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Indiana Administrative Code
Title 410 - INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTHArticle 1 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL
Rule 410 IAC 1-7 - HIV Counseling and Testing of Pregnant Patients
Section 410 IAC 1-7-16 - Explanation of decreasing transmission of HIV during pregnancy

410 Ind. Admin. Code 1-7-16

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Section 410 IAC 1-7-16 - Explanation of decreasing transmission of HIV during pregnancy

Authority: IC 16-41-6-11

Affected: IC 16-41-6

Sec. 16.

(a) Providers shall counsel that HIV can be transmitted to the fetus during pregnancy and treatment can significantly decrease that transmission.
(b) Providers shall counsel, prior to delivery, that giving birth by cesarean section may decrease transmission of HIV to the child, especially when done in combination with medications, if the HIV test results are positive.
(c) Counseling on this matter shall be conducted in a direct, straightforward, confidential manner by the provider or the provider's designee.

410 IAC 1-7-16

Indiana State Department of Health; 410 IAC 1-7-16; filed Jun 25, 2004, 11:05 a.m.: 27 IR 3498; readopted filed Jul 15, 2010, 12:12 p.m.: 20100728-IR-410100261RFA; filed May 4, 2012, 10:17 a.m.: 20120530-IR-410110458FRA
Readopted filed 11/10/2016, 8:45 a.m.: 20161207-IR-410160371RFA
Readopted filed 9/15/2022, 10:01 a.m.: 20221012-IR-410220206RFA