Authority: IC 16-19-3-4

Affected: IC 16-41-6

Sec. 5. The prenatal care provider primarily responsible for providing prenatal care to a pregnant patient shall obtain a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) test from the pregnant patient unless:

1. (1) a positive HIV test result is already documented in the pregnant patient's medical record; or

2. (2) the pregnant patient:

   1. (A) has acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) as diagnosed by a physician; or
   2. (B) refuses in writing an HIV test.

(Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 1-6-5; filed Feb 9, 1999, 5:13 p.m.: 22 IR 1971; readopted filed Jul 15, 2005, 8:00 a.m.: 28 IR 3661; readopted filed Jul 14, 2011, 11:42 a.m.: 20110810-IR-410110253RFA; filed May 4, 2012, 10:17 a.m.: 20120530-IR-410110458FRA; readopted filed Sep 13, 2017, 4:08 p.m.: 20171011-IR-410170339RFA; readopted filed Nov 28, 2023, 11:25 a.m.: 20231227-IR-410230648RFA)