Provider Duty to Provide Perinatal Hospice Brochure, Perinatal Hospice Provider List, and Certification Form

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Sec. 6. (a) The state department shall develop a form on which a pregnant woman certifies, at the time of receiving a diagnosis that the pregnant woman's unborn child has a lethal fetal anomaly, that the pregnant woman has received the following:

(1) A copy of the perinatal hospice brochure developed under this chapter.

(2) A list of the perinatal hospice providers and programs developed under section 5 of this chapter.

(b) The provider diagnosing the pregnant woman's unborn child with the lethal fetal anomaly shall, at the time of diagnosis:

(1) provide the pregnant woman with a written copy of:

(A) the perinatal brochure developed under this chapter; and

(B) the certification form developed by the state department under subsection (a); and

(2) have the pregnant woman complete the certification form.

As added by P.L.213-2016, SEC.12.


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