Indiana Code

Ind. Code § 16-41-16-5 (2026)

Pathological waste

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Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "pathological waste" includes:

(1) tissues;

(2) organs;

(3) body parts; and

(4) blood or body fluids in liquid or semiliquid form;

that are removed during surgery, biopsy, or autopsy. The term does not include an aborted fetus or a miscarried fetus.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-9.7-4.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24. Amended by P.L.213-2016, SEC.25.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 2016–2017 · 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).

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Planned Parenthood of Indiana & Kentucky, Inc. v. Comm'r, Indiana State Dep't of Health, 265 F. Supp. 3d 859 (S.D. Ind. 2017). · cites it 2× “” Ind. Code § 16-41-16-5 . Infectious waste includes pathological waste, Ind.”

Planned Parenthood of Indiana & Kentucky, Inc. v. Comm'r, 194 F. Supp. 3d 818 (S.D. Ind. 2016). · cites it 2× “” Ind. Code § 16-41-16-5 . Infectious waste includes pathological waste, Indiana Code § 16-41-6-4(b), and it can be destroyed through various procedures including incineration, Indiana Code § 16-41-6-3(b).”

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