1. (a) A hospital or birthing center licensed under this article that offers birthing services may operate as a perinatal center if the hospital or birthing center complies with the perinatal certification requirements of the following:

   1. (1) The American Academy of Pediatrics.
   2. (2) The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.

2. (b) A perinatal center may perform peer review (as described in IC 34-30-15 ) for:

   1. (1) the perinatal center;
   2. (2) other hospitals; or

   3. (3) other birthing centers;

      that offer birthing services. This subsection does not prevent a perinatal center from performing its own peer review.

3. (c) Peer review performed by a perinatal center under this chapter must comply with IC 34-30-15 .

As added by P.L.16-2018, SEC.2.