Authority: IC 16-21-13-5

Affected: IC 16-21-13

Sec. 5. Delivering facilities serving as perinatal centers shall provide the following support to affiliate hospitals at all times:

1. (1) Maternal-fetal medicine (MFM) specialist consultation by phone or telemedicine.
2. (2) Maternal-fetal transport including a reliable and comprehensive communication system to initiate transport.
3. (3) Communication with the discharging obstetrician-gynecologist (OB-GYN) or MFM specialist, and the referring OB-GYN or family medicine physician regarding the outcome of pregnancy, recommendations for postdelivery care or continued interpregnancy care, and management of the next pregnancy including, when appropriate, birth spacing.
4. (4) Neonatal consultation by phone or telemedicine.
5. (5) Neonatal transport, including a reliable and comprehensive communication system to initiate transport.
6. (6) Developmental follow-up program for high-risk newborns.

(Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 39-8-5; filed Aug 14, 2019, 3:32 p.m.: 20190911-IR-410180416FRA; readopted filed Nov 14, 2025, 11:18 a.m.: 20251210-IR-410240588RFA)