(a) The state department shall establish a statewide maternal mortality review committee to:(1) review cases of maternal morbidity and maternal mortality;(2) determine factors contributing to maternal morbidity and maternal mortality;(3) identify public health and clinical interventions to improve systems of care and enhance coordination; and(4) develop strategies for the prevention of maternal morbidity and maternal mortality;in Indiana.(b) The statewide maternal mortality review committee:(1) shall review cases involving the death of a woman occurring during pregnancy, irrespective of the duration and site of the pregnancy, through one (1) year after the pregnancy;(2) shall study how changes in the state's abortion laws affect maternal mortality in Indiana; and(3) may review cases of maternal morbidity;to carry out the duties set forth in this chapter.As added by P.L.48-2018, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.65-2021, SEC.2; P.L.179-2022(ss), SEC.38.
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