Indiana § 16-38-4-1 - "Birth problems"
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 16-38-4-1 — "Birth problems", with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 16-38-4-1. "Birth problems"
Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "birth problems" means one (1) or more of the following conditions:
(1) A structural deformation.
(2) A developmental malformation.
(3) A genetic, inherited, or biochemical disease.
(4) A condition of a chronic nature, including central nervous system hemorrhage or infection of the central nervous system, that may result in a need for long term health care.
(5) An autism spectrum disorder that is recognized in an individual at any age.
(6) A fetal alcohol spectrum disorder that is recognized before a child becomes five (5) years of age.
(7) Any other severe disability that is:
(A) designated in a rule adopted by the state department; and
(B) recognized in a child after birth and before the child becomes three (3) years of age.
(8) Complications resulting from a home delivery. As used in this subdivision, "home" includes the delivery of a viable fetus at a home or other non-health care facility.
As added by P.L.180-1993, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.93-2001, SEC.3; P.L.17-2004, SEC.5; P.L.188-2013, SEC.19; P.L.232-2013, SEC.6; P.L.141-2014, SEC.19.
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Section 16-38-4-1 (""Birth problems"") is part of the Indiana Code, the codified statutory law of Indiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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