Ind. Code § 16-41-13-1
Notice requirement
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Current — January 1, 2023
As of January 1, 2018
Sec. 1. (a) The attending physician or health care provider shall prepare and attach to the body of a deceased individual a conspicuous notice with the statement: "Observe Body Fluid Precautions" whenever the physician or provider knows that at least one (1) of the following disease processes was present in the deceased at the time of death:
Sec. 1. (a) The attending physician or health care provider shall prepare and attach to the body of a deceased individual a conspicuous notice with the statement: "Observe Body Fluid Precautions" whenever the physician or provider knows that at least one (1) of the following disease processes was present in the deceased at the time of death:
(1) Hepatitis (Types B, non A, non B).
(1) Hepatitis (Types B and C).
(2) Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection (acquired immune deficiency syndrome and AIDS related complex).
(2) Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection.
(3) Tuberculosis.
(3) Tuberculosis.
(4) Herpes.
(4) Herpes.
(5) Gonorrhea.
(5) Gonorrhea.
(6) Syphilis (primary and secondary).
(6) Syphilis (primary and secondary).
(7) Burkett's lymphoma.
(7) Burkett's lymphoma.
(8) Kaposi's sarcoma.
(8) Kaposi's sarcoma.
(9) Arthropod-borne viral diseases.
(9) Arthropod-borne viral diseases.
(10) Babesiosis.
(10) Babesiosis.
(11) Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.
(11) Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.
(12) Leptospirosis.
(12) Leptospirosis.
(13) Malaria.
(13) Malaria.
(14) Rat-bite fever.
(14) Rat-bite fever.
(15) Relapsing fever.
(15) Relapsing fever.
(16) Y. Pestis.
(16) Y. Pestis.
(17) Hemorrhagic fevers.
(17) Hemorrhagic fevers.
(18) Rabies.
(18) Rabies.
(19) Any other communicable disease (as defined in IC 16-41-2).
(19) Any other communicable disease (as defined in IC 16-41-2).
(b) The notice required in this chapter must accompany the body when the body is picked up for disposition.
(b) The notice required in this chapter must accompany the body when the body is picked up for disposition.
Official source: Indiana General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Indiana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.