Indiana Code
Ind. Code § 16-41-16-3 (2026)
Effective treatment
✓ current as of May 2026
Sec. 3. (a) As used in this chapter, "effective treatment" means treatment that meets the following conditions:
(1) Reduces the pathogenic qualities of infectious waste to a point where the waste is safe to handle.
(2) Is designed for the specific waste involved.
(3) Is carried out in a manner consistent with rules adopted by the state department under section 8 of this chapter.
(b) The term includes the following:
(1) Incineration.
(2) Steam sterilization.
(3) Chemical disinfection.
(4) Thermal inactivation.
(5) Irradiation.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-9.7-2.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1
case, 2017–2017 · leading case: Planned Parenthood of Indiana & Kentucky, Inc. v. Comm'r, Indiana State Dep't of Health, 265 F. Supp. 3d 859 (S.D. Ind. 2017).
Planned Parenthood of Indiana & Kentucky, Inc. v. Comm'r, Indiana State Dep't of Health, 265 F. Supp. 3d 859 (S.D. Ind. 2017). “Code § 16-41-16-4 (b), and it can be destroyed through various procedures including incineration, Ind. Code § 16-41-16-3 (b). Therefore, as it currently stands, the woman can determine to bury, cremate, or otherwise dispose of the fetal tissue herself, or the fetal .”
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