Indiana § 16-35-11-3 - Required screening for substance use disorder
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 16-35-11-3 — Required screening for substance use disorder, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 16-35-11-3. Required screening for substance use disorder
Sec. 3. Each health care provider shall use a validated and evidence based verbal screening tool to assess a substance use disorder in pregnancy for all pregnant women who are seen by the health care provider:
(1) as early as possible at the onset of prenatal care; and
(2) throughout the pregnancy, including during the first, second, and third trimester.
As added by P.L.292-2019, SEC.2.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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