Indiana Administrative Code (Last Updated: December 20, 2016) |
Title 410. INDIANA STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH |
Article 410IAC1. COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL |
Rule 410IAC1-7. HIV Counseling and Testing of Pregnant Patients |
Section 410IAC1-7-16. Explanation of decreasing transmission of HIV during pregnancy
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(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. (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 Nov 10, 2016, 8:45 a.m.: 20161207-IR-410160371RFA)