Indiana § 16-41-15-10 - Syphilis testing during pregnancy; duty of physician
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§ 16-41-15-10. Syphilis testing during pregnancy; duty of physician
Sec. 10. A physician who diagnoses a pregnancy of a woman shall take or cause to be taken a sample of blood:
(1) at the time of diagnosis of pregnancy; and
(2) during the third trimester of pregnancy, if the woman belongs to a high risk population for which the Centers for Disease Control “Sexually Transmitted Diseases Treatment Guidelines" recommend a third trimester syphilis testing;
and shall submit each sample to an approved laboratory for a standard serological test for syphilis.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-11-12.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24. Amended by P.L.255-1996, SEC.16.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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