HB 1295

Indiana House bill in Session 2026.

Status: in_committee. Latest action: January 6, 2026.

Hospital disclosures and requirements.

Bill ID IN-2026-HB-1295
Session 2026
Status in_committee
Committee Public Health
House in_committee 2026-01-06
Summary

Requires a hospital to: (1) inform a woman in premature labor of the hospital's capabilities of treating the born alive infant and managing a high risk pregnancy; and (2) if the hospital's capabilities interfere with the woman's care, 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. Requires a local prosecuting attorney to investigate and seek criminal prosecution if the 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.

Sponsor
Lorissa Sweet
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Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
2026-01-06 Introduced Bill introduced
2026-01-06 Status in_committee
2026-01-06 Latest Action First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health
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