Bill Text: IN SB0290 | 2011 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Prohibition of abortion.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 5-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-01-13 - Senators Banks, Schneider and Smith added as coauthors [SB0290 Detail]
Download: Indiana-2011-SB0290-Introduced.html
Citations Affected: IC 16-18-2; IC 16-21; IC 16-31-6.5-2; IC 16-34;
IC 16-34.2; IC 16-40-5-2; IC 25-36.1-2-1; IC 31-39; IC 34-23-2-1.
Synopsis: Prohibition of abortion. Prohibits abortion in Indiana unless
a physician determines, based on sound medical practice, that the
abortion is necessary to save the life of a pregnant woman. Creates a
Class C felony for a person who knowingly, intentionally, or recklessly
performs an abortion. Removes references to abortion clinics. Repeals
current statutes governing the performance of abortions.
Effective: July 1, 2011.
January 6, 2011, read first time and referred to Committee on Health and Provider
Services.
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A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
health.
(b) "Hospital", for purposes of IC 16-21, means an institution, a place, a building, or an agency that holds out to the general public that it is operated for hospital purposes and that it provides care, accommodations, facilities, and equipment, in connection with the services of a physician, to individuals who may need medical or surgical services. The term does not include the following:
(1) Freestanding health facilities.
(2) Hospitals or institutions specifically intended to diagnose, care, and treat the following:
(A) Individuals with a mental illness (as defined in IC 12-7-2-117.6).
(B) Individuals with developmental disabilities (as defined in
IC 12-7-2-61).
(3) Offices of physicians where patients are not regularly kept as
bed patients.
(4) Convalescent homes, boarding homes, or homes for the aged.
(c) "Hospital", for purposes of IC 16-22-8, has the meaning set forth
in IC 16-22-8-5.
(d) "Hospital", for purposes of IC 16-23.5, has the meaning set forth
in IC 16-23.5-1-9.
(e) "Hospital" or "tuberculosis hospital", for purposes of IC 16-24,
means an institution or a facility for the treatment of individuals with
tuberculosis.
(f) "Hospital", for purposes of IC 16-34, means a hospital (as
defined in subsection (b)) that:
(1) is required to be licensed under IC 16-21-2; or
(2) is operated by an agency of the United States.
(g) (f) "Hospital", for purposes of IC 16-41-12, has the meaning set
forth in IC 16-41-12-6.
(1) Rules pertaining to the operation and management of hospitals, ambulatory outpatient surgical centers,
(2) Rules establishing standards for equipment, facilities, and staffing required for efficient and quality care of patients.
(b) The state department may request the council to propose a new rule or an amendment to an existing rule necessary to protect the health, safety, rights, and welfare of patients. If the council does not propose a rule within ninety (90) days of the department's request, the department may propose its own rule.
(c) The state department shall consider the rules proposed by the
council and may adopt, modify, remand, or reject specific rules or parts
of rules proposed by the council.
(b) This chapter does not apply to a hospital operated by the federal government.
(c) This chapter does not affect a statute pertaining to the placement and adoption of children.
(1) hospitals;
(2) ambulatory outpatient surgical centers; and
(3) birthing centers.
(1) Establish minimum license qualifications.
(2) Establish the following requirements:
(A) Sanitation standards.
(B) Staff qualifications.
(C) Necessary emergency equipment.
(D) Procedures to provide emergency care.
(E) Quality assurance standards.
(F) Infection control.
(3) Prescribe the operating policies, supervision, and maintenance of medical records.
(4) Establish procedures for the issuance, renewal, denial, and revocation of licenses under this chapter. The rules adopted under this subsection must address the following:
(A) The form and content of the license.
(B) The collection of an annual license fee.
(5) Prescribe the procedures and standards for inspections.
(b) A person who knowingly or intentionally:
(1) operates a birthing center
(2) advertises the operation of a birthing center
commits a Class A misdemeanor.
(1) person;
(2) state, county, or local governmental unit; or
(3) division, a department, a board, or an agency of a state, county, or local governmental unit;
must obtain a license from the state health commissioner under IC 4-21.5-3-5 before establishing, conducting, operating, or maintaining a hospital, an ambulatory outpatient surgical center,
(1) the applicant is of reputable and responsible character;
(2) the applicant is able to comply with the minimum standards for a hospital, an ambulatory outpatient surgical center,
(3) the applicant has complied with section 15.4 of this chapter.
(b) The application must contain the following additional information:
(1) The name of the applicant.
(2) The type of institution to be operated.
(3) The location of the institution.
(4) The name of the person to be in charge of the institution.
(5) If the applicant is a hospital, the range and types of services to be provided under the general hospital license, including any service that would otherwise require licensure by the state department under the authority of IC 16-19.
(6) Other information the state department requires.
(1) expires one (1) year after the date of issuance;
(2) is not assignable or transferable;
(3) is issued only for the premises named in the application;
(4) must be posted in a conspicuous place in the facility; and
(5) may be renewed each year upon the payment of a renewal fee at the rate adopted by the council under IC 4-22-2.
(1) conspicuously states that the notice is not a bill;
(2) does not include a tear-off portion; and
(3) is not accompanied by a return mailing envelope.
(1) A licensed physician.
(2) A hospital, an ambulatory outpatient surgical center,
(3) A person providing health care in a hospital, an ambulatory outpatient surgical center,
(4) A person or entity certified under IC 16-31-3.
ARTICLE 34.2. PROHIBITION ON ABORTION
Chapter 1. Prohibition on Abortion
Sec. 1. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), an abortion may not be performed in Indiana.
(b) A physician licensed under IC 25-22.5 may perform an abortion only after the physician has determined, based on sound medical practice, that there is a medical emergency and the abortion is necessary to save the life of a pregnant woman.
Sec. 2. A person who knowingly, intentionally, or recklessly performs an abortion in violation of this chapter commits illegal performance of an abortion, a Class C felony.
IC 16-21-2.
(3) (2) A birthing center licensed under IC 16-21-2.
(4) (3) A hospital licensed under IC 16-21-2.
(5) (4) An office-based setting under IC 25-22.5-2-7(10)
including a facility, clinic, center, office or other setting where
procedures are performed that require moderate sedation, deep
sedation, general anesthesia, or regional anesthesia.
(1) A hospital that is licensed under IC 16-21-2.
(2) An ambulatory outpatient surgical center licensed under IC 16-21-2.
(3) A birthing center licensed under IC 16-21-2.
(1) Records involving an adult charged with a crime or criminal contempt of court.
(2) Records involving a pregnant minor or her physician seeking a waiver of the requirement under IC 35-1-58.5-2.5 (before its repeal) or IC 16-34-2-4 (before its repeal) that a physician who performs an abortion on an unemancipated minor first obtain the written consent of the minor's parent or guardian.
(b) The legal records subject to this chapter include the following:
(1) Chronological case summaries.
(2) Index entries.
(3) Summonses.
(4) Warrants.
(5) Petitions.
(6) Orders.
(7) Motions.
(8) Decrees.
(1) Records involving an adult charged with a crime or criminal contempt of court.
(2) Records involving a pregnant minor or her physician seeking a waiver of the requirement under IC 35-1-58.5-2.5 (before its
repeal) or IC 16-34-2-4 (before its repeal) that a physician who
performs an abortion on an unemancipated minor first obtain the
written consent of the minor's parent or guardian.
(b) The legal records subject to this chapter include the following:
(1) Chronological case summaries.
(2) Index summaries.
(3) Summonses.
(4) Warrants.
(5) Petitions.
(6) Orders.
(7) Motions.
(8) Decrees.
(1) IC 16-34 (before its repeal);
(2) IC 16-34.2; or
(b) As used in this section, "child" means an unmarried individual without dependents who is:
(1) less than twenty (20) years of age; or
(2) less than twenty-three (23) years of age and is enrolled in a postsecondary educational institution or a career and technical education school or program that is not a postsecondary educational program.
The term includes a fetus that has attained viability (as defined in IC 16-18-2-365).
(c) An action may be maintained under this section against the person whose wrongful act or omission caused the injury or death of a child. The action may be maintained by:
(1) the father and mother jointly, or either of them by naming the other parent as a codefendant to answer as to his or her interest;
(2) in case of divorce or dissolution of marriage, the person to whom custody of the child was awarded; and
(3) a guardian, for the injury or death of a protected person.
(d) In case of death of the person to whom custody of a child was awarded, a personal representative shall be appointed to maintain the action for the injury or death of the child.
(e) In an action brought by a guardian for an injury to a protected person, the damages inure to the benefit of the protected person.
(f) In an action to recover for the death of a child, the plaintiff may
recover damages:
(1) for the loss of the child's services;
(2) for the loss of the child's love and companionship; and
(3) to pay the expenses of:
(A) health care and hospitalization necessitated by the
wrongful act or omission that caused the child's death;
(B) the child's funeral and burial;
(C) the reasonable expense of psychiatric and psychological
counseling incurred by a surviving parent or minor sibling of
the child that is required because of the death of the child;
(D) uninsured debts of the child, including debts for which a
parent is obligated on behalf of the child; and
(E) the administration of the child's estate, including
reasonable attorney's fees.
(g) Damages may be awarded under this section only with respect
to the period of time from the death of the child until:
(1) the date that the child would have reached:
(A) twenty (20) years of age; or
(B) twenty-three (23) years of age, if the child was enrolled in
a postsecondary educational institution or in a career and
technical education school or program that is not a
postsecondary educational program; or
(2) the date of the child's last surviving parent's death;
whichever first occurs.
(h) Damages may be awarded under subsection (f)(2) only with
respect to the period of time from the death of the child until the date
of the child's last surviving parent's death.
(i) Damages awarded under subsection (f)(1), (f)(2), (f)(3)(C), and
(f)(3)(D) inure to the benefit of:
(1) the father and mother jointly if both parents had custody of the
child;
(2) the custodial parent, or custodial grandparent, and the
noncustodial parent of the deceased child as apportioned by the
court according to their respective losses; or
(3) a custodial grandparent of the child if the child was not
survived by a parent entitled to benefit under this section.
However, a parent or grandparent who abandoned a deceased child
while the child was alive is not entitled to any recovery under this
chapter.
(j) This section does not affect or supersede any other right, remedy,
or defense provided by any other law.
FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2011]: Sec. 0.5. Sections 1, 3, and
4 of this chapter do not apply to an abortion performed in compliance
with:
(1) IC 16-34 (before its repeal); or
(2) IC 16-34.2; or
(2) (3) IC 35-1-58.5 (before its repeal).
(1) IC 16-34 (before its repeal);
(2) IC 16-34.2; or
SECTION 20. THE FOLLOWING ARE REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2011]: IC 16-18-2-1.5; IC 16-18-2-69; IC 16-18-2-267; IC 16-18-2-293.5; IC 16-18-2-355; IC 16-18-2-365; IC 16-34.
