Bill Text: IN SB0201 | 2012 | Regular Session | Enrolled

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Bill Title: Transfer of human organisms exemption.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Enrolled - Dead) 2012-03-16 - Signed by the Governor [SB0201 Detail]

Download: Indiana-2012-SB0201-Enrolled.html

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Second Regular Session 117th General Assembly (2012)

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    SENATE ENROLLED ACT No. 201

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     AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning criminal law and procedure.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:

SOURCE: IC 16-18-2-128.5; (12)SE0201.1.1. -->

    SECTION 1. IC 16-18-2-128.5, AS ADDED BY P.L.126-2005, SECTION 3, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2012]: Sec. 128.5. (a) "Fetal stem cell" means any of the following types of stem cells taken from a fetus that was either miscarried or stillborn from any of the following sources:
        (1) Placenta.
        (2) Umbilical cord.
        (3) Amniotic fluid.
        (4) Fetal tissue.
    (b) The term does not include any cells that are taken as the result of an abortion. unless the cells are permissible for use under applicable federal law.

SOURCE: IC 35-46-5-3; (12)SE0201.1.2. -->     SECTION 2. IC 35-46-5-3, AS ADDED BY P.L.126-2005, SECTION 10, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2012]: Sec. 3. (a) As used in this section, "qualified third party" means a fertility clinic or similar medical facility that:
        (1) is accredited by an entity approved by the medical licensing board;
        (2) is registered under 21 CFR 1271 with the United States Food and Drug Administration; and
        (3) employs a physician licensed under IC 25-22.5 who:
            (A) is board certified in obstetrics and gynecology; and

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            (B) performs oocyte cryopreservation at the facility.
    (a) (b) A person who knowingly or intentionally purchases or sells a human ovum, zygote, embryo, or fetus commits unlawful transfer of a human organism, a Class C felony.
    (b) (c) This section does not apply to the following:
        (1) The transfer to or receipt by either a woman donor of an ovum or a qualified third party of an amount for:
            (A) earnings lost due to absence from employment;
            (B) travel expenses;
            (C) hospital expenses;
            (D) medical expenses; and
            (E) recovery time in an amount not to exceed three four thousand dollars ($3,000); ($4,000);
        concerning a treatment or procedure to enhance human reproductive capability through in vitro fertilization, gamete intrafallopian transfer, or zygote intrafallopian transfer.
        (2) The following types of stem cell research:
            (A) Adult stem cell.
            (B) Fetal stem cell (as defined in IC 16-18-2-128.5), as long as the biological parent has given written consent for the use of the fetal stem cells.
     (d) Any person who recklessly, knowingly, or intentionally uses a human embryo created with an ovum provided to a qualified third party under this section for purposes of embryonic stem cell research commits unlawful use of an embryo, a Class C felony.

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SEA 201

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