16-41-14-13. Informed consent

IN Code § 16-41-14-13 (2019) (N/A)
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Sec. 13. A practitioner shall provide information to a semen donor to enable the semen donor to give informed consent to the procedures required by this chapter. The information required by this section must be in the following form:

NOTICE

(1) This facility performs a screening test for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) on every donor's blood.

(2) This facility reports to the state department of health the name and address of a semen donor or recipient when a confirmatory test of the semen donor's blood or the recipient's blood confirms the presence of antibodies to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).

(3) A person who, for the purpose of artificial insemination, recklessly, knowingly, or intentionally donates, sells, or transfers semen that contains antibodies for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) commits transferring contaminated semen, a Level 5 felony. The offense is a Level 4 felony if the offense results in the transmission of the virus to another person.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-8-7.5-14.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24. Amended by P.L.158-2013, SEC.244.