Indiana § 16-21-11-6 - Disposition by cremation or interment; costs; permits; confidential information

§ 16-21-11-6. Disposition by cremation or interment; costs; permits; confidential information

Sec. 6. (a) If the parent or parents choose a location of final disposition other than the location of final disposition that is usual and customary for the health care facility, the parent or parents are responsible for the costs related to the final disposition of the fetus at the chosen location.

(b) A health care facility having possession of a miscarried fetus shall provide for the final disposition of the miscarried fetus. The burial transit permit requirements under IC 16-37-3 apply to the final disposition of the miscarried fetus, which must be cremated or interred. However:

(1) a person is not required to designate a name for the miscarried fetus on the burial transit permit and the space for a name may remain blank; and

(2) any information submitted under this section that may be used to identify the parent or parents is confidential and must be redacted from any public records maintained under IC 16-37-3.

Miscarried fetuses may be cremated by simultaneous cremation.

(c) The local health officer shall provide the person in charge of interment with a permit for the disposition of the body. A certificate of stillbirth is not required to be issued for a final disposition of a miscarried fetus having a gestational age of less than twenty (20) weeks.

(d) IC 23-14-31-26, IC 23-14-55-2, IC 25-15-9-18, and IC 29-2-19-17 concerning the authorization of disposition of human remains apply to this section.

As added by P.L.127-2014, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.213-2016, SEC.11.

IC 16-21-11.2Chapter 11.2. RepealedRepealed by P.L.111-2018, SEC.11.

IC 16-21-12Chapter 12. The Caregiver Advise, Record, and Enable (CARE) Act

16-21-12-1"After care" 16-21-12-2"At home care plan" 16-21-12-3"Discharge" 16-21-12-4"Health care representative" 16-21-12-5"Lay caregiver" 16-21-12-6"Residence" 16-21-12-7Opportunity to designate lay caregiver; documentation; hospital responsibilities upon designation 16-21-12-8Provision of preferred means to contact lay caregiver; use by hospital; notification to lay caregiver if patient unable 16-21-12-9Hospital attempt to consult with lay caregiver; at home care plan 16-21-12-10Opportunity for lay caregiver to ask questions; live or recorded demonstration of after care needs 16-21-12-11No interference or delay of medical care if unable to contact lay caregiver 16-21-12-12No requirement to designate lay caregiver 16-21-12-13No obligation for lay caregiver to perform after care 16-21-12-14No interference with, delay, or affect on patient care 16-21-12-15No interference with health care representative rights; no private right of action against hospital 16-21-12-16No new reimbursement requirements under chapter