Sec. 13. (a) Women who:
(1) meet all qualifications to participate in the children's health insurance program, the AIDS drug assistance program, the health insurance assistance program, or any other health care program of the state; and
(2) test positive under section 5 or 6 of this chapter;
shall be given first priority on a waiting list for the program if a waiting list exists. If a program does not have a waiting list, the woman described in this subsection shall be automatically approved and accepted into the program.
(b) If the state department determines during the process described in section 11(a)(3) of this chapter that the treatment of a woman who tests positive under this chapter should not be interrupted because of medical necessity, the woman may enter a program described in subsection (a) regardless of the existence of a waiting list for the program.
As added by P.L.237-2003, SEC.16.
Structure Indiana Code
Article 41. Public Health Measures for the Prevention and Control of Disease
16-41-6-0.5. "Standard Licensed Diagnostic Test for Hiv"
16-41-6-1. HIV Screening and Testing
16-41-6-2. Informed Consent; Court Ordered Examinations
16-41-6-5. Ordering and Submitting a Pregnant Woman's Blood Sample for Testing
16-41-6-6. No Written Evidence of Testing; Ordering and Submitting Sample
16-41-6-7. Right to Refuse Test
16-41-6-9. Information on Confidential Part of Birth Certificate
16-41-6-10. Distributing Information on HIV Treatment Options
16-41-6-13. Treatment Program Access for Women Who Test Positive for HIV