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IN Code § 16-38-5-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 38. Health Registries|Chapter 5. Immunization Data Registry|16-38-5-1. Development and Maintenance of Registry; Use of Information; Nonimmunization Information; Rules

Sec. 1. (a) The state department shall maintain an immunization data registry to collect, store, analyze, release, and report immunization data.(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), data in the immunization data registry may be used only for the following purposes:(1) To assure that necessary immunizations are provided and overimmunization is avoided.(2) To assess immunization coverage rates.(3) To determine areas of underimmunization and other epidemiological research for disease control purposes.(4) To document that required immunizations have been provided as required for school or child care admission.(5) To accomplish other public health purposes as determined by the state department.(c) The immunization data registry may be used to store and release other nonimmunization personal health information maintained by the state department, including blood lead screening and newborn screening information, so providers and the individual may access the health information. However, section 3 of this chapter does not apply to the release of nonimmunization personal health information. Nonimmunization personal health information may be released only in accordance with state and federal laws concerning that personal health information.(d) The state department may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 concerning who may input and retrieve information from the immunization data registry.As added by P.L.231-1999, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.135-2003, SEC.1; P.L.122-2012, SEC.5; P.L.191-2013, SEC.5; P.L.45-2020, SEC.6.
IN Code § 16-38-5-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 38. Health Registries|Chapter 5. Immunization Data Registry|16-38-5-4. Immunity for Providing Data; Penalty

Sec. 4. (a) An entity described in section 3(c) of this chapter, the state department, or an agent of the state department who in good faith provides or receives immunization information is immune from civil and criminal liability for the following:(1) Providing information to the immunization data registry.(2) Using the immunization data registry information to verify that a patient or child has received proper immunizations.(3) Using the immunization data registry information to inform a patient or the child's parent or guardian:(A) of the patient's or child's immunization status; or(B) that an immunization is due according to recommended immunization schedules.(b) A person who knowingly, intentionally, or recklessly discloses confidential information contained in the immunization data registry in violation of this chapter commits a Class A misdemeanor.As added by P.L.135-2003, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.97-2004, SEC.66.
IN Code § 16-38-6-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 38. Health Registries|Chapter 6. Chronic Disease Registry|16-38-6-1. "Chronic Disease"

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "chronic disease" means one (1) of the following conditions:(1) Asthma.(2) Diabetes.(3) Congestive heart failure or coronary heart disease.(4) Hypertension.(5) Kidney disease.(6) A condition that the state department:(A) determines should be included on the registry; and(B) chooses to add to the registry by rule under IC 4-22-2.As added by P.L.212-2003, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.13-2004, SEC.2; P.L.48-2005, SEC.2.
IN Code § 16-38-6-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 38. Health Registries|Chapter 6. Chronic Disease Registry|16-38-6-2. Establishment of Chronic Disease Registry

Sec. 2. The state department, with the cooperation of the office of Medicaid policy and planning, shall establish a chronic disease registry for the purpose of:(1) recording chronic disease cases that are diagnosed or treated in Indiana; and(2) compiling necessary and appropriate information determined by the state department concerning cases described in subdivision (1) in order to do the following:(A) Conduct epidemiologic and environmental surveys of chronic disease and use appropriate preventive and control measures.(B) Inform citizens regarding programs designed to manage chronic disease.As added by P.L.212-2003, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.152-2017, SEC.36.
IN Code § 16-38-6-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 38. Health Registries|Chapter 6. Chronic Disease Registry|16-38-6-3. Using Information Compiled by Public or Private Entities for Registry

Sec. 3. The state department shall use information compiled by a public or private entity to the greatest extent possible in the development of a statewide chronic disease registry under this chapter.As added by P.L.212-2003, SEC.3.
IN Code § 16-38-6-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 38. Health Registries|Chapter 6. Chronic Disease Registry|16-38-6-4. Reporting Confirmed Cases of Chronic Disease; Information Used; Medicaid Chronic Disease Data

Sec. 4. (a) The following persons may report confirmed cases of chronic disease to the chronic disease registry:(1) Physicians.(2) Hospitals.(3) Medical laboratories.(4) Public and private third party payers.(b) A person who reports information to the state chronic disease registry under this section may use:(1) information submitted to any other public or private chronic disease registry; or(2) information required to be filed with federal, state, or local agencies;when completing a report under this chapter. However, the state department may require additional, definitive information.(c) The office of Medicaid policy and planning shall provide data concerning services for chronic diseases reimbursed by the state Medicaid program to the chronic disease registry. The office shall work with the state department to identify the data available and to determine a means to transmit the information to assist the state department in data collection for the chronic disease registry.As added by P.L.212-2003, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.13-2004, SEC.3.
IN Code § 16-38-6-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 38. Health Registries|Chapter 6. Chronic Disease Registry|16-38-6-5. Confidential Information

Sec. 5. Except as provided in sections 6, 7, and 8 of this chapter, information obtained by the state department under this chapter concerning chronic disease patients is confidential and may be used by the state department only for the purposes of this chapter.As added by P.L.212-2003, SEC.3.
IN Code § 16-38-6-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 38. Health Registries|Chapter 6. Chronic Disease Registry|16-38-6-6. Access to Confidential Information

Sec. 6. The state department may grant a researcher access to confidential information obtained under this chapter concerning individual chronic disease patients if the researcher who is requesting additional information for research purposes or soliciting the patient's participation in a research project obtains the following:(1) First, the oral or written consent of the patient's attending physician.(2) Second, the patient's written consent by completing a confidential medical release form.As added by P.L.212-2003, SEC.3.
IN Code § 16-38-6-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 38. Health Registries|Chapter 6. Chronic Disease Registry|16-38-6-7. Releasing Confidential Information

Sec. 7. The state department may release confidential information obtained under this chapter concerning individual chronic disease patients to the following:(1) The chronic disease registry of another state if the following conditions are met:(A) The other state has entered into a reciprocal agreement with the state department.(B) The reciprocal agreement under clause (A) states that information that identifies a patient will not be released to any other person without the written consent of the patient.(2) Physicians and local health officers for diagnostic and treatment purposes if the following conditions are met:(A) The patient's attending physician gives oral or written consent to the release of the information.(B) The patient gives written consent by completing a confidential medical release form.(3) The office of Medicaid policy and planning for purposes related to administering the state Medicaid plan.As added by P.L.212-2003, SEC.3.
IN Code § 16-38-6-8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 38. Health Registries|Chapter 6. Chronic Disease Registry|16-38-6-8. Immunity

Sec. 8. A person who reports information for the chronic disease registry under this chapter is immune from any civil or criminal liability that might otherwise be imposed because of the release of confidential information.As added by P.L.212-2003, SEC.3.
IN Code § 16-38-6-9 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 38. Health Registries|Chapter 6. Chronic Disease Registry|16-38-6-9. Releasing Epidemiological Information

Sec. 9. This chapter does not prevent the release to any interested person of epidemiological information that does not identify a chronic disease patient.As added by P.L.212-2003, SEC.3.
IN Code § 16-38-6-10 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 38. Health Registries|Chapter 6. Chronic Disease Registry|16-38-6-10. Rules

Sec. 10. The state department may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 necessary to carry out this chapter.As added by P.L.212-2003, SEC.3.
IN Code § 16-39-0.1-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 39. Health Records|Chapter 0.1. Application|16-39-0.1-1. Application of Prior Law to Confidentiality of Certain Records

Sec. 1. To the extent that IC 5-14-3 and IC 16-4-8 (before its repeal, now codified in this article) apply to the confidentiality of a record in the possession of a state agency under P.L.9-1991 before the transfer of the record required by P.L.9-1991, those statutes apply to the record after the transfer of the record.As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.317.
IN Code § 16-39-1-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 39. Health Records|Chapter 1. Release of Health Records to Patient and Authorized Persons|16-39-1-1. Right of Access; Written Requests; Deadline for Complying With Written Requests

Sec. 1. (a) This section applies to all health records except mental health records, which are governed by IC 16-39-2, IC 16-39-3, and IC 16-39-4.(b) This article applies to all health records, except:(1) records regarding communicable diseases, which are governed by IC 16-41-8-1; or(2) records regarding alcohol and other drug abuse patient records, which are governed by 42 CFR, Part 2.(c) On written request and reasonable notice, a provider shall supply to a patient the health records possessed by the provider concerning the patient. Subject to 15 U.S.C. 7601 et seq. and 16 CFR Part 315, information regarding contact lenses must be given using the following guidelines:(1) After the release of a patient from an initial fitting and follow-up period of not more than six (6) months, the contact lens prescription must be released to the patient at the patient's request.(2) A prescription released under subdivision (1) must contain all information required to properly duplicate the contact lenses.(3) A contact lens prescription must include the following:(A) An expiration date of one (1) year.(B) The number of refills permitted.(4) Instructions for use must be consistent with:(A) recommendations of the contact lens manufacturer;(B) clinical practice guidelines; and(C) the professional judgment of the prescribing optometrist or physician licensed under IC 25-22.5.After the release of a contact lens prescription under this subsection, liability for future fittings or dispensing of contact lenses under the original prescription lies with the dispensing company or practitioner.(d) On a patient's written request and reasonable notice, a provider shall furnish to the patient or the patient's designee the following:(1) A copy of the patient's health record used in assessing the patient's health condition.(2) At the option of the patient, the pertinent part of the patient's health record relating to a specific condition, as requested by the patient.(e) Subject to section 5 of this chapter, a provider shall provide the health records requested under this section within thirty (30) days after the date the written request is made, unless the provider:(1) within the initial thirty (30) days, seeks an extension of not more than thirty (30) days; and(2) informs the patient in writing of the reasons for the extension and the date by which the provider will provide the health records.Health records requested under this section must be provided as soon as practicably possible.(f) In addition to any action taken under IC 16-19-3-18, the state department may impose a fine against a provider not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) for not complying with the requirements of this section.[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-4-8-2.]As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.22. Amended by P.L.40-1994, SEC.66; P.L.102-1994, SEC.1; P.L.2-1995, SEC.72; P.L.108-1996, SEC.4; P.L.157-2006, SEC.4; P.L.196-2021, SEC.12.
IN Code § 16-39-1-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 39. Health Records|Chapter 1. Release of Health Records to Patient and Authorized Persons|16-39-1-2. X-Rays

Sec. 2. Upon a patient's written request and reasonable notice, a provider shall, at the provider's actual costs, provide to the patient or the patient's designee:(1) access to; or(2) a copy of;the patient's x-ray film possessed by the provider.[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-4-8-2.1.]As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.22.
IN Code § 16-39-1-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 39. Health Records|Chapter 1. Release of Health Records to Patient and Authorized Persons|16-39-1-3. Request for Patient's Health Records; Who May Request

Sec. 3. (a) Health records may be requested by a competent patient if the patient is:(1) emancipated and less than eighteen (18) years of age; or(2) at least eighteen (18) years of age.(b) If a patient is incompetent, the request for health records may be made by the parent, guardian, or custodian of the patient.(c) Health records of a deceased patient may be requested:(1) by a coroner under IC 36-2-14-21 or by the personal representative of the patient's estate;(2) if the estate of the deceased patient does not have a personal representative, by the spouse of the deceased patient;(3) if the deceased patient does not have a surviving spouse and the deceased patient's estate does not have a personal representative, by:(A) a child of the deceased patient; or(B) the parent, guardian, or custodian of the child of the deceased patient if the child of the deceased patient is incompetent;(4) if the deceased patient was an incapacitated person for whom a guardian had been appointed under IC 29-3 or the law of another state, by the guardian of the deceased patient, except as provided in subsection (d); or(5) if the deceased patient does not have a surviving spouse or child, and the deceased patient's estate does not have a personal representative, by any responsible member of the family.(d) If:(1) the deceased patient was an incapacitated person subject to a guardianship at the time of the patient's death; and(2) a personal representative of the estate of the deceased patient is appointed under IC 29-1-7;the guardian of the deceased patient may not request health records of the deceased patient under subsection (c)(4).[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-4-8-3.]As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.22. Amended by P.L.28-2002, SEC.1; P.L.240-2017, SEC.1; P.L.45-2020, SEC.7.
IN Code § 16-39-1-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 39. Health Records|Chapter 1. Release of Health Records to Patient and Authorized Persons|16-39-1-4. Patient's Written Consent for Release of Records; Contents

Sec. 4. Except as provided in IC 16-39-5, a patient's written consent for release of the patient's health record must include the following:(1) The name and address of the patient.(2) The name of the person requested to release the patient's record.(3) The name of the person or provider to whom the patient's health record is to be released.(4) The purpose of the release.(5) A description of the information to be released from the health record.(6) The signature of the patient, or the signature of the patient's legal representative if the patient is incompetent.(7) The date on which the consent is signed.(8) A statement that the consent is subject to revocation at any time, except to the extent that action has been taken in reliance on the consent.(9) The date, event, or condition on which the consent will expire if not previously revoked.[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-4-8-4.1.]As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.22.
IN Code § 16-39-1-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 39. Health Records|Chapter 1. Release of Health Records to Patient and Authorized Persons|16-39-1-5. Withholding Requested Information

Sec. 5. If a provider who is a health care professional reasonably determines that the information requested under section 1 of this chapter is:(1) detrimental to the physical or mental health of the patient; or(2) likely to cause the patient to harm the patient or another;the provider may withhold the information from the patient.[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-4-8-6.]As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.22.
IN Code § 16-39-1-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 39. Health Records|Chapter 1. Release of Health Records to Patient and Authorized Persons|16-39-1-6. Inpatient Requests

Sec. 6. This chapter does not authorize a patient to obtain a copy of the patient's health records while the patient is an inpatient of a hospital, health facility, or facility licensed under IC 12-24 or IC 12-29. However, if the inpatient is:(1) unemancipated and less than eighteen (18) years of age, a parent, guardian, or next of kin (if the patient does not have a parent or guardian) is entitled to obtain a copy of the health records of the inpatient;(2) incompetent to request the patient's own health records, a spouse, parent, guardian, or next of kin (if the patient does not have a parent, spouse, or guardian) is entitled to obtain a copy of the health records of the inpatient; or(3) competent, a spouse, parent or next of kin (if the patient does not have a parent or spouse) is entitled to obtain a copy of the health records of the inpatient if the inpatient requests that the records be released.[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-4-8-7.]As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.22.
IN Code § 16-39-1-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 39. Health Records|Chapter 1. Release of Health Records to Patient and Authorized Persons|16-39-1-7. Child's Health Records; Access to Custodial and Noncustodial Parents

Sec. 7. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a custodial parent and a noncustodial parent of a child have equal access to the parents' child's health records.(b) A provider may not allow a noncustodial parent access to the child's health records if:(1) a court has issued an order that limits the noncustodial parent's access to the child's health records; and(2) the provider has received a copy of the court order or has actual knowledge of the court order.(c) If a provider incurs additional expense by allowing a parent equal access to health records under this section, the provider may require the parent requesting the equal access to pay a fee to cover the cost of the additional expense.[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-4-8-14.]As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.22.
IN Code § 16-39-1-8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 39. Health Records|Chapter 1. Release of Health Records to Patient and Authorized Persons|16-39-1-8. Copying Fees

Sec. 8. Except as provided in section 2 of this chapter, IC 16-39-9 governs the fees that may be charged for making and providing copies of records under this chapter.As added by P.L.102-1994, SEC.2.
IN Code § 16-39-1-9 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 39. Health Records|Chapter 1. Release of Health Records to Patient and Authorized Persons|16-39-1-9. Alcohol and Drug Abuse Records

Sec. 9. Alcohol and drug abuse records described in 42 U.S.C. 290dd-2 may not be disclosed unless authorized in accordance with 42 U.S.C. 290dd-2.As added by P.L.4-1997, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.7-2015, SEC.43.
IN Code § 16-39-2-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 39. Health Records|Chapter 2. Release of Mental Health Records to Patient and Authorized Persons|16-39-2-1. Application of Chapter

Sec. 1. This chapter applies only to mental health records.[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-4-8-3.1(a).]As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.22.
IN Code § 16-39-2-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 39. Health Records|Chapter 2. Release of Mental Health Records to Patient and Authorized Persons|16-39-2-2. Maintenance of Records by Provider; Contents; Dominion; Time Limits

Sec. 2. A record for each patient receiving mental health services shall be maintained by the provider. The mental health record must contain the information that the division of mental health and addiction, the division of disability and rehabilitative services, or the state department requires by rule. The provider is:(1) the owner of the mental health record;(2) responsible for the record's safekeeping; and(3) entitled to retain possession of the record.The information contained in the mental health record belongs to the patient involved as well as to the provider. The provider shall maintain the original mental health record or a microfilm of the mental health record for at least seven (7) years.[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-4-8-3.1(b).]As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.22. Amended by P.L.40-1994, SEC.67; P.L.4-1997, SEC.4; P.L.215-2001, SEC.84; P.L.141-2006, SEC.90.
IN Code § 16-39-2-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 39. Health Records|Chapter 2. Release of Mental Health Records to Patient and Authorized Persons|16-39-2-3. Confidentiality

Sec. 3. A patient's mental health record is confidential and shall be disclosed only with the consent of the patient unless otherwise provided in the following:(1) This chapter.(2) IC 16-39-3.(3) IC 16-39-4.(4) IC 16-39-5-3.[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-4-8-3.1(c).]As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.22.
IN Code § 16-39-2-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 39. Health Records|Chapter 2. Release of Mental Health Records to Patient and Authorized Persons|16-39-2-4. Patient Access; Restrictions; Appeal

Sec. 4. A patient is entitled to inspect and copy the patient's own mental health record. However, if the provider that is responsible for the patient's mental health records determines for good medical cause, upon the advice of a physician, that the information requested under this section is detrimental to the physical or mental health of the patient, or is likely to cause the patient to harm the patient or another person, the provider may withhold the information from the patient. If the provider is a state institution or agency, the patient may appeal the provider's refusal to permit the patient to inspect and copy the patient's own record under IC 4-21.5.[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-4-8-3.1(d).]As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.22.