and IC 16-40-4, means any of the following:
188	188	8 (1) An individual, a partnership, a corporation, a professional
189	189	9 corporation, a facility, or an institution licensed or authorized by
190	190	10 the state to provide health care or professional services as a
191	191	11 licensed physician, a psychiatric hospital, a hospital, a health
192	192	12 facility, an emergency ambulance service (IC 16-31-3), an
193	193	13 ambulatory outpatient surgical center, a dentist, an optometrist, a
194	194	14 pharmacist, a podiatrist, a chiropractor, a psychologist, or a
195	195	15 person who is an officer, employee, or agent of the individual,
196	196	16 partnership, corporation, professional corporation, facility, or
197	197	17 institution acting in the course and scope of the person's
198	198	18 employment.
199	199	19 (2) A blood bank, laboratory, community mental health center,
200	200	20 community intellectual disability center, community health
201	201	21 center, or migrant health center.
202	202	22 (3) A home health agency (as defined in IC 16-27-1-2).
203	203	23 (4) A health maintenance organization (as defined in
204	204	24 IC 27-13-1-19).
205	205	25 (5) A health care organization whose members, shareholders, or
206	206	26 partners are health care providers under subdivision (1).
207	207	27 (6) A corporation, partnership, or professional corporation not
208	208	28 otherwise specified in this subsection that:
209	209	29 (A) provides health care as one (1) of the corporation's,
210	210	30 partnership's, or professional corporation's functions;
211	211	31 (B) is organized or registered under state law; and
212	212	32 (C) is determined to be eligible for coverage as a health care
213	213	33 provider under IC 34-18 for the corporation's, partnership's, or
214	214	34 professional corporation's health care function.
215	215	35 (7) A person that is designated to maintain the records of a person
216	216	36 described in subdivisions (1) through (6).
217	217	37 (f) "Health care provider", for purposes of IC 16-45-4, has the
218	218	38 meaning set forth in 47 CFR 54.601(a).
219	219	39 SECTION 5. IC 16-21-1-7, AS AMENDED BY P.L.179-2022(ss),
220	220	40 SECTION 7, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
221	221	41 UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 7. The executive board may adopt rules under
222	222	42 IC 4-22-2 necessary to protect the health, safety, rights, and welfare of
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224	224	1 patients, including the following:
225	225	2 (1) Rules pertaining to the operation and management of
226	226	3 hospitals, ambulatory outpatient surgical centers, abortion
227	227	4 clinics, and birthing centers.
228	228	5 (2) Rules establishing standards for equipment, facilities, and
229	229	6 staffing required for efficient and quality care of patients.
230	230	7 SECTION 6. IC 16-21-2-1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.147-2023,
231	231	8 SECTION 6, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
232	232	9 UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 1. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b),
233	233	10 this chapter applies to all hospitals, rural emergency hospitals,
234	234	11 ambulatory outpatient surgical centers, abortion clinics, and birthing
235	235	12 centers.
236	236	13 (b) This chapter does not apply to a hospital operated by the federal
237	237	14 government.
238	238	15 (c) This chapter does not affect a statute pertaining to the placement
239	239	16 and adoption of children.
240	240	17 SECTION 7. IC 16-21-2-2, AS AMENDED BY P.L.147-2023,
241	241	18 SECTION 7, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
242	242	19 UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 2. The state department shall license and
243	243	20 regulate:
244	244	21 (1) hospitals;
245	245	22 (2) ambulatory outpatient surgical centers;
246	246	23 (3) birthing centers; and
247	247	24 (4) rural emergency hospitals; and
248	248	25 (5) abortion clinics.
249	249	26 SECTION 8. IC 16-21-2-2.5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.179-2022(ss),
250	250	27 SECTION 10, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
251	251	28 UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 2.5. (a) The state department shall adopt rules
252	252	29 under IC 4-22-2 to do the following concerning birthing centers and
253	253	30 other facilities as specified: abortion clinics:
254	254	31 (1) Establish minimum license qualifications.
255	255	32 (2) Establish the following requirements:
256	256	33 (A) Sanitation standards.
257	257	34 (B) Staff qualifications.
258	258	35 (C) Necessary emergency equipment.
259	259	36 (D) Procedures to provide emergency care.
260	260	37 (E) Procedures to monitor patients after the administration of
261	261	38 anesthesia.
262	262	39 (F) Procedures to provide follow-up care for patient
263	263	40 complications.
264	264	41 (G) Quality assurance standards.
265	265	42 (H) Infection control.
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267	267	1 (I) Provision of informed consent brochures, as described in
268	268	2 IC 16-34-2-1.5, to hospitals and ambulatory outpatient surgical
269	269	3 centers in English, Spanish, and a third language determined
270	270	4 by the state department, inside abortion clinics.
271	271	5 (J) Provision of a hotline telephone number that provides
272	272	6 assistance for patients who are:
273	273	7 (i) coerced into an abortion; or
274	274	8 (ii) victims of sex trafficking.
275	275	9 (K) Annual training by law enforcement officers on identifying
276	276	10 and assisting women who are:
277	277	11 (i) coerced into an abortion; or
278	278	12 (ii) victims of sex trafficking.
279	279	13 (3) Prescribe the operating policies, supervision, and maintenance
280	280	14 of medical records, including the requirement that all forms that
281	281	15 require a patient signature be stored in the patient's medical
282	282	16 record.
283	283	17 (4) Establish procedures for the issuance, renewal, denial, and
284	284	18 revocation of licenses under this chapter. The rules adopted under
285	285	19 this subsection must address the following:
286	286	20 (A) The form and content of the license.
287	287	21 (B) The collection of an annual license fee.
288	288	22 (5) Prescribe the procedures and standards for inspections.
289	289	23 (6) Prescribe procedures for:
290	290	24 (A) implementing a plan of correction to address any
291	291	25 violations of any provision of this chapter or any rules adopted
292	292	26 under this chapter; and
293	293	27 (B) implementing a system for the state department to follow
294	294	28 if the birthing center or abortion clinic fails to comply with
295	295	29 the plan of correction described in clause (A) and disciplinary
296	296	30 action is needed.
297	297	31 (b) A person who knowingly or intentionally:
298	298	32 (1) operates a birthing center or abortion clinic that is not
299	299	33 licensed under this chapter; or
300	300	34 (2) advertises the operation of a birthing center or abortion clinic
301	301	35 that is not licensed under this chapter;
302	302	36 commits a Class A misdemeanor.
303	303	37 SECTION 9. IC 16-21-2-2.7 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
304	304	38 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
305	305	39 UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 2.7. The state department shall inspect an
306	306	40 abortion clinic at least one (1) time per calendar year and may
307	307	41 conduct a complaint inspection as needed.
308	308	42 SECTION 10. IC 16-21-2-10, AS AMENDED BY
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310	310	1 P.L.179-2022(ss), SECTION 12, IS AMENDED TO READ AS
311	311	2 FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 10. A:
312	312	3 (1) person;
313	313	4 (2) state, county, or local governmental unit; or
314	314	5 (3) division, a department, a board, or an agency of a state,
315	315	6 county, or local governmental unit;
316	316	7 must obtain a license from the state health commissioner under
317	317	8 IC 4-21.5-3-5 before establishing, conducting, operating, or
318	318	9 maintaining a hospital, an ambulatory outpatient surgical center, an
319	319	10 abortion clinic, or a birthing center.
320	320	11 SECTION 11. IC 16-21-2-11, AS AMENDED BY P.L.56-2023,
321	321	12 SECTION 148, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
322	322	13 [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 11. (a) An applicant must
323	323	14 submit an application for a license on a form prepared by the state
324	324	15 department showing that:
325	325	16 (1) the applicant is of reputable and responsible character;
326	326	17 (2) the applicant is able to comply with the minimum standards
327	327	18 for a hospital, an ambulatory outpatient surgical center, an
328	328	19 abortion clinic, or a birthing center, and with rules adopted under
329	329	20 this chapter; and
330	330	21 (3) the applicant has complied with section 15.4 of this chapter.
331	331	22 (b) The application must contain the following additional
332	332	23 information:
333	333	24 (1) The name of the applicant.
334	334	25 (2) The type of institution to be operated.
335	335	26 (3) The location of the institution.
336	336	27 (4) The name of the person to be in charge of the institution.
337	337	28 (5) If the applicant is a hospital, the range and types of services to
338	338	29 be provided under the general hospital license, including any
339	339	30 service that would otherwise require licensure by the state
340	340	31 department under the authority of IC 16-19.
341	341	32 (6) Other information the state department requires.
342	342	33 (c) If the department of state revenue notifies the state department
343	343	34 that a person is on the most recent tax warrant list, the state department
344	344	35 shall not issue or renew the person's license until:
345	345	36 (1) the person provides to the state department a statement from
346	346	37 the department of state revenue that the person's tax warrant has
347	347	38 been satisfied; or
348	348	39 (2) the state department receives a notice from the commissioner
349	349	40 of the department of state revenue under IC 6-8.1-8-2(k).
350	350	41 (d) An application for an abortion clinic license must require the
351	351	42 applicant to do the following:
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353	353	1 (1) Disclose whether the applicant, or an owner or affiliate of
354	354	2 the applicant, operated an abortion clinic that was closed as
355	355	3 a direct result of patient health and safety concerns.
356	356	4 (2) Disclose whether a principal or clinic staff member was
357	357	5 convicted of a felony.
358	358	6 (3) Disclose whether a principal or clinic staff member was
359	359	7 ever employed by a facility owned or operated by the
360	360	8 applicant that closed as a result of administrative or legal
361	361	9 action.
362	362	10 (4) Provide copies of:
363	363	11 (A) administrative and legal documentation relating to the
364	364	12 information required under subdivisions (1) and (2);
365	365	13 (B) inspection reports; and
366	366	14 (C) violation remediation contracts;
367	367	15 if any.
368	368	16 SECTION 12. IC 16-21-2-14, AS AMENDED BY P.L.147-2023,
369	369	17 SECTION 8, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
370	370	18 UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 14. A license to operate a hospital, an
371	371	19 ambulatory outpatient surgical center, a rural emergency hospital, an
372	372	20 abortion clinic, or a birthing center:
373	373	21 (1) expires:
374	374	22 (A) one (1) year after the date of issuance for:
375	375	23 (i) an ambulatory outpatient surgical center; and
376	376	24 (ii) a birthing center; and
377	377	25 (iii) an abortion clinic;
378	378	26 (B) beginning May 1, 2020, two (2) years after the date of
379	379	27 issuance for a hospital; and
380	380	28 (C) beginning January 1, 2023, two (2) years after the date of
381	381	29 issuance for a rural emergency hospital;
382	382	30 (2) is not assignable or transferable;
383	383	31 (3) is issued only for the premises named in the application;
384	384	32 (4) must be posted in a conspicuous place in the facility; and
385	385	33 (5) may be renewed each year, or every two (2) years for a
386	386	34 hospital or rural emergency hospital, upon the payment of a
387	387	35 renewal fee at the rate adopted by the state department under
388	388	36 IC 4-22-2.
389	389	37 SECTION 13. IC 16-21-2-16, AS AMENDED BY
390	390	38 P.L.179-2022(ss), SECTION 15, IS AMENDED TO READ AS
391	391	39 FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 16. A hospital, an
392	392	40 ambulatory outpatient surgical center, an abortion clinic, or a birthing
393	393	41 center that provides to a patient notice concerning a third party billing
394	394	42 for a service provided to the patient shall ensure that the notice:
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396	396	1 (1) conspicuously states that the notice is not a bill;
397	397	2 (2) does not include a tear-off portion; and
398	398	3 (3) is not accompanied by a return mailing envelope.
399	399	4 SECTION 14. IC 16-31-6.5-2, AS AMENDED BY
400	400	5 P.L.179-2022(ss), SECTION 16, IS AMENDED TO READ AS
401	401	6 FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 2. This chapter
402	402	7 does not apply to the following:
403	403	8 (1) A licensed physician.
404	404	9 (2) A hospital, an ambulatory outpatient surgical center, an
405	405	10 abortion clinic, or a birthing center.
406	406	11 (3) A person providing health care in a hospital, an ambulatory
407	407	12 outpatient surgical center, an abortion clinic, or a birthing center
408	408	13 licensed under IC 16-21.
409	409	14 (4) A person or entity certified under IC 16-31-3.
410	410	15 SECTION 15. IC 16-34-1-8, AS AMENDED BY P.L.179-2022(ss),
411	411	16 SECTION 18, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
412	412	17 UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 8. A qualified health plan (as defined in
413	413	18 IC 27-8-33-3) offered under Subtitle D of Title 1 of the federal Patient
414	414	19 Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) may not provide
415	415	20 coverage for abortion, unless the abortion is permitted under
416	416	21 IC 16-34-2-1. except in the following cases:
417	417	22 (1) The pregnant woman became pregnant through an act of
418	418	23 rape or incest.
419	419	24 (2) An abortion is necessary to avert the pregnant woman's
420	420	25 death or a substantial and irreversible injury of a major
421	421	26 bodily function of the pregnant woman.
422	422	27 SECTION 16. IC 16-34-1-10, AS AMENDED BY
423	423	28 P.L.179-2022(ss), SECTION 20, IS AMENDED TO READ AS
424	424	29 FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 10. If the state or
425	425	30 an agency of the state has wardship or guardianship of an
426	426	31 unemancipated pregnant minor, the state or agency of the state may not
427	427	32 consent to an abortion unless the abortion is permitted under
428	428	33 IC 16-34-2-1. necessary to avert the unemancipated pregnant
429	429	34 minor's death or a substantial and irreversible injury of a major
430	430	35 bodily function of the unemancipated pregnant minor, as
431	431	36 determined by the physician who certifies the determination in
432	432	37 writing.
433	433	38 SECTION 17. IC 16-34-2-1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.179-2022(ss),
434	434	39 SECTION 21, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
435	435	40 UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 1. (a) Abortion shall in all instances be a
436	436	41 criminal act, except when performed under the following
437	437	42 circumstances:
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439	439	1 (1) Except as prohibited in IC 16-34-4, before the earlier of
440	440	2 viability of the fetus or twenty (20) weeks of postfertilization age
441	441	3 of the fetus, if: during the first trimester of pregnancy for
442	442	4 reasons based upon the professional, medical judgment of the
443	443	5 pregnant woman's physician if:
444	444	6 (A) for reasons based upon the professional, medical judgment
445	445	7 of the pregnant woman's physician, if either:
446	446	8 (i) the abortion is necessary when reasonable medical
447	447	9 judgment dictates that performing the abortion is necessary
448	448	10 to prevent any serious health risk to the pregnant woman or
449	449	11 to save the pregnant woman's life; or
450	450	12 (ii) the fetus is diagnosed with a lethal fetal anomaly;
451	451	13 (B) (A) the abortion is performed by the physician; in a
452	452	14 hospital licensed under IC 16-21 or an ambulatory outpatient
453	453	15 surgical center (as defined in IC 16-18-2-14) that has a
454	454	16 majority ownership by a hospital licensed under IC 16-21;
455	455	17 (C) (B) the woman submitting to the abortion has filed her
456	456	18 consent with her physician. However, if in the judgment of the
457	457	19 physician the abortion is necessary to preserve the life of the
458	458	20 woman, her consent is not required; and
459	459	21 (D) (C) the woman submitting to the abortion has filed with
460	460	22 her physician the written consent of her parent or legal
461	461	23 guardian if required under section 4 of this chapter. and
462	462	24 (E) before the abortion, the attending physician shall certify in
463	463	25 writing to the hospital or ambulatory outpatient surgical center
464	464	26 in which the abortion is to be performed, that:
465	465	27 (i) in the attending physician's reasonable medical judgment,
466	466	28 performing the abortion is necessary to prevent any serious
467	467	29 health risk to the pregnant woman or to save the pregnant
468	468	30 woman's life; or
469	469	31 (ii) the fetus has been diagnosed with a lethal fetal anomaly.
470	470	32 All facts and reasons supporting the certification shall be set
471	471	33 forth by the physician in writing and attached to the certificate.
472	472	34 However, under this article, an abortion inducing drug may not be
473	473	35 dispensed, prescribed, administered, or otherwise given to a
474	474	36 pregnant woman after eight (8) weeks of postfertilization age. A
475	475	37 physician must dispense the an abortion inducing drug in person
476	476	38 and have the pregnant woman consume the drug in the presence
477	477	39 of the physician. A physician shall examine a pregnant woman in
478	478	40 person before prescribing or dispensing an abortion inducing
479	479	41 drug. The physician shall provide the pregnant woman with a
480	480	42 copy of the manufacturer's instruction sheets and require that the
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482	482	1 pregnant woman sign the manufacturer's patient agreement form.
483	483	2 A physician shall also provide, orally and in writing, along with
484	484	3 other discharge information, the following statement: "Some
485	485	4 evidence suggests that the effects of Mifepristone may be
486	486	5 avoided, ceased, or reversed if the second pill, Misoprostol, has
487	487	6 not been taken. Immediately contact the following for more
488	488	7 information at (insert applicable abortion inducing drug reversal
489	489	8 Internet web site website and corresponding hotline number).".
490	490	9 The physician shall retain a copy of the signed patient agreement
491	491	10 form, and the signed physician's agreement form required by the
492	492	11 manufacturer, in the patient's file. As used in this subdivision, "in
493	493	12 person" does not include the use of telehealth or telemedicine
494	494	13 services.
495	495	14 (2) Except as prohibited by IC 16-34-4, during the first ten (10)
496	496	15 after the first trimester of pregnancy and before the earlier of
497	497	16 viability of the fetus or twenty (20) weeks of postfertilization
498	498	17 age of the fetus, for reasons based upon the professional,
499	499	18 medical judgment of the pregnant woman's physician if:
500	500	19 (A) the pregnancy is a result of rape or incest;
501	501	20 (B) (A) all the circumstances and provisions required for legal
502	502	21 abortion set forth in subdivision (1)(C) through (1)(D) (1)
503	503	22 during the first trimester are present and adhered to; and
504	504	23 (C) (B) the abortion is performed in a hospital or an abortion
505	505	24 clinic licensed under IC 16-21. or ambulatory outpatient
506	506	25 surgical center (as defined in IC 16-18-2-14) that has a
507	507	26 majority ownership by a hospital licensed under IC 16-21; and
508	508	27 (D) before the abortion, the attending physician shall certify in
509	509	28 writing to the ambulatory outpatient surgical center or hospital
510	510	29 in which the abortion is to be performed, after proper
511	511	30 examination, the abortion is being performed at the woman's
512	512	31 request because the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest.
513	513	32 All facts and reasons supporting the certification shall be set
514	514	forth by the physician in writing and attached to the certificate.33
515	515	34 (3) Except as provided in subsection (b) or as prohibited by
516	516	35 IC 16-34-4, at the earlier of viability of the fetus or twenty (20)
517	517	36 weeks of postfertilization age and any time after, for reasons
518	518	37 based upon the professional, medical judgment of the pregnant
519	519	38 woman's physician if:
520	520	39 (A) based on reasonable medical judgment, performing the
521	521	40 abortion is necessary to prevent any serious health risk to the
522	522	41 pregnant woman or to save the pregnant woman's life;
523	523	42 (B) (A) all the circumstances and provisions required for legal
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525	525	1 abortion set forth in subdivision (1)(C) through (1)(D) before
526	526	2 the earlier of viability of the fetus or twenty (20) weeks of
527	527	3 postfertilization age are present and adhered to;
528	528	4 (C) (B) the abortion is performed in a hospital licensed under
529	529	5 IC 16-21;
530	530	6 (D) the abortion is performed in compliance with section 3 of
531	531	7 this chapter; and
532	532	8 (E) (C) before the abortion, the attending physician shall
533	533	9 certify in writing to the hospital in which the abortion is to be
534	534	10 performed, that in the attending physician's reasonable
535	535	11 professional, medical judgment, performing after proper
536	536	12 examination and review of the woman's history, the
537	537	13 abortion is necessary to prevent any serious health risk to the
538	538	14 pregnant woman or to save the pregnant woman's life. a
539	539	15 substantial permanent impairment of the life or physical
540	540	16 health of the pregnant woman. All facts and reasons
541	541	17 supporting the certification shall be set forth by the physician
542	542	18 in writing and attached to the certificate.
543	543	19 (b) A person may not knowingly or intentionally perform a partial
544	544	20 birth abortion unless a physician reasonably believes that:
545	545	21 (1) performing the partial birth abortion is necessary to save the
546	546	22 mother's life; and
547	547	23 (2) no other medical procedure is sufficient to save the mother's
548	548	24 life.
549	549	25 (c) A person may not knowingly or intentionally perform a
550	550	26 dismemberment abortion unless reasonable medical judgment dictates
551	551	27 that performing the dismemberment abortion is necessary:
552	552	28 (1) to prevent any serious health risk to the mother; or
553	553	29 (2) to save the mother's life.
554	554	30 (d) Telehealth and telemedicine may not be used to provide any
555	555	31 abortion, including the writing or filling of a prescription for any
556	556	32 purpose that is intended to result in an abortion.
557	557	33 SECTION 18. IC 16-34-2-1.1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.56-2023,
558	558	34 SECTION 153, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
559	559	35 [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 1.1. (a) An abortion shall not
560	560	36 be performed except with the voluntary and informed consent of the
561	561	37 pregnant woman upon whom the abortion is to be performed. Except
562	562	38 in the case of a medical emergency, consent to an abortion is voluntary
563	563	39 and informed only if the following conditions are met:
564	564	40 (1) At least eighteen (18) hours before the abortion and in the
565	565	41 private, not group, presence of the pregnant woman, the physician
566	566	42 who is to perform the abortion, the referring physician or a
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568	568	1 physician assistant (as defined in IC 25-27.5-2-10), an advanced
569	569	2 practice registered nurse (as defined in IC 25-23-1-1(b)), or a
570	570	3 certified nurse midwife (as defined in IC 34-18-2-6.5) to whom
571	571	4 the responsibility has been delegated by the physician who is to
572	572	5 perform the abortion or the referring physician has informed the
573	573	6 pregnant woman orally and in writing of the following:
574	574	7 (A) The name of the physician performing the abortion, the
575	575	8 physician's medical license number, and an emergency
576	576	9 telephone number where the physician or the physician's
577	577	10 designee may be contacted on a twenty-four (24) hour a day,
578	578	11 seven (7) day a week basis.
579	579	12 (B) That follow-up care by the physician or the physician's
580	580	13 designee (if the designee is licensed under IC 25-22.5) is
581	581	14 available on an appropriate and timely basis when clinically
582	582	15 necessary.
583	583	16 (C) The nature of the proposed procedure or information
584	584	17 concerning the abortion inducing drug that includes the
585	585	18 following statement: "Some evidence suggests that effects of
586	586	19 Mifespristone Mifepristone may be avoided, ceased, or
587	587	20 reversed if the second pill, Misoprostol, has not been taken.
588	588	21 Immediately contact the following for more information at
589	589	22 (insert applicable abortion inducing drug reversal website and
590	590	23 corresponding hotline number).".
591	591	24 (D) Objective scientific information of the risks of and
592	592	25 alternatives to the procedure or the use of an abortion inducing
593	593	26 drug, including:
594	594	27 (i) the risk of infection and hemorrhage;
595	595	28 (ii) the potential danger to a subsequent pregnancy; and
596	596	29 (iii) the potential danger of infertility.
597	597	30 (E) That human physical life begins when a human ovum is
598	598	31 fertilized by a human sperm.
599	599	32 (F) The probable gestational age of the fetus at the time the
600	600	33 abortion is to be performed, including:
601	601	34 (i) a picture of a fetus;
602	602	35 (ii) the dimensions of a fetus; and
603	603	36 (iii) relevant information on the potential survival of an
604	604	37 unborn fetus;
605	605	38 at this stage of development.
606	606	39 (G) That objective scientific information shows that a fetus
607	607	40 can feel pain at or before twenty (20) weeks of postfertilization
608	608	41 age.
609	609	42 (H) The medical risks associated with carrying the fetus to
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611	611	1 term.
612	612	2 (I) The availability of fetal ultrasound imaging and
613	613	3 auscultation of fetal heart tone services to enable the pregnant
614	614	4 woman to view the image and hear the heartbeat of the fetus
615	615	5 and how to obtain access to these services.
616	616	6 (J) That the pregnancy of a child less than fifteen (15) years of
617	617	7 age may constitute child abuse under Indiana law if the act
618	618	8 included an adult and must be reported to the department of
619	619	9 child services or the local law enforcement agency under
620	620	10 IC 31-33-5.
621	621	11 (K) That Indiana does not allow a fetus to be aborted solely
622	622	12 because of the fetus's race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex,
623	623	13 or diagnosis or potential diagnosis of the fetus having Down
624	624	14 syndrome or any other disability.
625	625	15 (L) That no one has the right to coerce the pregnant woman to
626	626	16 have an abortion.
627	627	17 (2) At least eighteen (18) hours before the abortion, the pregnant
628	628	18 woman will be informed orally and in writing of the following:
629	629	19 (A) That medical assistance benefits may be available for
630	630	20 prenatal care, childbirth, and neonatal care from the county
631	631	21 office of the division of family resources.
632	632	22 (B) That the father of the unborn fetus is legally required to
633	633	23 assist in the support of the child. In the case of rape, the
634	634	24 information required under this clause may be omitted.
635	635	25 (C) That adoption alternatives are available and that adoptive
636	636	26 parents may legally pay the costs of prenatal care, childbirth,
637	637	27 and neonatal care.
638	638	28 (D) That there are physical risks to the pregnant woman in
639	639	29 having an abortion, both during the abortion procedure and
640	640	30 after.
641	641	31 (E) That Indiana has enacted the safe haven law under
642	642	32 IC 31-34-2.5.
643	643	33 (F) The:
644	644	34 (i) website address of the state department's website; and
645	645	35 (ii) description of the information that will be provided on
646	646	36 the website and that is;
647	647	37 described in section 1.5 of this chapter.
648	648	38 (G) For the facility in which the abortion is to be performed,
649	649	39 an emergency telephone number that is available and
650	650	40 answered on a twenty-four (24) hour a day, seven (7) day a
651	651	41 week basis.
652	652	42 (H) On a form developed by the state department and as
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654	654	1 described in IC 16-34-3, that the pregnant woman has a right
655	655	2 to determine the final disposition of the remains of the aborted
656	656	3 fetus.
657	657	4 (I) On a form developed by the state department, that the
658	658	5 pregnant woman has a right, after a surgical abortion, to:
659	659	6 (i) dispose of the remains of the aborted fetus by interment
660	660	7 in compliance with IC 23-14-54, or cremation through a
661	661	8 licensee (as defined in IC 25-15-2-19) and in compliance
662	662	9 with IC 23-14-31; or
663	663	10 (ii) have the health care facility or abortion clinic dispose
664	664	11 of the remains of the aborted fetus by interment in
665	665	12 compliance with IC 23-14-54, or cremation through a
666	666	13 licensee (as defined in IC 25-15-2-19) and in compliance
667	667	14 with IC 23-14-31, and ask which method of disposition will
668	668	15 be used by the health care facility or abortion clinic.
669	669	16 (J) On a form developed by the state department:
670	670	17 (i) that a pregnant woman, after an abortion induced by an
671	671	18 abortion inducing drug, will expel an aborted fetus; and
672	672	19 (ii) the disposition policy of the health care facility or
673	673	20 abortion clinic concerning the disposition of the aborted
674	674	21 fetus. The disposition policy must allow the pregnant
675	675	22 woman to return the aborted fetus to the health care facility
676	676	23 or abortion clinic for disposition by interment in
677	677	24 compliance with IC 23-14-54, or cremation through a
678	678	25 licensee (as defined in IC 25-15-2-19) and in compliance
679	679	26 with IC 23-14-31.
680	680	27 (K) On a form developed by the state department, information
681	681	28 concerning any counseling that is available to a pregnant
682	682	29 woman after having an abortion.
683	683	30 The state department shall develop and distribute the forms
684	684	31 required by clauses (H) through (K).
685	685	32 (3) The pregnant woman certifies in writing, on a form developed
686	686	33 by the state department, before the abortion is performed, that:
687	687	34 (A) the information required by subdivisions (1) and (2) has
688	688	35 been provided to the pregnant woman;
689	689	36 (B) the pregnant woman has been offered by the provider the
690	690	37 opportunity to view the fetal ultrasound imaging and hear the
691	691	38 auscultation of the fetal heart tone if the fetal heart tone is
692	692	39 audible and that the woman has:
693	693	40 (i) viewed or refused to view the offered fetal ultrasound
694	694	41 imaging; and
695	695	42 (ii) listened to or refused to listen to the offered auscultation
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697	697	1 of the fetal heart tone if the fetal heart tone is audible; and
698	698	2 (C) the pregnant woman has been given a written copy of the
699	699	3 printed materials described in section 1.5 of this chapter.
700	700	4 (4) At least eighteen (18) hours before the abortion and in the
701	701	5 presence of the pregnant woman, the physician who is to perform
702	702	6 the abortion, the referring physician or a physician assistant (as
703	703	7 defined in IC 25-27.5-2-10), an advanced practice registered
704	704	8 nurse (as defined in IC 25-23-1-1(b)), or a certified nurse midwife
705	705	9 (as defined in IC 34-18-2-6.5) to whom the responsibility has
706	706	10 been delegated by the physician who is to perform the abortion or
707	707	11 the referring physician has provided the pregnant woman with a
708	708	12 color copy of the informed consent brochure described in section
709	709	13 1.5 of this chapter by printing the informed consent brochure from
710	710	14 the state department's website and including the following
711	711	15 information on the back cover of the brochure:
712	712	16 (A) The name of the physician performing the abortion and the
713	713	17 physician's medical license number.
714	714	18 (B) An emergency telephone number where the physician or
715	715	19 the physician's designee may be contacted twenty-four (24)
716	716	20 hours a day, seven (7) days a week.
717	717	21 (C) A statement that follow-up care by the physician or the
718	718	22 physician's designee who is licensed under IC 25-22.5 is
719	719	23 available on an appropriate and timely basis when clinically
720	720	24 necessary.
721	721	25 (5) At least eighteen (18) hours before an abortion is performed
722	722	26 and at the same time that the pregnant woman receives the
723	723	27 information required by subdivision (1), the provider shall
724	724	28 perform, and the pregnant woman shall view, the fetal ultrasound
725	725	29 imaging and hear the auscultation of the fetal heart tone if the
726	726	30 fetal heart tone is audible unless the pregnant woman certifies in
727	727	31 writing, on a form developed by the state department, before the
728	728	32 abortion is performed, that the pregnant woman:
729	729	33 (A) does not want to view the fetal ultrasound imaging; and
730	730	34 (B) does not want to listen to the auscultation of the fetal heart
731	731	35 tone if the fetal heart tone is audible.
732	732	36 A pregnant woman must be advised, prior to the pregnant
733	733	37 woman's decision concerning fetal ultrasound imaging, that an
734	734	38 ultrasound image of the fetus will be provided to the pregnant
735	735	39 woman to keep at no charge to the pregnant woman if the fetal
736	736	40 ultrasound is performed.
737	737	41 (6) At least eighteen (18) hours before the abortion, the physician
738	738	42 who is to perform the abortion, the referring physician or a
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740	740	1 physician assistant (as defined in IC 25-27.5-2-10), an advanced
741	741	2 practice registered nurse (as defined in IC 25-23-1-1(b)), or a
742	742	3 certified nurse midwife (as defined in IC 34-18-2-6.5) to whom
743	743	4 the responsibility has been delegated by the physician who is to
744	744	5 perform the abortion or the referring physician shall, in the
745	745	6 private, not group, presence of the pregnant woman, verbally ask
746	746	7 the pregnant woman if she is being coerced to have an abortion.
747	747	8 (b) This subsection applies to a pregnant woman whose unborn
748	748	9 child has been diagnosed with a lethal fetal anomaly. The requirements
749	749	10 of this subsection are in addition to the other requirements of this
750	750	11 section. At least eighteen (18) hours before an abortion is performed on
751	751	12 the pregnant woman, the physician who will perform the abortion shall:
752	752	13 (1) orally and in person, inform the pregnant woman of the
753	753	14 availability of perinatal hospice services; and
754	754	15 (2) provide the pregnant woman copies of the perinatal hospice
755	755	16 brochure developed by the state department under IC 16-25-4.5-4
756	756	17 and the list of perinatal hospice providers and programs
757	757	18 developed under IC 16-25-4.5-5, by printing the perinatal hospice
758	758	19 brochure and list of perinatal hospice providers from the state
759	759	20 department's website.
760	760	21 (c) If a pregnant woman described in subsection (b) chooses to have
761	761	22 an abortion rather than continuing the pregnancy in perinatal hospice
762	762	23 care, the pregnant woman shall certify in writing, on a form developed
763	763	24 by the state department under IC 16-25-4.5-6, at least eighteen (18)
764	764	25 hours before the abortion is performed, that the pregnant woman has
765	765	26 been provided the information described in subsection (b) in the
766	766	27 manner required by subsection (b).
767	767	28 (d) For any abortion performed under this article, the physician who
768	768	29 is to perform the abortion, the referring physician or a physician
769	769	30 assistant (as defined in IC 25-27.5-2-10), an advanced practice
770	770	31 registered nurse (as defined in IC 25-23-1-1(b)), or a certified nurse
771	771	32 midwife (as defined in IC 34-18-2-6.5) to whom the responsibility has
772	772	33 been delegated by the physician who is to perform the abortion or the
773	773	34 referring physician shall include, or ensure the inclusion of, a copy of
774	774	35 a pregnant woman's ultrasound report in the pregnant woman's patient
775	775	36 file.
776	776	37 (e) If the physician who is to perform the abortion, the referring
777	777	38 physician, a physician assistant (as defined in IC 25-27.5-2-10), an
778	778	39 advanced practice registered nurse (as defined in IC 25-23-1-1(b)), or
779	779	40 a certified nurse midwife (as defined in IC 34-18-2-6.5) suspects a
780	780	41 pregnant woman is being coerced to have an abortion after making the
781	781	42 inquiry required under subsection (a)(6), the physician, physician
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783	783	1 assistant, advanced practice registered nurse, or certified nurse midwife
784	784	2 shall:
785	785	3 (1) inform the pregnant woman that coercing a pregnant woman
786	786	4 to have an abortion is illegal;
787	787	5 (2) inform the pregnant woman that a demand by the father to
788	788	6 have an abortion does not relieve him of financial support
789	789	7 responsibilities; and
790	790	8 (3) provide the pregnant woman with:
791	791	9 (A) information about:
792	792	10 (i) assistance;
793	793	11 (ii) counseling; and
794	794	12 (iii) protective services offered by social programs and local
795	795	13 or state law enforcement agencies;
796	796	14 (B) access to a telephone if she needs to make a private
797	797	15 telephone call; and
798	798	16 (C) access to an alternate exit from the health care facility.
799	799	17 (f) Except as provided in subsection (g), if a physician, physician
800	800	18 assistant (as defined in IC 25-27.5-2-10), advanced practice registered
801	801	19 nurse (as defined in IC 25-23-1-1(b)), or certified nurse midwife (as
802	802	20 defined in IC 34-18-2-6.5) has specific and credible information that
803	803	21 a pregnant woman is being coerced into having an abortion, then an
804	804	22 abortion may not be provided to the pregnant woman during the
805	805	23 twenty-four (24) hour period after the physician, physician assistant (as
806	806	24 defined in IC 25-27.5-2-10), advanced practice registered nurse (as
807	807	25 defined in IC 25-23-1-1(b)), or certified nurse midwife (as defined in
808	808	26 IC 34-18-2-6.5) makes a report under IC 16-34-6-6(b).
809	809	27 (g) The twenty-four (24) hour period described in subsection (f) may
810	810	28 be waived if a physician, in the physician's best medical judgment,
811	811	29 determines that an abortion is necessary to prevent the death of the
812	812	30 pregnant woman or to prevent substantial and irreversible injury to a
813	813	31 major bodily function of the pregnant woman.
814	814	32 SECTION 19. IC 16-34-2-3, AS AMENDED BY P.L.179-2022(ss),
815	815	33 SECTION 23, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
816	816	34 UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 3. (a) All abortions performed on and after the
817	817	35 earlier of the time a fetus is viable or the time the postfertilization age
818	818	36 of the fetus is at least twenty (20) weeks shall be:
819	819	37 (1) governed by section 1 1(a)(3) and 1(b) of this chapter;
820	820	38 (2) performed in a hospital having premature birth intensive care
821	821	39 units, unless compliance with this requirement would result in an
822	822	40 increased risk to the life or health of the mother; and
823	823	41 (3) performed in the presence of a second physician as provided
824	824	42 in subsection (b).
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826	826	1 (b) An abortion may be performed after the earlier of the time a
827	827	2 fetus is viable or the time the postfertilization age of the fetus is at least
828	828	3 twenty (20) weeks only if there is in attendance a physician, other than
829	829	4 the physician performing the abortion, who shall take control of and
830	830	5 provide immediate care for a child born alive as a result of the abortion.
831	831	6 During the performance of the abortion, the physician performing the
832	832	7 abortion, and after the abortion, the physician required by this
833	833	8 subsection to be in attendance, shall take all reasonable steps in
834	834	9 keeping with good medical practice, consistent with the procedure
835	835	10 used, to preserve the life and health of the viable unborn child.
836	836	11 However, this subsection does not apply if compliance would result in
837	837	12 an increased risk to the life or health of the mother.
838	838	13 (c) Any fetus born alive shall be treated as a person under the law,
839	839	14 and a birth certificate shall be issued certifying the child's birth even
840	840	15 though the child may subsequently die, in which event a death
841	841	16 certificate shall be issued. Failure to take all reasonable steps, in
842	842	17 keeping with good medical practice, to preserve the life and health of
843	843	18 the live born person shall subject the responsible persons to Indiana
844	844	19 laws governing homicide, manslaughter, and civil liability for wrongful
845	845	20 death and medical malpractice.
846	846	21 (d) If, before the abortion, the mother, and if married, her husband,
847	847	22 has or have stated in writing that she does or they do not wish to keep
848	848	23 the child in the event that the abortion results in a live birth, and this
849	849	24 writing is not retracted before the abortion, the child, if born alive, shall
850	850	25 immediately upon birth become a ward of the department of child
851	851	26 services.
852	852	27 SECTION 20. IC 16-34-2-4.5, AS AMENDED BY
853	853	28 P.L.179-2022(ss), SECTION 25, IS AMENDED TO READ AS
854	854	29 FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 4.5. (a) A physician
855	855	30 may not perform an abortion including an abortion using an abortion
856	856	31 inducing drug, unless the physician:
857	857	32 (1) has admitting privileges in writing at a hospital located in the
858	858	33 county where abortions are provided or in a contiguous county; or
859	859	34 (2) has entered into a written agreement with a physician who has
860	860	35 written admitting privileges at a hospital in the county or
861	861	36 contiguous county concerning the management of possible
862	862	37 complications of the services provided.
863	863	38 A written agreement described in subdivision (2) must be renewed
864	864	39 annually.
865	865	40 (b) A physician who performs an abortion including an abortion
866	866	41 using an abortion inducing drug, shall notify the patient of the location
867	867	42 of the hospital at which the physician or a physician with whom the
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869	869	1 physician has entered into an agreement under subsection (a)(2) has
870	870	2 admitting privileges and where the patient may receive follow-up care
871	871	3 by the physician if complications arise.
872	872	4 (c) A hospital or ambulatory outpatient surgical center in which
873	873	5 abortions are performed An abortion clinic shall:
874	874	6 (1) keep at the hospital or ambulatory outpatient surgical center
875	875	7 abortion clinic a copy of the admitting privileges of a physician
876	876	8 described in subsection (a)(1) and (a)(2); who is performing
877	877	9 abortions at the hospital or ambulatory outpatient surgical center;
878	878	10 and
879	879	11 (2) submit a copy of the admitting privileges described in
880	880	12 subdivision (1) to the state department as part of the abortion
881	881	13 clinic's licensure. The state department shall verify the validity
882	882	14 of the admitting privileges document. The state department shall
883	883	15 remove any identifying information from the admitting privileges
884	884	16 document before releasing the document under IC 5-14-3.
885	885	17 (d) The state department shall annually submit a copy of the
886	886	18 admitting privileges described in subsection (a)(1) and a copy of the
887	887	19 written agreement described in subsection (a)(2) to:
888	888	20 (1) each hospital located in the county in which the hospital
889	889	21 granting the admitting privileges described in subsection (a) is
890	890	22 located; and
891	891	23 (2) each hospital located in a county that is contiguous to the
892	892	24 county described in subdivision (1);
893	893	25 where abortions are performed.
894	894	26 (e) The state department shall confirm to a member of the public,
895	895	27 upon request, that the admitting privileges required to be submitted
896	896	28 under this section for a hospital or ambulatory outpatient surgical
897	897	29 center an abortion clinic have been received by the state department.
898	898	30 (f) Notwithstanding IC 5-14-3-6 and IC 5-14-3-6.5, this section only
899	899	31 allows for the redaction of information that is described in subsection
900	900	32 (c). This section does not allow the state department to limit the
901	901	33 disclosure of information in other public documents.
902	902	34 SECTION 21. IC 16-34-2-4.7, AS AMENDED BY
903	903	35 P.L.179-2022(ss), SECTION 26, IS AMENDED TO READ AS
904	904	36 FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 4.7. (a) As used in
905	905	37 this section, "abortion complication" means only the following physical
906	906	38 or psychological conditions arising from the induction or performance
907	907	39 of an abortion:
908	908	40 (1) Uterine perforation.
909	909	41 (2) Cervical laceration.
910	910	42 (3) Infection.
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912	912	1 (4) Vaginal bleeding that qualifies as a Grade 2 or higher adverse
913	913	2 event according to the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse
914	914	3 Events (CTCAE).
915	915	4 (5) Pulmonary embolism.
916	916	5 (6) Deep vein thrombosis.
917	917	6 (7) Failure to terminate the pregnancy.
918	918	7 (8) Incomplete abortion (retained tissue).
919	919	8 (9) Pelvic inflammatory disease.
920	920	9 (10) Missed ectopic pregnancy.
921	921	10 (11) Cardiac arrest.
922	922	11 (12) Respiratory arrest.
923	923	12 (13) Renal failure.
924	924	13 (14) Shock.
925	925	14 (15) Amniotic fluid embolism.
926	926	15 (16) Coma.
927	927	16 (17) Placenta previa in subsequent pregnancies.
928	928	17 (18) Pre-term delivery in subsequent pregnancies.
929	929	18 (19) Free fluid in the abdomen.
930	930	19 (20) Hemolytic reaction due to the administration of
931	931	20 ABO-incompatible blood or blood products.
932	932	21 (21) Hypoglycemia occurring while the patient is being treated at
933	933	22 the hospital or ambulatory outpatient surgical center. an abortion
934	934	23 clinic.
935	935	24 (22) Allergic reaction to anesthesia or abortion inducing drugs.
936	936	25 (23) Psychological complications, including depression, suicidal
937	937	26 ideation, anxiety, and sleeping disorders.
938	938	27 (24) Death.
939	939	28 (25) Any other adverse event as defined by criteria provided in
940	940	29 the Food and Drug Administration Safety Information and
941	941	30 Adverse Event Reporting Program.
942	942	31 (b) The following persons shall report to the state department each
943	943	32 case in which the person treated a patient suffering from an abortion
944	944	33 complication:
945	945	34 (1) A physician licensed under IC 25-22.5.
946	946	35 (2) A hospital licensed under IC 16-21.
947	947	36 (3) Beginning September 1, 2022, An ambulatory outpatient
948	948	37 surgical center licensed under IC 16-21-2. abortion clinic
949	949	38 licensed under IC 16-21-2-2.
950	950	39 (c) The state department shall develop a process for the submission
951	951	40 of a report under this section.
952	952	41 (d) A report under this section shall be submitted to the state
953	953	42 department in the manner prescribed by the state department.
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955	955	1 (e) The report under this section must include the following
956	956	2 information concerning the abortion complication:
957	957	3 (1) The date the patient presented for treatment for the abortion
958	958	4 complication.
959	959	5 (2) The age of the patient.
960	960	6 (3) The race of the patient.
961	961	7 (4) The county and state of the patient's residence.
962	962	8 (5) The type of abortion obtained by the patient.
963	963	9 (6) The date of abortion obtained by the patient.
964	964	10 (7) The name of the:
965	965	11 (A) abortion clinic;
966	966	12 (B) medical facility; or
967	967	13 (A) (C) hospital; or
968	968	14 (B) ambulatory outpatient surgical center;
969	969	15 where the patient obtained the abortion.
970	970	16 (8) Whether the patient obtained abortion medication via mail
971	971	17 order or Internet web site, website, and if so, information
972	972	18 identifying the source of the medication.
973	973	19 (9) Whether the complication was previously managed by the
974	974	20 abortion provider or the abortion provider's required back-up
975	975	21 physician.
976	976	22 (10) The name of the medications taken by the patient as part of
977	977	23 the pharmaceutical abortion regimen, if any.
978	978	24 (11) A list of each diagnosed complication.
979	979	25 (12) A list of each treated complication, with a description of the
980	980	26 treatment provided.
981	981	27 (13) Whether the patient's visit to treat the complications was the
982	982	28 original visit or a follow-up visit.
983	983	29 (14) The date of each follow-up visit, if any.
984	984	30 (15) A list of each complication diagnosed at a follow-up visit, if
985	985	31 any.
986	986	32 (16) A list of each complication treated at a follow-up visit, if any.
987	987	33 (f) On a quarterly basis, Not later than June 30 of each year, the
988	988	34 state department shall compile a public report summarizing the
989	989	35 information collected under this section. The report must include
990	990	36 statistics for the previous calendar quarter, year, with updated
991	991	37 information for the most recent calendar quarter. year.
992	992	38 (g) The state department shall summarize the aggregate data from
993	993	39 the data submitted under this section and submit the data, on or before
994	994	40 June 30 of each year, to the United States Centers for Disease Control
995	995	41 and Prevention for its inclusion in the annual Vital Statistics Report.
996	996	42 (h) The state department shall ensure that no identifying information
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998	998	1 of a pregnant woman is included in the report described in subsection
999	999	2 (f).
1000	1000	3 (i) This subsection applies after August 31, 2020. Each failure to
1001	1001	4 report an abortion complication as required under this section is a Class
1002	1002	5 B misdemeanor.
1003	1003	6 (j) The state department shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to
1004	1004	7 implement this section.
1005	1005	8 SECTION 22. IC 16-34-2-5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.56-2023,
1006	1006	9 SECTION 154, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
1007	1007	10 [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 5. (a) Every health care
1008	1008	11 provider who performs a surgical abortion or provides, prescribes,
1009	1009	12 administers, or dispenses an abortion inducing drug for the purposes of
1010	1010	13 inducing an abortion shall report the performance of the abortion or the
1011	1011	14 provision, prescribing, administration, or dispensing of an abortion
1012	1012	15 inducing drug on a form drafted by the state department, the purpose
1013	1013	16 and function of which shall be the improvement of maternal health and
1014	1014	17 life through the compilation of relevant maternal life and health factors
1015	1015	18 and data, and a further purpose and function shall be to monitor all
1016	1016	19 abortions performed in Indiana to assure the abortions are done only
1017	1017	20 under the authorized provisions of the law. For each abortion
1018	1018	21 performed and abortion inducing drug provided, prescribed,
1019	1019	22 administered, or dispensed, the report shall include, among other
1020	1020	23 things, the following:
1021	1021	24 (1) The age of the patient.
1022	1022	25 (2) Whether a waiver of consent under section 4 of this chapter
1023	1023	26 was obtained.
1024	1024	27 (3) Whether a waiver of notification under section 4 of this
1025	1025	28 chapter was obtained.
1026	1026	29 (4) The date and location, including the facility name and city or
1027	1027	30 town, where the:
1028	1028	31 (A) pregnant woman:
1029	1029	32 (i) provided consent; and
1030	1030	33 (ii) received all information;
1031	1031	34 required under section 1.1 of this chapter; and
1032	1032	35 (B) abortion was performed or the abortion inducing drug was
1033	1033	36 provided, prescribed, administered, or dispensed.
1034	1034	37 (5) The health care provider's full name and address, including the
1035	1035	38 name of the physicians performing the abortion or providing,
1036	1036	39 prescribing, administering, or dispensing the abortion inducing
1037	1037	40 drug.
1038	1038	41 (6) The city and county where the pregnancy termination
1039	1039	42 occurred.
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1041	1041	1 (7) The age of the father, or the approximate age of the father if
1042	1042	2 the father's age is unknown.
1043	1043	3 (8) The patient's county and state of residence.
1044	1044	4 (9) The marital status of the patient.
1045	1045	5 (10) The educational level of the patient.
1046	1046	6 (11) The race of the patient.
1047	1047	7 (12) The ethnicity of the patient.
1048	1048	8 (13) The number of the patient's previous live births.
1049	1049	9 (14) The number of the patient's deceased children.
1050	1050	10 (15) The number of the patient's spontaneous pregnancy
1051	1051	11 terminations.
1052	1052	12 (16) The number of the patient's previous induced terminations.
1053	1053	13 (17) The date of the patient's last menses.
1054	1054	14 (18) The physician's determination of the gestation of the fetus in
1055	1055	15 weeks.
1056	1056	16 (19) The reason for the abortion.
1057	1057	17 (20) (19) Whether the patient indicated that the patient was
1058	1058	18 seeking an abortion as a result of being:
1059	1059	19 (A) abused;
1060	1060	20 (B) coerced;
1061	1061	21 (C) harassed; or
1062	1062	22 (D) trafficked.
1063	1063	23 (21) (20) The following information concerning the abortion or
1064	1064	24 the provision, prescribing, administration, or dispensing of the
1065	1065	25 abortion inducing drug:
1066	1066	26 (A) The postfertilization age of the fetus (in weeks).
1067	1067	27 (B) The manner in which the postfertilization age was
1068	1068	28 determined.
1069	1069	29 (C) The gender of the fetus, if detectable.
1070	1070	30 (D) Whether the fetus has been diagnosed with or has a
1071	1071	31 potential diagnosis of having Down syndrome or any other
1072	1072	32 disability.
1073	1073	33 (E) If after the earlier of the time the fetus obtains viability or
1074	1074	34 the time the postfertilization age of the fetus is at least twenty
1075	1075	35 (20) weeks, the medical reason for the performance of the
1076	1076	36 abortion or the provision, prescribing, administration, or
1077	1077	37 dispensing of the abortion inducing drug.
1078	1078	38 (22) (21) For a surgical abortion, the medical procedure used for
1079	1079	39 the abortion and, if the fetus was viable or had a postfertilization
1080	1080	40 age of at least twenty (20) weeks:
1081	1081	41 (A) whether the procedure, in the reasonable judgment of the
1082	1082	42 health care provider, gave the fetus the best opportunity to
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1084	1084	1 survive;
1085	1085	2 (B) the basis for the determination that the pregnant woman
1086	1086	3 had a condition described in this chapter that required the
1087	1087	4 abortion to avert the death of or serious impairment to the
1088	1088	5 pregnant woman; and
1089	1089	6 (C) the name of the second doctor present, as required under
1090	1090	7 IC 16-34-2-3(a)(3). section 3(a)(3) of this chapter.
1091	1091	8 (23) (22) For a nonsurgical abortion, the precise drugs provided,
1092	1092	9 prescribed, administered, or dispensed, and the means of delivery
1093	1093	10 of the drugs to the patient.
1094	1094	11 (24) (23) For a nonsurgical abortion, that the manufacturer's
1095	1095	12 instructions were provided to the patient and that the patient
1096	1096	13 signed the patient agreement.
1097	1097	14 (25) (24) For an abortion performed before twenty (20) weeks of
1098	1098	15 postfertilization age of the fetus, the medical indication by
1099	1099	16 diagnosis code for the fetus and the mother.
1100	1100	17 (26) (25) The mother's obstetrical history, including dates of other
1101	1101	18 abortions, if any.
1102	1102	19 (27) (26) Any preexisting medical conditions of the patient that
1103	1103	20 may complicate the abortion.
1104	1104	21 (28) (27) The results of pathological examinations if performed.
1105	1105	22 (29) (28) For a surgical abortion, whether the fetus was delivered
1106	1106	23 alive, and if so, how long the fetus lived.
1107	1107	24 (30) (29) Records of all maternal deaths occurring at the location
1108	1108	25 where the abortion was performed or the abortion inducing drug
1109	1109	26 was provided, prescribed, administered, or dispensed.
1110	1110	27 (31) (30) The date the form was transmitted to the state
1111	1111	28 department and, if applicable, separately to the department of
1112	1112	29 child services.
1113	1113	30 (b) The health care provider shall complete the form provided for in
1114	1114	31 subsection (a) and shall transmit the completed form to the state
1115	1115	32 department, in the manner specified on the form, within thirty (30) days
1116	1116	33 after the date of each abortion. However, if an abortion is for a female
1117	1117	34 who is less than sixteen (16) years of age, the health care provider shall
1118	1118	35 transmit the form to the state department and separately to the
1119	1119	36 department of child services within three (3) days after the abortion is
1120	1120	37 performed.
1121	1121	38 (c) The dates supplied on the form may not be redacted for any
1122	1122	39 reason before the form is transmitted as provided in this section.
1123	1123	40 (d) Each failure to complete or timely transmit a form, as required
1124	1124	41 under this section, for each abortion performed or abortion inducing
1125	1125	42 drug that was provided, prescribed, administered, or dispensed, is a
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1127	1127	1 Class B misdemeanor.
1128	1128	2 (e) On a quarterly basis, Not later than June 30 of each year, the
1129	1129	3 state department shall compile a public report providing the following:
1130	1130	4 (1) Statistics for the previous calendar quarter year from the
1131	1131	5 information submitted under this section.
1132	1132	6 (2) Statistics for previous calendar years compiled by the state
1133	1133	7 department under this subsection, with updated information for
1134	1134	8 the calendar quarter year that was submitted to the state
1135	1135	9 department after the compilation of the statistics.
1136	1136	10 The state department shall ensure that no identifying information of a
1137	1137	11 pregnant woman is contained in the report.
1138	1138	12 (f) The state department shall:
1139	1139	13 (1) summarize aggregate data from all data submitted under this
1140	1140	14 section; and
1141	1141	15 (2) submit the data, before July 1 of each year, to the United
1142	1142	16 States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for its inclusion
1143	1143	17 in the annual Vital Statistics Report.
1144	1144	18 SECTION 23. IC 16-34-2-7, AS AMENDED BY P.L.179-2022(ss),
1145	1145	19 SECTION 28, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
1146	1146	20 UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 7. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b)
1147	1147	21 and (c), a person who knowingly or intentionally performs an abortion
1148	1148	22 prohibited by section 1 of not expressly provided for in this chapter
1149	1149	23 commits a Level 5 felony.
1150	1150	24 (b) A physician who performs an abortion intentionally or
1151	1151	25 knowingly in violation of section 1(a)(1)(D) 1(a)(1)(C) or 4 of this
1152	1152	26 chapter commits a Class A misdemeanor.
1153	1153	27 (c) A person who knowingly or intentionally performs an abortion
1154	1154	28 in violation of section 1.1 of this chapter commits a Class A infraction.
1155	1155	29 (d) A woman upon whom a partial birth abortion is performed may
1156	1156	30 not be prosecuted for violating or conspiring to violate section 1(b) of
1157	1157	31 this chapter.
1158	1158	32 (e) A woman upon whom a dismemberment abortion is performed
1159	1159	33 may not be prosecuted for violating or conspiring to violate section 1(c)
1160	1160	34 of this chapter.
1161	1161	35 SECTION 24. IC 16-34-3-2, AS AMENDED BY P.L.179-2022(ss),
1162	1162	36 SECTION 29, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
1163	1163	37 UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 2. (a) A pregnant woman who has an abortion
1164	1164	38 under this article has the right to have the hospital or ambulatory
1165	1165	39 outpatient surgical center health care facility or abortion clinic
1166	1166	40 dispose of the aborted fetus by interment in compliance with
1167	1167	41 IC 23-14-54, or cremation through a licensee (as defined in
1168	1168	42 IC 25-15-2-19) and in compliance with IC 23-14-31. The pregnant
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1170	1170	1 woman who selects to have the hospital or ambulatory outpatient
1171	1171	2 surgical center health care facility or abortion clinic dispose of the
1172	1172	3 aborted fetus has the right to ask which method of disposal will be
1173	1173	4 used by the hospital or ambulatory outpatient surgical center. health
1174	1174	5 care facility or abortion clinic.
1175	1175	6 (b) After receiving the notification and information required by
1176	1176	7 IC 16-34-2-1.1(a)(2)(H), IC 16-34-2-1.1(a)(2)(I), and
1177	1177	8 IC 16-34-2-1.1(a)(2)(J), the pregnant woman shall inform the hospital
1178	1178	9 or ambulatory outpatient surgical center: health care facility or
1179	1179	10 abortion clinic:
1180	1180	11 (1) in writing; and
1181	1181	12 (2) on a form prescribed by the state department;
1182	1182	13 of the pregnant woman's decision for final disposition of the aborted
1183	1183	14 fetus by cremation or interment and, in an abortion induced by an
1184	1184	15 abortion inducing drug, whether the pregnant woman will return the
1185	1185	16 aborted fetus to the hospital or ambulatory outpatient surgical center
1186	1186	17 health care facility or abortion clinic for disposition by interment in
1187	1187	18 compliance with IC 23-14-54, or cremation through a licensee (as
1188	1188	19 defined in IC 25-15-2-19) and in compliance with IC 23-14-31.
1189	1189	20 (c) If the pregnant woman is a minor, the hospital or ambulatory
1190	1190	21 outpatient surgical center health care facility or abortion clinic shall
1191	1191	22 obtain parental consent in the disposition of the aborted fetus unless the
1192	1192	23 minor has received a waiver of parental consent under IC 16-34-2-4.
1193	1193	24 (d) The hospital or ambulatory outpatient surgical center health
1194	1194	25 care facility or abortion clinic shall document the pregnant woman's
1195	1195	26 decision concerning disposition of the aborted fetus in the pregnant
1196	1196	27 woman's medical record.
1197	1197	28 (e) In the case of an abortion induced by an abortion inducing drug,
1198	1198	29 the pregnant woman may return the aborted fetus to the hospital or
1199	1199	30 ambulatory outpatient surgical center health care facility or abortion
1200	1200	31 clinic for disposition by interment in compliance with IC 23-14-54, or
1201	1201	32 cremation through a licensee (as defined in IC 25-15-2-19) and in
1202	1202	33 compliance with IC 23-14-31.
1203	1203	34 SECTION 25. IC 16-34-3-3, AS AMENDED BY P.L.179-2022(ss),
1204	1204	35 SECTION 30, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
1205	1205	36 UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 3. If the pregnant woman chooses a location
1206	1206	37 for final disposition other than the location of final disposition that is
1207	1207	38 usual and customary for a hospital or ambulatory outpatient surgical
1208	1208	39 center, health care facility or an abortion clinic, the pregnant woman
1209	1209	40 is responsible for the costs related to the final disposition of the aborted
1210	1210	41 fetus at the chosen location.
1211	1211	42 SECTION 26. IC 16-34-3-4, AS AMENDED BY P.L.179-2022(ss),
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1213	1213	1 SECTION 31, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
1214	1214	2 UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 4. (a) A hospital or ambulatory outpatient
1215	1215	3 surgical center health care facility or an abortion clinic having
1216	1216	4 possession of an aborted fetus shall provide for the final disposition of
1217	1217	5 the aborted fetus. The burial transit permit requirements of IC 16-37-3
1218	1218	6 apply to the final disposition of an aborted fetus, which must be
1219	1219	7 interred or cremated. However:
1220	1220	8 (1) a person is not required to designate a name for the aborted
1221	1221	9 fetus on the burial transit permit and the space for a name may
1222	1222	10 remain blank; and
1223	1223	11 (2) any information submitted under this section that may be used
1224	1224	12 to identify the pregnant woman is confidential and must be
1225	1225	13 redacted from any public records maintained under IC 16-37-3.
1226	1226	14 Aborted fetuses may be cremated by simultaneous cremation.
1227	1227	15 (b) If the hospital or ambulatory outpatient surgical center health
1228	1228	16 care facility or abortion clinic conducts the cremation of aborted fetal
1229	1229	17 remains on site, the hospital or ambulatory outpatient surgical center
1230	1230	18 health care facility or abortion clinic must comply with all state laws
1231	1231	19 concerning the cremation of human remains as prescribed in
1232	1232	20 IC 23-14-31. The hospital or ambulatory outpatient surgical center
1233	1233	21 health care facility or abortion clinic must make the onsite cremation
1234	1234	22 equipment available to the state department for inspection at the time
1235	1235	23 the hospital or ambulatory outpatient surgical center health care
1236	1236	24 facility or abortion clinic is inspected. When the hospital or
1237	1237	25 ambulatory outpatient surgical center health care facility or abortion
1238	1238	26 clinic contracts with a licensed funeral home for the disposal of the
1239	1239	27 aborted fetal remains, the contract must be made available for review
1240	1240	28 by the state department at the time the hospital or ambulatory
1241	1241	29 outpatient surgical center health care facility or abortion clinic is
1242	1242	30 inspected.
1243	1243	31 (c) Except in extraordinary circumstances where the required
1244	1244	32 information is unavailable or unknown, a burial transit permit issued
1245	1245	33 under IC 16-37-3 that includes multiple fetal remains must be
1246	1246	34 accompanied by a log prescribed by the state department containing the
1247	1247	35 following information about each fetus included under the burial transit
1248	1248	36 permit:
1249	1249	37 (1) The date of the abortion.
1250	1250	38 (2) Whether the abortion was surgical or induced by an abortion
1251	1251	39 inducing drug.
1252	1252	40 (3) The name of the funeral director licensee who will be
1253	1253	41 retrieving the aborted fetus.
1254	1254	42 (4) In the case of an abortion induced by an abortion inducing
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1256	1256	1 drug:
1257	1257	2 (A) whether the pregnant woman will cremate or inter the
1258	1258	3 fetus, or will return the fetus to the hospital or ambulatory
1259	1259	4 outpatient surgical center health care facility or abortion
1260	1260	5 clinic for disposition; and
1261	1261	6 (B) if the pregnant woman returns the fetus to the hospital or
1262	1262	7 ambulatory outpatient surgical center, health care facility or
1263	1263	8 abortion clinic, whether the returned fetus is included in the
1264	1264	9 burial transit permit.
1265	1265	10 The hospital or ambulatory outpatient surgical center health care
1266	1266	11 facility or abortion clinic must keep a copy of the burial transit permit
1267	1267	12 and accompanying log in a permanent file.
1268	1268	13 (d) Each time the fetal remains are transported from one entity to
1269	1269	14 another for disposition, the entity receiving the fetal remains must
1270	1270	15 confirm that the number of fetal remains matches the information
1271	1271	16 contained in the burial transit permit and accompanying log. After final
1272	1272	17 disposition, a copy of the log will be sent back to the hospital or
1273	1273	18 ambulatory outpatient surgical center. health care facility or abortion
1274	1274	19 clinic. The final log will be attached to the original log described in
1275	1275	20 subsection (c) and will be made available for review by the state
1276	1276	21 department at the time of inspection.
1277	1277	22 (e) A hospital or ambulatory outpatient surgical center health care
1278	1278	23 facility or an abortion clinic is responsible for demonstrating to the
1279	1279	24 state department that the hospital or ambulatory outpatient surgical
1280	1280	25 center health care facility or abortion clinic has complied with the
1281	1281	26 protocol provided in this section.
1282	1282	27 (f) A certificate of stillbirth is not required to be issued for an
1283	1283	28 aborted fetus with a gestational age of less than twenty (20) weeks of
1284	1284	29 age.
1285	1285	30 (g) IC 23-14-31-26, IC 23-14-55-2, IC 25-15-9-18, and
1286	1286	31 IC 29-2-19-17 concerning the authorization of disposition of human
1287	1287	32 remains apply to this section.
1288	1288	33 SECTION 27. IC 16-34-4-5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.179-2022(ss),
1289	1289	34 SECTION 32, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
1290	1290	35 UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 5. (a) A person may not intentionally perform
1291	1291	36 or attempt to perform an abortion allowed under IC 16-34-2 before the
1292	1292	37 earlier of viability of the fetus or twenty (20) weeks of
1293	1293	38 postfertilization age if the person knows that the pregnant woman is
1294	1294	39 seeking a sex selective abortion.
1295	1295	40 (b) A person may not intentionally perform or attempt to perform an
1296	1296	41 abortion allowed under IC 16-34-2 after viability of the fetus or
1297	1297	42 twenty (20) weeks of postfertilization age if the person knows that
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1299	1299	1 the pregnant woman is seeking a sex selective abortion.
1300	1300	2 (c) This section is severable as specified in IC 1-1-1-8.
1301	1301	3 SECTION 28. IC 16-34-4-6, AS AMENDED BY P.L.179-2022(ss),
1302	1302	4 SECTION 33, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
1303	1303	5 UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 6. (a) A person may not intentionally perform
1304	1304	6 or attempt to perform an abortion allowed under IC 16-34-2 before the
1305	1305	7 earlier of viability of the fetus or twenty (20) weeks of
1306	1306	8 postfertilization age if the person knows that the pregnant woman is
1307	1307	9 seeking the abortion solely because the fetus has been diagnosed with
1308	1308	10 Down syndrome or has a potential diagnosis of Down syndrome.
1309	1309	11 (b) A person may not intentionally perform or attempt to perform an
1310	1310	12 abortion allowed under IC 16-34-2 after viability of the fetus or
1311	1311	13 twenty (20) weeks of postfertilization age if the person knows that
1312	1312	14 the pregnant woman is seeking the abortion solely because the fetus has
1313	1313	15 been diagnosed with Down syndrome or has a potential diagnosis of
1314	1314	16 Down syndrome.
1315	1315	17 (c) This section is severable as specified in IC 1-1-1-8.
1316	1316	18 SECTION 29. IC 16-34-4-7, AS AMENDED BY P.L.179-2022(ss),
1317	1317	19 SECTION 34, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
1318	1318	20 UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 7. (a) A person may not intentionally perform
1319	1319	21 or attempt to perform an abortion allowed under IC 16-34-2 before the
1320	1320	22 earlier of viability of the fetus or twenty (20) weeks of
1321	1321	23 postfertilization age if the person knows that the pregnant woman is
1322	1322	24 seeking the abortion solely because the fetus has been diagnosed with
1323	1323	25 any other disability or has a potential diagnosis of any other disability.
1324	1324	26 (b) A person may not intentionally perform or attempt to perform an
1325	1325	27 abortion allowed under IC 16-34-2 after viability of the fetus or
1326	1326	28 twenty (20) weeks of postfertilization age if the person knows that
1327	1327	29 the pregnant woman is seeking the abortion solely because the fetus has
1328	1328	30 been diagnosed with any other disability or has a potential diagnosis of
1329	1329	31 any other disability.
1330	1330	32 (c) This section is severable as specified in IC 1-1-1-8.
1331	1331	33 SECTION 30. IC 16-34-4-8, AS AMENDED BY P.L.179-2022(ss),
1332	1332	34 SECTION 35, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
1333	1333	35 UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 8. (a) A person may not intentionally perform
1334	1334	36 or attempt to perform an abortion allowed under IC 16-34-2 before the
1335	1335	37 earlier of viability of the fetus or twenty (20) weeks of
1336	1336	38 postfertilization age if the person knows that the pregnant woman is
1337	1337	39 seeking the abortion solely because of the race, color, national origin,
1338	1338	40 or ancestry of the fetus.
1339	1339	41 (b) A person may not intentionally perform or attempt to perform an
1340	1340	42 abortion allowed under IC 16-34-2 after viability of the fetus or
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1342	1342	1 twenty (20) weeks of postfertilization age if the person knows that
1343	1343	2 the pregnant woman is seeking the abortion solely because of the race,
1344	1344	3 color, national origin, or ancestry of the fetus.
1345	1345	4 (c) This section is severable as specified in IC 1-1-1-8.
1346	1346	5 SECTION 31. IC 16-34-5.1 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
1347	1347	6 AS A NEW CHAPTER TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
1348	1348	7 UPON PASSAGE]:
1349	1349	8 Chapter 5.1. Miscellaneous Provisions
1350	1350	9 Sec. 1. (a) The state department shall consider the results of an
1351	1351	10 abortion clinic inspection when making a determination
1352	1352	11 concerning the renewal of an abortion clinic license.
1353	1353	12 (b) The state department may not renew the license of an
1354	1354	13 abortion clinic until any noncompliance discovered during the
1355	1355	14 course of an inspection is remedied in a manner prescribed by the
1356	1356	15 state department under 410 IAC 26-2-8.
1357	1357	16 Sec. 2. (a) During the course of an abortion clinic's annual
1358	1358	17 inspection, the state department shall randomly select and review
1359	1359	18 patient files to ensure compliance with inspection form
1360	1360	19 requirements and IC 16-34-2-1.1(d). The number of files selected
1361	1361	20 and reviewed under this subsection must be consistent with
1362	1362	21 applicable administrative state department provisions concerning
1363	1363	22 patient file inspections.
1364	1364	23 (b) An abortion clinic's failure to comply with IC 16-34-2-1.1(d)
1365	1365	24 shall constitute an inspection violation for purposes of section 1(b)
1366	1366	25 of this chapter.
1367	1367	26 SECTION 32. IC 16-41-16-1, AS AMENDED BY
1368	1368	27 P.L.179-2022(ss), SECTION 37, IS AMENDED TO READ AS
1369	1369	28 FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 1. (a) This chapter
1370	1370	29 applies to persons and facilities that handle infectious waste, including
1371	1371	30 the following:
1372	1372	31 (1) Hospitals.
1373	1373	32 (2) Ambulatory surgical facilities.
1374	1374	33 (3) Medical laboratories.
1375	1375	34 (4) Diagnostic laboratories.
1376	1376	35 (5) Blood centers.
1377	1377	36 (6) Pharmaceutical companies.
1378	1378	37 (7) Academic research laboratories.
1379	1379	38 (8) Industrial research laboratories.
1380	1380	39 (9) Health facilities.
1381	1381	40 (10) Offices of health care providers.
1382	1382	41 (11) Diet or health care clinics.
1383	1383	42 (12) Offices of veterinarians.
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1385	1385	1 (13) Veterinary hospitals.
1386	1386	2 (14) Emergency medical services providers.
1387	1387	3 (15) Mortuaries.
1388	1388	4 (16) Abortion clinics.
1389	1389	5 (b) Except as provided in sections 2, 4, and 7.5 of this chapter, this
1390	1390	6 chapter does not apply to:
1391	1391	7 (1) home health agencies; or
1392	1392	8 (2) hospice services delivered in the home of a hospice patient.
1393	1393	9 SECTION 33. IC 25-1-9.8-10, AS AMENDED BY
1394	1394	10 P.L.179-2022(ss), SECTION 40, IS AMENDED TO READ AS
1395	1395	11 FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 10. (a) As used in
1396	1396	12 this chapter, "provider facility" means any of the following:
1397	1397	13 (1) A hospital licensed under IC 16-21-2.
1398	1398	14 (2) An ambulatory outpatient surgical center licensed under
1399	1399	15 IC 16-21-2.
1400	1400	16 (3) An abortion clinic licensed under IC 16-21-2.
1401	1401	17 (3) (4) A birthing center licensed under IC 16-21-2.
1402	1402	18 (4) (5) Except for an urgent care facility (as defined by
1403	1403	19 IC 27-1-46-10.5), a facility that provides diagnostic services to
1404	1404	20 the medical profession or the general public.
1405	1405	21 (5) (6) A laboratory where clinical pathology tests are carried out
1406	1406	22 on specimens to obtain information about the health of a patient.
1407	1407	23 (6) (7) A facility where radiologic and electromagnetic images are
1408	1408	24 made to obtain information about the health of a patient.
1409	1409	25 (7) (8) An infusion center that administers intravenous
1410	1410	26 medications.
1411	1411	27 (b) The term does not include the following:
1412	1412	28 (1) A private mental health institution licensed under IC 12-25.
1413	1413	29 (2) A Medicare certified, freestanding rehabilitation hospital.
1414	1414	30 SECTION 34. IC 25-22.5-8-6, AS AMENDED BY P.L.56-2023,
1415	1415	31 SECTION 234, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
1416	1416	32 [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 6. (a) As used in this section,
1417	1417	33 "abortion" has the meaning set forth in IC 16-18-2-1.
1418	1418	34 (b) Notwithstanding IC 25-1-9, the board
1419	1419	35 (1) may revoke the license of a physician if, after appropriate
1420	1420	36 notice and an opportunity for a hearing, the attorney general
1421	1421	37 proves by a preponderance of the evidence that the physician:
1422	1422	38 (1) failed to transmit the form to the Indiana department of health
1423	1423	39 as described in IC 16-34-2-5(b); and or
1424	1424	40 (2) shall revoke the license of a physician if, after appropriate
1425	1425	41 notice and an opportunity for a hearing, the attorney general
1426	1426	42 proves by a preponderance of the evidence that the physician
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1428	1428	1 performed an abortion in violation of IC 16-34-2-7(a) through
1429	1429	2 IC 16-34-2-7(c) with the intent to avoid the requirements of
1430	1430	3 IC 16-34-2-1. IC 16-34-2.
1431	1431	4 SECTION 35. IC 25-36.1-2-1, AS AMENDED BY
1432	1432	5 P.L.179-2022(ss), SECTION 42, IS AMENDED TO READ AS
1433	1433	6 FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 1. As used in this
1434	1434	7 chapter, "health care facility" means the following:
1435	1435	8 (1) A hospital that is licensed under IC 16-21-2.
1436	1436	9 (2) An ambulatory outpatient surgical center licensed under
1437	1437	10 IC 16-21-2.
1438	1438	11 (3) A birthing center licensed under IC 16-21-2.
1439	1439	12 (4) An abortion clinic licensed under IC 16-21-2.
1440	1440	13 SECTION 36. IC 27-1-46-10, AS AMENDED BY
1441	1441	14 P.L.179-2022(ss), SECTION 43, IS AMENDED TO READ AS
1442	1442	15 FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 10. (a) As used in
1443	1443	16 this chapter, "provider facility" means any of the following:
1444	1444	17 (1) A hospital licensed under IC 16-21-2.
1445	1445	18 (2) An ambulatory outpatient surgical center licensed under
1446	1446	19 IC 16-21-2.
1447	1447	20 (3) An abortion clinic licensed under IC 16-21-2.
1448	1448	21 (3) (4) A birthing center licensed under IC 16-21-2.
1449	1449	22 (4) (5) Except for an urgent care facility, a facility that provides
1450	1450	23 diagnostic services to the medical profession or the general
1451	1451	24 public, including outpatient facilities.
1452	1452	25 (5) (6) A laboratory where clinical pathology tests are carried out
1453	1453	26 on specimens to obtain information about the health of a patient.
1454	1454	27 (6) (7) A facility where radiologic and electromagnetic images are
1455	1455	28 made to obtain information about the health of a patient.
1456	1456	29 (7) (8) An infusion center that administers intravenous
1457	1457	30 medications.
1458	1458	31 (b) The term does not include the following:
1459	1459	32 (1) A private mental health institution licensed under IC 12-25.
1460	1460	33 (2) A Medicare certified, freestanding rehabilitation hospital.
1461	1461	34 SECTION 37. IC 27-2-25-11, AS AMENDED BY
1462	1462	35 P.L.179-2022(ss), SECTION 44, IS AMENDED TO READ AS
1463	1463	36 FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 11. As used in this
1464	1464	37 chapter, "provider facility" means any of the following:
1465	1465	38 (1) A hospital licensed under IC 16-21-2.
1466	1466	39 (2) An ambulatory outpatient surgical center licensed under
1467	1467	40 IC 16-21-2.
1468	1468	41 (3) An abortion clinic licensed under IC 16-21-2.
1469	1469	42 (3) (4) A birthing center licensed under IC 16-21-2.
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1471	1471	1 (4) (5) Except for an urgent care facility (as defined by
1472	1472	2 IC 27-1-46-10.5), a facility that provides diagnostic services to
1473	1473	3 the medical profession or the general public.
1474	1474	4 (5) (6) A laboratory where clinical pathology tests are carried out
1475	1475	5 on specimens to obtain information about the health of a patient.
1476	1476	6 (6) (7) A facility where radiologic and electromagnetic images are
1477	1477	7 made to obtain information about the health of a patient.
1478	1478	8 (7) (8) An infusion center that administers intravenous
1479	1479	9 medications.
1480	1480	10 SECTION 38. IC 27-8-33-1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.179-2022(ss),
1481	1481	11 SECTION 45, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
1482	1482	12 UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "abortion" has the
1483	1483	13 meaning set forth in IC 16-18-2-1. means the termination of human
1484	1484	14 pregnancy with an intention other than to produce a live birth or
1485	1485	15 to remove a dead fetus.
1486	1486	16 SECTION 39. IC 27-8-33-4, AS AMENDED BY P.L.179-2022(ss),
1487	1487	17 SECTION 46, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
1488	1488	18 UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 4. A qualified health plan offered under
1489	1489	19 Subtitle D of Title 1 of the federal Patient Protection and Affordable
1490	1490	20 Care Act may not provide coverage for abortion, except when an
1491	1491	21 abortion is permitted under IC 16-34-2-1. in the following cases:
1492	1492	22 (1) The pregnant woman became pregnant through an act of
1493	1493	23 rape or incest (as defined in IC 16-18-2-306.7).
1494	1494	24 (2) An abortion is necessary to avert the pregnant woman's
1495	1495	25 death or a substantial and irreversible impairment of a major
1496	1496	26 bodily function of the pregnant woman.
1497	1497	27 SECTION 40. IC 27-13-7-7.5, AS AMENDED BY
1498	1498	28 P.L.179-2022(ss), SECTION 47, IS AMENDED TO READ AS
1499	1499	29 FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 7.5. (a) A health
1500	1500	30 maintenance organization that provides coverage for basic health care
1501	1501	31 services and that is entered into, delivered, amended, or renewed after
1502	1502	32 December 31, 2014, under a group contract or an individual contract
1503	1503	33 may not provide coverage for abortion unless the abortion is permitted
1504	1504	34 under IC 16-34-2-1. except in the following cases:
1505	1505	35 (1) The pregnant woman became pregnant through an act of
1506	1506	36 rape or incest (as defined in IC 16-18-2-306.7).
1507	1507	37 (2) An abortion is necessary to avert the pregnant woman's
1508	1508	38 death or a substantial and irreversible impairment of a major
1509	1509	39 bodily function of the pregnant woman.
1510	1510	40 (b) A health maintenance organization that enters into a group
1511	1511	41 contract or an individual contract described in subsection (a) may offer
1512	1512	42 coverage for an abortion permitted under IC 16-34-2-1 through a rider
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1514	1514	1 or an endorsement.
1515	1515	2 SECTION 41. IC 35-41-3-12 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE UPON
1516	1516	3 PASSAGE]. Sec. 12. (a) It is a defense to any crime involving the death
1517	1517	4 of or injury to a fetus that the defendant was a pregnant woman who
1518	1518	5 committed the unlawful act with the intent to terminate her pregnancy.
1519	1519	6 (b) Except as provided in subsection (c), it is a defense to any crime
1520	1520	7 involving the death of or injury to a fetus that the mother of the fetus
1521	1521	8 requested that the defendant terminate her pregnancy, and that the
1522	1522	9 death or injury to the fetus was the result of the defendant's termination
1523	1523	10 or attempted termination of her pregnancy.
1524	1524	11 (c) Subsection (b) is not a defense to:
1525	1525	12 (1) performing an unlawful abortion under IC 16-34-2-7; or
1526	1526	13 (2) feticide (IC 35-42-1-6).
1527	1527	14 SECTION 42. IC 35-42-1-6, AS AMENDED BY P.L.179-2022(ss),
1528	1528	15 SECTION 49, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
1529	1529	16 UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 6. (a) This section does not apply to:
1530	1530	17 (1) the pregnant mother whose pregnancy is terminated;
1531	1531	18 (2) a person who in good faith provides medical treatment to a
1532	1532	19 pregnant woman that results in the accidental or unintentional
1533	1533	20 termination of the pregnancy; or
1534	1534	21 (3) a physician licensed under IC 25-22.5 who, upon the request
1535	1535	22 of a pregnant woman, performs a medical procedure to terminate
1536	1536	23 her pregnancy, even if the procedure is not authorized under
1537	1537	24 IC 16-34-2-1.
1538	1538	25 (b) Except as provided in section 6.5 of this chapter, a person
1539	1539	26 who knowingly or intentionally terminates a human pregnancy with an
1540	1540	27 intention other than to produce a live birth or to remove a dead fetus
1541	1541	28 commits feticide, a Level 3 felony.
1542	1542	29 SECTION 43. IC 35-42-1-6.5, AS AMENDED BY
1543	1543	30 P.L.179-2022(ss), SECTION 50, IS AMENDED TO READ AS
1544	1544	31 FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 6.5. (a) The
1545	1545	32 following sections of this chapter do not apply to an abortion performed
1546	1546	33 in compliance with IC 16-34-2: IC 16-34 or IC 35-1-58.5 (before its
1547	1547	34 repeal):
1548	1548	35 (1) Section 1 (murder).
1549	1549	36 (2) Section 3 (voluntary manslaughter).
1550	1550	37 (3) Section 4 (involuntary manslaughter).
1551	1551	38 (4) Section 6 (feticide).
1552	1552	39 (b) The following sections of this chapter do not apply to a pregnant
1553	1553	40 woman who terminates her own pregnancy or kills a fetus that she is
1554	1554	41 carrying:
1555	1555	42 (1) Section 1 (murder).
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1557	1557	1 (2) Section 3 (voluntary manslaughter).
1558	1558	2 (3) Section 4 (involuntary manslaughter).
1559	1559	3 (4) Section 6 (feticide).
1560	1560	4 SECTION 44. [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE] (a) 410 IAC 26
1561	1561	5 (before being voided by P.L.179-2022(ss), SECTION 51) is
1562	1562	6 reinstated as if the rule were never voided. The publisher of the
1563	1563	7 Indiana Administrative Code and Indiana Register shall republish
1564	1564	8 this article in the Indiana Administrative Code.
1565	1565	9 (b) 410 IAC 26.5 (before being voided by P.L.179-2022(ss),
1566	1566	10 SECTION 52) is reinstated as if the rule were never voided. The
1567	1567	11 publisher of the Indiana Administrative Code and Indiana Register
1568	1568	12 shall republish this article in the Indiana Administrative Code.
1569	1569	13 (c) This SECTION expires December 31, 2026.
1570	1570	14 SECTION 45. An emergency is declared for this act.
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