1. (a) An abortion clinic or health care facility having possession of an aborted fetus shall provide for the final disposition of the aborted fetus. The burial transit permit requirements of IC 16-37-3 apply to the final disposition of an aborted fetus, which must be interred or cremated. However:

   1. (1) a person is not required to designate a name for the aborted fetus on the burial transit permit and the space for a name may remain blank; and

   2. (2) any information submitted under this section that may be used to identify the pregnant woman is confidential and must be redacted from any public records maintained under IC 16-37-3 .

      Aborted fetuses may be cremated by simultaneous cremation.

2. (b) The local health officer shall issue a permit for the disposition of the aborted fetus to the person in charge of interment for the interment of the aborted fetus. A certificate of stillbirth is not required to be issued for an aborted fetus with a gestational age of less than twenty (20) weeks of age.
3. (c) IC 23-14-31-26 , IC 23-14-55-2 , IC 25-15-9-18 , and IC 29-2-19-17 concerning the authorization of disposition of human remains apply to this section.

As added by P.L.113-2015, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.213-2016, SEC.21.