Sec. 3. (a) The state department shall establish a statewide maternal mortality review committee to: (1) review cases of maternal morbidity and maternal mortality; (2) determine factors contributing to maternal morbidity and maternal mortality; (3) identify public health and clinical interventions to improve systems of care and enhance coordination; and (4) develop strategies for the prevention of maternal morbidity and maternal mortality; in Indiana. (b) The statewide maternal mortality review committee: (1) shall review cases involving the death of a woman occurring during pregnancy, irrespective of the duration and site of the pregnancy, through one (1) year after the pregnancy; (2) shall study how changes in the state's abortion laws affect maternal mortality in Indiana; and (3) may review cases of maternal morbidity; to carry out the duties set forth in this chapter.
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