HB1295

Indiana HB1295 mandates hospitals to inform women in premature labor about their capabilities and provide options if they cannot manage high-risk.

Indiana HB1295 requires hospitals to inform women in premature labor about their capabilities in treating born alive infants and managing high-risk pregnancies. If a hospital cannot provide the necessary care, it must offer the woman options for alternative care. The bill also mandates hospitals to provide medical screening examinations and stabilizing treatment to born alive infants and women in premature labor. If a born alive infant is transported to a hospital with the appropriate level of care, the mother must be offered an opportunity to be transported to the same hospital.