Indiana § 16-41-14-13 - Informed consent
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§ 16-41-14-13. Informed consent
Sec. 13. A practitioner shall provide information to a semen donor to enable the semen donor to give informed consent to the procedures required by this chapter. The information required by this section must be in the following form:
NOTICE
(1) This facility performs a screening test for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) on every donor's blood.
(2) This facility reports to the Indiana Department of Health the name and address of a semen donor or recipient when a confirmatory test of the semen donor's blood or the recipient's blood confirms the presence of antibodies to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
(3) A person who, for the purpose of artificial insemination, recklessly, knowingly, or intentionally donates, sells, or transfers semen that contains antibodies for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) commits a criminal offense as described in IC 35-45-21-1.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-8-7.5-14.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24. Amended by P.L.158-2013, SEC.244; P.L.133-2020, SEC.2; P.L.56-2023, SEC.160.
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Section 16-41-14-13 ("Informed consent") 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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