Indiana House Bill 1287

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)
Status: Introduced on January 9 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-01-16 - Representative Prescott added as coauthor
Pending: House Public Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Protection of born alive infants. Provides that when a woman who is in premature labor presents to a hospital, the hospital must inform the woman of the hospital's capabilities of treating the born alive infant and managing a high risk pregnancy and, if the hospital's capabilities interfere with the woman's care, the hospital must provide this information before the woman is admitted to the hospital. Provides that if a born alive infant is transported to a hospital with an appropriate perinatal level of care, the woman must be offered an opportunity to be transported to the same hospital. Provides that if the local prosecuting attorney has probable cause to believe that a health care provider may have knowingly or intentionally: (1) violated the requirements concerning the treatment and care of a born alive infant or mother or the professional standards of practice, through the health care provider's actions or inactions; and (2) caused harm or death to the born alive infant or mother; the prosecuting attorney shall investigate the health care provider for appropriate criminal prosecution.

Protection of born alive infants.

Rep. Lorissa Sweet [R]

Rep. Becky Cash [R]

Rep. Craig Haggard [R]

Rep. John Prescott [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-01-16	House	Representative Prescott added as coauthor
2024-01-09	House	First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health
2024-01-09	House	Authored by Representative Sweet
2024-01-09	House	Coauthored by Representatives Cash and Haggard

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2024/bills/house/1287/details
Text	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/house/bills/HB1287/HB1287.01.INTR.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/house/bills/HB1287/fiscal-notes/HB1287.01.INTR.FN001.pdf