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2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 37. Vital Statistics › Chapter 1. General Provisions › 16-37-1-8. Prerequisites to Issuance of Birth Certificate; Judicial Review; Missing Child Certificates; Excluded Information

Sec. 8. (a) Except as provided in subsection (d), a local health officer shall provide a certification of birth, death, or stillbirth registration upon request by any person only if:
(1) the health officer is satisfied that the applicant has a direct interest in the matter;
(2) the health officer determines that the certificate is necessary for the determination of personal or property rights or for compliance with state or federal law; and
(3) the applicant for a birth certificate presents at least one (1) form of identification.
However, the local health officer must issue a certificate of an applicant's own birth registration.
(b) A local health officer's decision whether or not to issue a certified copy of a birth certificate is subject to review by a court.
(c) A local health officer may issue a certification of birth, death, or stillbirth from the electronic registration systems in section 3.1 of this chapter, regardless of the location of the filing of the record.
(d) A local health officer may not issue a copy of a birth certificate of a missing child to which a notice has been attached under IC 10-13-5-11 without the authorization of the Indiana clearinghouse for information on missing children and missing endangered adults.
(e) Upon determination that a person may be provided a certification of death under subsection (a), the local health officer shall provide to the person a certification of death that excludes information concerning the cause of death if the person requests the exclusion of this information.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citations: 16-1-16-18(a) part, (c), (d); 16-1-19-1.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.2-2003, SEC.55; P.L.123-2007, SEC.1; P.L.43-2009, SEC.16; P.L.147-2023, SEC.15.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 37. Vital Statistics › Chapter 1. General Provisions › 16-37-1-8.5. Certificate of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth; Required Contents of Certificate

Sec. 8.5. (a) Upon request by a parent of a stillborn child, a local health officer shall provide to the parent a certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth.
(b) A certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth provided under subsection (a) must contain the following:
(1) The caption "Certificate of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth".
(2) A space for the name of the stillborn child.
(c) A certificate provided under this section is in addition to a certificate of stillbirth registration provided under section 8 of this chapter.
(d) For purposes of federal, state, and local taxes, the certificate provided under this section is not proof of a live birth.
(e) A local health department may charge the same fee for a certificate provided under this section as the fee charged for a certificate of birth registration provided under section 8 of this chapter.
(f) A certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth must be issued on tamper resistant paper.
As added by P.L.13-2002, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 37. Vital Statistics › Chapter 1. General Provisions › 16-37-1-9. Registration Certificate Charges

Sec. 9. (a) A local health department may make a charge under IC 16-20-1-27 for each certificate of birth, death, or stillbirth registration. IC 5-14-3-8(d) does not apply to the health department making a charge for a certificate of birth, death, or stillbirth registration under IC 16-20-1-27.
(b) If the local department of health makes a charge for a certificate of death under subsection (a), the coroners continuing education fee described in subsection (e) must be added to the rate established under IC 16-20-1-27. The local department of health shall deposit any coroners continuing education fees with the county auditor within thirty (30) days after collection. The county auditor shall transfer semiannually any coroners continuing education fees to the treasurer of state.
(c) Notwithstanding IC 16-20-1-27, a charge may not be made for furnishing a certificate of birth, death, or stillbirth registration to a person or to a member of the family of a person who needs the certificate for one (1) of the following purposes:
(1) To establish the person's age or the dependency of a member of the person's family in connection with:
(A) the person's service in the armed forces of the United States; or
(B) a death pension or disability pension of a person who is serving or has served in the armed forces of the United States.
(2) To establish or to verify the age of a child in school who desires to secure a work permit.
(d) Notwithstanding IC 16-20-1-27, a charge may not be made for furnishing a certificate of birth to an individual who represents, pursuant to IC 31-36-3-4(b), a homeless youth (as defined in IC 31-36-3-4) and presents a fee and consent waiver affidavit described in IC 31-36-3-4(c).
(e) The coroners continuing education fee is:
(1) one dollar and seventy-five cents ($1.75) after June 30, 2007, and before July 1, 2013;
(2) two dollars ($2) after June 30, 2013, and before July 1, 2018;
(3) two dollars and twenty-five cents ($2.25) after June 30, 2018, and before July 1, 2023;
(4) two dollars and fifty cents ($2.50) after June 30, 2023, and before July 1, 2028;
(5) two dollars and seventy-five cents ($2.75) after June 30, 2028, and before July 1, 2033;
(6) three dollars ($3) after June 30, 2033, and before July 1, 2038;
(7) three dollars and twenty-five cents ($3.25) after June 30, 2038, and before July 1, 2043; and
(8) three dollars and fifty cents ($3.50) after June 30, 2043.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citations: 16-1-16-18(b); 16-1-19-2.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.36-1993, SEC.2; P.L.215-2007, SEC.3; P.L.225-2007, SEC.2; P.L.3-2008, SEC.110; P.L.155-2019, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 37. Vital Statistics › Chapter 1. General Provisions › 16-37-1-11. Record Search or Amendment; Fees

Sec. 11. (a) The state department shall charge and collect a fee of eight dollars ($8) for each search of the records in the division of vital records. If the requested record is found, one (1) certification of the record will be issued without charge. Additional certifications of the same record will be issued at that time for an additional fee of four dollars ($4) for each record.
(b) The state department shall charge and collect an additional fee of eight dollars ($8) for any amendment to a record previously filed with the division of vital records.
(c) Verification without charge will be issued to an agency of local, state, or federal government upon written request by the agency.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-19-4.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.168-2003, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 37. Vital Statistics › Chapter 1. General Provisions › 16-37-1-11.5. Birth Problems Registry Fee

Sec. 11.5. In addition to the fee charged by the state department under section 11 of this chapter for a search of the records in the division of vital records, the state department shall charge a birth problems registry fee of two dollars ($2) for each search of the records for a birth certificate. The fees collected under this section shall be deposited in the birth problems registry fund established by IC 16-38-4-17.
As added by P.L.180-1993, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 37. Vital Statistics › Chapter 1. General Provisions › 16-37-1-12. Fraud; Felony

Sec. 12. A person who, with intent to defraud:
(1) makes a false or fraudulent statement in applying to a local health officer or to the state registrar for a certified copy of a birth certificate;
(2) makes a false or fraudulent statement in applying to the state registrar for permission to inspect public birth records held by the state registrar;
(3) alters, counterfeits, or mutilates a certified copy of a birth certificate issued by a local health officer or by the state registrar; or
(4) uses an altered, a counterfeit, or a mutilated certified copy of a birth certificate;
commits a Level 6 felony.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-19-6.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.41-2008, SEC.1; P.L.158-2013, SEC.239.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 37. Vital Statistics › Chapter 1. General Provisions › 16-37-1-13. Violations; Sanctions

Sec. 13. (a) Except as provided in subsection (c) or (d) or as otherwise provided, a person who recklessly violates or fails to comply with this chapter commits a Class B misdemeanor.
(b) Each day a violation continues constitutes a separate offense.
(c) A person who:
(1) is licensed under IC 25 in a profession listed in section 3.1(c) of this chapter; and
(2) recklessly violates or fails to comply with this chapter;
is subject only to sanctions under IC 25-1-9-4(a)(3).
(d) The state department may not begin sanctioning a person for failing to submit a document in electronic format as required in section 3.1 of this chapter until January 1, 2012.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-35-1.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.156-2011, SEC.34.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 37. Vital Statistics › Chapter 2. Certification of Births › 16-37-2-1. "Person in Attendance at Birth"

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "person in attendance at birth" means one (1) of the following:
(1) A licensed attending physician.
(2) A certified direct entry midwife or a certified nurse midwife.
(3) Another individual who:
(A) holds a license of the type designated by the governing board of a hospital, after consultation with the hospital's medical staff, to attend births at the hospital; and
(B) is in attendance at the birth.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-15-2(7).]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.148-1996, SEC.2; P.L.232-2013, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 37. Vital Statistics › Chapter 2. Certification of Births › 16-37-2-2. Birth Certificate and Paternity Affidavit; Persons Responsible for Filing or Preparation; Release of Paternity Affidavit

Sec. 2. (a) A person in attendance at a live birth shall do the following:
(1) File with the local health officer the following:
(A) A certificate of birth.
(B) Any paternity affidavit executed under section 2.1(c)(1) of this chapter.
Except as provided in IC 16-37-1-3.1(f), the person in attendance at a live birth shall use the Indiana birth registration system established under IC 16-37-1-3.1 to electronically file a birth certificate or paternity affidavit under this subdivision.
(2) Advise the mother of a child born out of wedlock of:
(A) the availability of paternity affidavits under section 2.1 of this chapter; and
(B) the existence of the putative father registry established by IC 31-19-5-2.
(b) If there was no person in attendance at the birth, one (1) of the parents shall file with the local health officer the following:
(1) A certificate of birth.
(2) Any paternity affidavit executed under section 2.1 of this chapter.
(c) If:
(1) no person was in attendance at the birth and neither parent is able to prepare the certificate; or
(2) the local health officer does not receive a certificate of birth;
the local health officer shall prepare a certificate of birth from information secured from any person who has knowledge of the birth.
(d) A local health department shall inform the Title IV-D agency (as defined in IC 31-9-2-130) regarding each paternity affidavit executed under section 2.1 of this chapter that the local health department receives under this section.
(e) A paternity affidavit executed under section 2.1(c)(1) of this chapter shall be filed with the local health officer not more than five (5) days after the child's birth.
(f) An attorney or agency that arranges an adoption may at any time request that the state department search its records to determine whether a man executed a paternity affidavit under section 2.1 of this chapter in relation to a child who is or may be the subject of an adoption that the attorney or agency is arranging.
(g) Not more than ten (10) days after receiving a request from an attorney or agency under subsection (f), the state department shall submit an affidavit to the attorney or agency verifying whether a paternity affidavit has been filed under this section. If a paternity affidavit has been filed regarding a child who is the subject of a request under subsection (f), the state department shall release a copy of the paternity affidavit to the requesting attorney or agency.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citations: 16-1-16-1; 16-1-16-2; 16-1-16-4.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.100-1994, SEC.2; P.L.46-1995, SEC.62; P.L.133-1995, SEC.13; P.L.1-1997, SEC.92; P.L.257-1997(ss), SEC.30; P.L.61-2009, SEC.7; P.L.138-2019, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 37. Vital Statistics › Chapter 2. Certification of Births › 16-37-2-3. Time for Filing Birth Certificate

Sec. 3. A certificate of birth shall be filed not more than five (5) days after the birth occurs.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-16-3.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.20.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 37. Vital Statistics › Chapter 2. Certification of Births › 16-37-2-4. Acceptance of Delayed Filed Birth Certificates

Sec. 4. A local health officer may accept a certificate of birth presented for filing not more than twelve (12) months after the birth occurred if the attending physician, certified nurse midwife, certified direct entry midwife, or other person desiring to file the certificate states the reason for the delay in writing. This statement shall be made a part of the certificate of birth.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-16-5.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.232-2013, SEC.4; P.L.141-2014, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 37. Vital Statistics › Chapter 2. Certification of Births › 16-37-2-5. Birth Certificates Presented More Than 12 Months After Birth

Sec. 5. A certificate of birth presented for filing more than twelve (12) months after the birth occurred is a delayed certificate of birth and the record shall be filed only with the state department.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-16-8.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.141-2014, SEC.18.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 37. Vital Statistics › Chapter 2. Certification of Births › 16-37-2-6. Rules for Accepting Delayed Birth Certificates

Sec. 6. The state department shall adopt rules concerning the application for, the supporting documents for, and the acceptance of delayed certificates of birth. The state department shall keep delayed certificates of birth in a file separate from other certificates of birth.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-16-9.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.20.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 37. Vital Statistics › Chapter 2. Certification of Births › 16-37-2-7. Certificate of Birth Registration; Issuance to Delayed Birth Certificate Applicant

Sec. 7. The state department shall issue a certificate of birth registration without charge to the applicant for a delayed certificate of birth if the state department finds the application is properly executed.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-16-10.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.20.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 37. Vital Statistics › Chapter 2. Certification of Births › 16-37-2-8. Probative Value of Delayed Birth Certificate

Sec. 8. The probative value of a delayed certificate of birth shall be determined by the judicial or administrative body or official before whom the certificate is offered as evidence.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-16-11.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.20.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 37. Vital Statistics › Chapter 2. Certification of Births › 16-37-2-9. Permanent Record; Public Inspection; Adoptee Birth Records

Sec. 9. (a) The local health officer shall make a permanent record of the following from a birth certificate:
(1) Name.
(2) Sex.
(3) Date of birth.
(4) Place of birth.
(5) Name of the parents.
(6) Birthplace of the parents.
(7) The date of filing of the certificate of birth.
(8) The person in attendance at the birth.
(9) Location of the birth, including whether the birth occurred at a hospital, licensed health care facility, home, or other non-health care facility.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), the permanent record shall be open to public inspection. Upon request by an individual, a paper copy of the permanent record in subsection (a) must be provided by the local health officer.
(c) The birth record of an adopted child remains subject to the confidentiality provisions of IC 31-19 regarding the release of adoption information.
(d) The permanent record of the information required under this section may be maintained in the Indiana birth registration system (IBRS).
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-16-6.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.46-1995, SEC.64; P.L.133-1995, SEC.15; P.L.1-1997, SEC.94; P.L.257-1997(ss), SEC.32; P.L.2-1998, SEC.60; P.L.232-2013, SEC.5; P.L.138-2019, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 37. Vital Statistics › Chapter 2. Certification of Births › 16-37-2-10. "DNA Test"; Additions or Corrections to Birth Certificate; Evidence

Sec. 10. (a) As used in this section, "DNA test" means an identification process in which the unique genetic code of an individual that is carried by the individual's deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is compared with the genetic codes of another individual.
(b) The state department may make additions to or corrections in a certificate of birth on receipt of adequate documentary evidence, including the results of a DNA test under subsection (c) or a paternity affidavit executed under section 2.1 of this chapter.
(c) The state department may make an addition to a birth certificate based on the results of a DNA test only if:
(1) a father is not named on the birth certificate; and
(2) a citation to this subsection as the authority for the addition is noted on the birth certificate.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-16-7.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.46-1995, SEC.65; P.L.133-1995, SEC.16.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 37. Vital Statistics › Chapter 2. Certification of Births › 16-37-2-11. Custody of Children of Unknown Parentage; Reports

Sec. 11. A person who assumes custody of a child of unknown parentage shall report immediately to the local health officer.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-16-13.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.20.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 37. Vital Statistics › Chapter 2. Certification of Births › 16-37-2-12. Children of Unknown Parentage; Certificates of Birth

Sec. 12. The local health officer shall prepare a certificate of birth for a child of unknown parentage. The place where the child was found or where custody was assumed shall be known as the place of birth and the date of birth shall be determined by approximation. If the child is identified or if a regular certificate of birth is found or obtained, the local health officer shall correct the health officer's records and file a corrected certificate of birth with the state department.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-16-14.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.20.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 37. Vital Statistics › Chapter 2. Certification of Births › 16-37-2-13. Recorded Name of Child Born Out of Wedlock

Sec. 13. A child born out of wedlock shall be recorded:
(1) under the name of the mother; or
(2) as directed in a paternity affidavit executed under section 2.1 of this chapter.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-16-15.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.46-1995, SEC.66; P.L.133-1995, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 37. Vital Statistics › Chapter 2. Certification of Births › 16-37-2-14. Duties of Health Officer Regarding Paternity Affidavit

Sec. 14. If a paternity affidavit executed under section 2.1 of this chapter is filed with a local health officer, the local health officer shall do the following:
(1) Correct the local record of birth by adding the name of the father to the certificate of birth.
(2) File a copy of the affidavit with the report required by IC 16-37-1-6.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-16-16(b).]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.46-1995, SEC.67; P.L.133-1995, SEC.18.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 37. Vital Statistics › Chapter 2. Certification of Births › 16-37-2-15. Proper Name of Illegitimate Child Whose Parents Subsequently Marry

Sec. 15. If the parents of a child born out of wedlock in Indiana later marry, the child shall legally take the last name of the father.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-4-1-1.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.20.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 37. Vital Statistics › Chapter 2. Certification of Births › 16-37-2-16. New Birth Certificate Upon Marriage of Illegitimate Child's Parents; Correction of Records

Sec. 16. If a man claiming to be the child's biological father marries the mother of a child born out of wedlock, the man and the mother may produce proof of the marriage and execute a paternity affidavit under section 2.1 of this chapter. The local health officer shall then remove all evidence of the fact that the child was born out of wedlock from the child's record of birth. The proof of marriage and executed paternity affidavit shall be forwarded to the state department by the local health officer. Upon receiving the proof of marriage and executed paternity affidavit, the state department shall make the corrections to the child's certificate of birth.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citations: 16-1-16-16(a); 16-1-16-17.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.257-1997(ss), SEC.33.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 37. Vital Statistics › Chapter 2. Certification of Births › 16-37-2-18. Form of New Birth Certificate

Sec. 18. If a certificate of birth is issued from the record described in section 16 of this chapter, the certificate:
(1) must include:
(A) the full name of the child;
(B) the date and place of birth;
(C) the name of the father;
(D) the maiden name of the mother; and
(E) other data required;
(2) must be uniform in color, size, and content with all other certificates; and
(3) may not refer to the fact that the child was born out of wedlock.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-4-1-3.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.257-1997(ss), SEC.34.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 37. Vital Statistics › Chapter 2. Certification of Births › 16-37-2-19. Violations

Sec. 19. (a) Except as otherwise provided, a person who recklessly violates or fails to comply with section 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, or 16 of this chapter commits a Class B misdemeanor.
(b) Each day a violation continues constitutes a separate offense.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-35-1.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.20.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 37. Vital Statistics › Chapter 3. Certificates of Death and Stillbirth; Burial Permits › 16-37-3-1. "Dead Body" Defined

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "dead body" means a lifeless human body or parts or bones of the human body from the condition of which it reasonably may be concluded that death recently occurred.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-15-2(4).]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.20.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 37. Vital Statistics › Chapter 3. Certificates of Death and Stillbirth; Burial Permits › 16-37-3-2. "Person in Charge of Interment" Defined

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "person in charge of interment" means a person who places or causes to be placed a stillborn child or dead body or the ashes, after cremation, in a grave, vault, urn, or other receptacle, or otherwise disposes of the body or ashes.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-15-2(5).]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.20.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 37. Vital Statistics › Chapter 3. Certificates of Death and Stillbirth; Burial Permits › 16-37-3-3. Certificate of Death or Stillbirth; Filing

Sec. 3. Except as provided in IC 16-37-1-3.1(f), the physician, the physician assistant, or the advanced practice registered nurse last in attendance upon the deceased, or the person in charge of interment shall use the Indiana death registration system established under IC 16-37-1-3.1 to file a certificate of death or stillbirth with the local health officer of the jurisdiction in which the death occurred.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-17-1.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.61-2009, SEC.8; P.L.156-2011, SEC.35; P.L.122-2012, SEC.3; P.L.138-2019, SEC.9; P.L.131-2020, SEC.4; P.L.147-2023, SEC.16.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 37. Vital Statistics › Chapter 3. Certificates of Death and Stillbirth; Burial Permits › 16-37-3-4. Securing Personal Data for Certificates

Sec. 4. The physician, the physician assistant, or the advanced practice registered nurse last in attendance upon the deceased, or the person in charge of interment shall secure the personal data required by the state department by rules adopted under IC 4-22-2 for preparation of the certificate of death or of stillbirth from the persons best qualified to give the information.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-17-2.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.156-2011, SEC.36; P.L.131-2020, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 37. Vital Statistics › Chapter 3. Certificates of Death and Stillbirth; Burial Permits › 16-37-3-5. Electronically Filing Death Certificate; Cause of Death Certification

Sec. 5. Except as provided in IC 16-37-1-3.1(f), if the person in charge of interment initiates the process, the person in charge of interment shall electronically provide a certificate of death to the physician, the physician assistant, or the advanced practice registered nurse last in attendance upon the deceased. The physician, the physician assistant, or the advanced practice registered nurse last in attendance upon the deceased shall electronically certify to the local health department the cause of death on the certificate of death, using the Indiana death registration system.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-17-3.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.61-2009, SEC.9; P.L.156-2011, SEC.37; P.L.122-2012, SEC.4; P.L.138-2019, SEC.10; P.L.131-2020, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 37. Vital Statistics › Chapter 3. Certificates of Death and Stillbirth; Burial Permits › 16-37-3-6. Cause of Death; Certification by Local Health Officer

Sec. 6. (a) If:
(1) a death or stillbirth occurred without medical attendance; or
(2) the physician, the physician assistant, or the advanced practice registered nurse last in attendance is physically or mentally unable to sign the certificate of death or stillbirth;
the local health officer shall inquire into the cause of death from anyone having knowledge of the facts regarding the cause of death.
(b) The local health officer may issue a subpoena to obtain information and to employ a qualified pathologist to perform an autopsy when, in the judgment of the local health officer, those procedures are required to complete the inquiry. The local health officer shall then certify the cause of death on the basis of the information.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-17-4.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.131-2020, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 37. Vital Statistics › Chapter 3. Certificates of Death and Stillbirth; Burial Permits › 16-37-3-7. Deaths Referred to the Coroner for Investigation

Sec. 7. (a) If the circumstances suggest that the death was caused by other than natural causes or a person dies or is declared dead in an emergency department and the emergency physician, who is the physician last in attendance, is uncertain as to the cause and manner of death, the following individual shall refer the case to the coroner for investigation:
(1) The emergency department physician, upon consultation with an attending physician, if available.
(2) If there is no emergency department physician, the attending physician.
(3) If the attending physician has failed to refer the case to the coroner, the local health officer.
(b) The coroner shall report a death coming under the coroner's supervision upon official death certificate blanks to the health officer having jurisdiction not more than three (3) days after the inquest is held. Another person may not report the death.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-17-5.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.67-2016, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 37. Vital Statistics › Chapter 3. Certificates of Death and Stillbirth; Burial Permits › 16-37-3-8. Autopsies; Payment

Sec. 8. (a) Except as provided in subsection (c), payment for the cost of an autopsy requested by a party other than the local health official of the county in which the individual died must be made by the party requesting the autopsy.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), payment for the cost of an autopsy required by the local health officer shall be made from funds appropriated to the local health department.
(c) Except as provided in IC 4-24-4-1, if:
(1) an individual who is a resident of Indiana dies in an Indiana county:
(A) in which at least one (1) air ambulance provider is located; and
(B) of which the individual is not a resident; and
(2) an autopsy is performed on the individual:
(A) in the county in which the individual died; and
(B) under the authority of the county coroner in the discharge of the coroner's duties;
the county coroner shall bill the county in which the incident occurred that caused the death of the individual on whom the autopsy was performed for the cost of the autopsy.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-17-4.7.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.271-2001, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 37. Vital Statistics › Chapter 3. Certificates of Death and Stillbirth; Burial Permits › 16-37-3-9. Permanent Records; Public Inspection; Records to County Auditor; Use of Data

Sec. 9. (a) The local health officer shall, from the stillbirth and death certificates, make a permanent record of the:
(1) name;
(2) sex;
(3) age;
(4) place of death;
(5) residence; and
(6) for a death certificate only:
(A) residence addresses of the deceased during the two (2) years before the death; and
(B) Social Security number;
of the deceased.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), the records in subsection (a) shall be open to public inspection. Upon request by an individual, a paper copy of the permanent record in subsection (a) must be provided by the local health officer.
(c) Except as provided in this subsection, the Social Security number is confidential and may not be disclosed to the public. The Social Security number shall be disclosed to the secretary of state and election division for voter list maintenance purposes under IC 3-7-26.3 and IC 3-7-45.
(d) The local health officer shall, not later than January 31, April 30, July 31, and October 31 of each year, furnish to the county auditor the records of all deaths within the officer's jurisdiction that occurred during the previous three (3) months.
(e) The local health officer may make records of other data in connection with deaths for statistical purposes or for the purpose of planning health programs. Records under this subsection are not public records.
(f) The permanent record of the information required under this section may be maintained in the Indiana death registration system (IDRS).
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-17-6.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.138-2001, SEC.5; P.L.81-2005, SEC.34; P.L.138-2019, SEC.11.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 37. Vital Statistics › Chapter 3. Certificates of Death and Stillbirth; Burial Permits › 16-37-3-10. Permit for Disposal of Body

Sec. 10. Upon receipt of a properly executed certificate of death or stillbirth or, when authorized by rule of the state department, a provisional certificate of death, a local health officer in the county in which the death occurred shall issue a permit for the disposal of the body.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-17-7.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.20.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 37. Vital Statistics › Chapter 3. Certificates of Death and Stillbirth; Burial Permits › 16-37-3-11. Time for Securing Permit for Disposal of Body

Sec. 11. The person in charge of interment shall secure a permit for the disposition of the body before any of the following occur:
(1) Disposition of the body.
(2) Removing the body from the county in which the death occurred.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-17-8.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.20.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 37. Vital Statistics › Chapter 3. Certificates of Death and Stillbirth; Burial Permits › 16-37-3-12. Burial Transit Permit

Sec. 12. If the body is to be transported by common carrier, the person in charge of interment shall secure a burial transit permit in duplicate.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-17-9.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.20.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 37. Vital Statistics › Chapter 3. Certificates of Death and Stillbirth; Burial Permits › 16-37-3-13. Burial Transit Permit; Attachment to Shipping Box

Sec. 13. The person in charge of interment shall attach one (1) copy of the burial transit permit to the shipping box in which the body is transported.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-17-10.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.20.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 37. Vital Statistics › Chapter 3. Certificates of Death and Stillbirth; Burial Permits › 16-37-3-14. Foreign Burial Transit Permit; Endorsement by Local Health Officer

Sec. 14. When death occurs outside Indiana and the body is accompanied by a burial transit permit issued where death occurred, the permit authorizes transportation into Indiana. Before burial, cremation, or other disposal of the body the local health officer shall endorse and keep a record of the permit.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-17-11.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.20.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 37. Vital Statistics › Chapter 3. Certificates of Death and Stillbirth; Burial Permits › 16-37-3-15. Construction of Chapter Regarding Autopsies and Inquests

Sec. 15. This chapter:
(1) supplements other laws concerning autopsies;
(2) does not require consent for a local health officer to order or perform an autopsy in the discharge of the health officer's duties; and
(3) does not grant authority to a local health officer to hold an inquest under Indiana statutes governing inquests.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citations: 16-1-17-4.5; 16-1-17-4.6.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.20.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 37. Vital Statistics › Chapter 3. Certificates of Death and Stillbirth; Burial Permits › 16-37-3-16. Violations

Sec. 16. (a) This section does not apply to section 3 of this chapter.
(b) Except as provided, a person who recklessly violates or fails to comply with this chapter commits a Class B misdemeanor.
(c) Each day a violation continues constitutes a separate offense.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-35-1.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.174-2021, SEC.16.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 37. Vital Statistics › Chapter 4. Medical Data Regarding Cause of Death › 16-37-4-1. Legislative Declaration

Sec. 1. Medical studies of conditions causing death and disability, especially stillbirth, infant mortality, and maternal mortality:
(1) are an important means of protecting the health of the public;
(2) provide information useful in the prevention and control of disease; and
(3) are an excellent source of teaching material.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-4-2-1.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.20.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 37. Vital Statistics › Chapter 4. Medical Data Regarding Cause of Death › 16-37-4-2. Reports; Exemption From Liability

Sec. 2. (a) A licensed physician, hospital, sanitarium, health facility, or similar organization or institution may provide information relating to the condition, treatment, and causes of death and other information concerning any person to the state health commissioner or to the commissioner's authorized representatives, including reports on forms prepared by the commissioner for the purpose of permitting the studies and research.
(b) A person, an organization, an institution, or an agency furnishing information under subsection (a) to the state health commissioner or the commissioner's representative is not subject to an action for damages or other relief.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-4-2-2.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.20.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 37. Vital Statistics › Chapter 4. Medical Data Regarding Cause of Death › 16-37-4-3. Confidentiality; Medical Research or Education Use

Sec. 3. (a) The state health commissioner or the commissioner's authorized representative shall do the following:
(1) Keep the information and reports confidential.
(2) Use the information and reports solely as follows:
(A) For the purpose of medical or scientific research and medical education.
(B) For the improvement of the quality of medical care through the conducting of medical audits.
(C) To furnish the information to the following:
(i) A medical school located in Indiana.
(ii) An in-hospital medical staff committee.
(iii) A study or research committee of a state association, an incorporation, or an organization whose membership is composed of licensed physicians.
(b) Information or reports furnished by the state health commissioner may not disclose the name or identity of a patient whose records have been included in the information.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-4-2-3.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.20.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 37. Vital Statistics › Chapter 4. Medical Data Regarding Cause of Death › 16-37-4-4. Summary of Studies

Sec. 4. A summary of the studies may be released by the state health commissioner, the medical school, or the committee for general publication for the purpose of advancing medical research or medical education in the interest of reducing morbidity or mortality. The identity of a person whose condition or treatment has been studied is confidential and privileged and may not be revealed.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-4-2-4.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.20.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 37. Vital Statistics › Chapter 5. Suicide and Overdose Fatality Reporting › 16-37-5-1. Annual Report; Contents

Sec. 1. (a) Not later than November 30 of each year, the state department shall prepare a report concerning all fatalities in Indiana that are the result of suicide or overdose during the preceding calendar year. The report must include the following information:
(1) The number of fatalities that occurred in each county.
(2) The number of fatalities that occurred during each month.
(3) The age, sex, and race of each fatality victim.
(4) The number of fatalities by method of suicide or overdose, including the type of weapon or each substance used, if applicable.
(5) If known, whether the fatality victim has served in the armed forces of the United States (as defined in IC 5-9-4-3) or the national guard (as defined in IC 5-9-4-4).
(b) The first report required by subsection (a) must also include all fatalities in Indiana that are the result of suicide or overdose during the 2020 calendar year.
(c) Not later than November 30 of each year, the state department shall submit the annual report required by subsection (a), including an executive summary of the report, to the general assembly and the governor. The report submitted to the general assembly must be in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6.
As added by P.L.40-2022, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 38. Health Registries › Chapter 1. Newborn Screening Registry › 16-38-1-1. Newborn Screening Registry; Development

Sec. 1. The state department shall develop the newborn screening registry under IC 16-41-17-10.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-8-6-8 part.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.21.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 38. Health Registries › Chapter 2. Cancer Registry › 16-38-2-1. Cancer Registry; Establishment; Use of Registry

Sec. 1. (a) The state department shall establish a cancer registry for the purpose of:
(1) recording:
(A) all cases of malignant disease; and
(B) other tumors and precancerous diseases required to be reported by:
(i) federal law or federal regulation; or
(ii) the National Program of Cancer Registries;
that are diagnosed or treated in Indiana; and
(2) compiling necessary and appropriate information concerning those cases, as determined by the state department;
in order to conduct epidemiologic surveys of cancer and to apply appropriate preventive and control measures.
(b) The state department may use any information from the cancer registry to conduct an investigation into the incidence of cancer diagnosis within a certain geographical region.
(c) The department may contract for the collection and analysis of, and the research related to, the epidemiologic data compiled under this chapter.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-4-9-3(a).]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.21. Amended by P.L.93-2001, SEC.1; P.L.17-2004, SEC.2; P.L.29-2016, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 38. Health Registries › Chapter 2. Cancer Registry › 16-38-2-2. Development of Registry From Existing Data

Sec. 2. The state department shall, to the greatest extent possible, utilize information compiled by public or private cancer registries in the development of a statewide cancer registry under this chapter.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-4-9-3(b).]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.21.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 38. Health Registries › Chapter 2. Cancer Registry › 16-38-2-3. Reports

Sec. 3. (a) The following persons shall report to the cancer registry each confirmed case of cancer and other tumors and precancerous diseases required to be recorded under section 1 of this chapter:
(1) Physicians.
(2) Dentists.
(3) Hospitals.
(4) Medical laboratories.
(5) Ambulatory outpatient surgical centers.
(6) Health facilities.
(b) A person required to report information to the state cancer registry under this section may utilize, when available:
(1) information submitted to any other public or private cancer registry; or
(2) information required to be filed with federal, state, or local agencies;
when completing reports required by this chapter. However, the state department may require additional, definitive information.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-4-9-4.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.21. Amended by P.L.17-2004, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 38. Health Registries › Chapter 2. Cancer Registry › 16-38-2-4. Confidentiality

Sec. 4. Except as provided in sections 5, 6, and 7 of this chapter, information obtained under this chapter by the state department concerning individual cancer patients is for the confidential use of the state department only.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-4-9-5(a).]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.21.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 38. Health Registries › Chapter 2. Cancer Registry › 16-38-2-5. Access to Confidential Information for Research Purposes

Sec. 5. The state department shall grant any person involved in a legitimate research activity access to confidential information concerning individual cancer patients obtained by the state department under this chapter if all of the following conditions are met:
(1) The person conducting the research provides written information about the following:
(A) The purpose of the research project.
(B) The nature of the data to be collected and how the researcher intends to analyze the data.
(C) The records the researcher desires to review.
(D) The safeguards the researcher will take to protect the identity of the patients whose records the researcher will be reviewing.
(2) The proposed safeguards are adequate to protect the identity of each patient whose records will be reviewed.
(3) An agreement is executed between the state department and the researcher that meets all of the following conditions:
(A) Specifies the terms of the researcher's use of the records.
(B) Prohibits the publication or release of the names of individual cancer patients or any facts tending to lead to the identification of individual cancer patients.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-4-9-5(b).]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.21.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 38. Health Registries › Chapter 2. Cancer Registry › 16-38-2-6. Additional Information Requests; Individual Patients; Consent

Sec. 6. Researchers may, with the approval of the state department, use the names of individual cancer patients when requesting additional information for research purposes or soliciting an individual patient's participation in a research project. However, if a researcher requests additional information for an individual cancer patient's participation in a research project, the researcher must first obtain the oral or written consent of the patient's attending physician. If the consent of the patient's attending physician is obtained, the researcher must then obtain the individual cancer patient's written consent by having the patient complete a release of confidential medical information form.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-4-9-5(c).]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.21.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 38. Health Registries › Chapter 2. Cancer Registry › 16-38-2-7. Release of Confidential Information

Sec. 7. The state department may release confidential information concerning individual cancer patients to the following:
(1) The cancer 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 agreement provides 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 release of confidential medical information form.
(3) A local health department if the following conditions are met:
(A) The information is needed to assist the state department in conducting an investigation into the incidence of cancer diagnosis within the local health department's jurisdiction.
(B) The information released is directly connected to the investigation.
(C) The information is not used by the local health department for any other purpose.
(D) The patient gives written consent by completing a release of confidential medical information form.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-4-9-6 .]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.21. Amended by P.L.29-2016, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 38. Health Registries › Chapter 2. Cancer Registry › 16-38-2-8. Immunity From Liability

Sec. 8. A person who reports information to the cancer registry system under this chapter is immune from any civil or criminal liability that might otherwise be imposed because of the release of what is otherwise confidential information.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-4-9-7.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.21.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 38. Health Registries › Chapter 2. Cancer Registry › 16-38-2-9. Epidemiological Information; Release

Sec. 9. This chapter does not prevent the release to any interested person of epidemiological information that does not identify individual cancer patients.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-4-9-8.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.21.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 38. Health Registries › Chapter 2. Cancer Registry › 16-38-2-10. Administrative Rules

Sec. 10. The state department shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 necessary to carry out this chapter.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-4-9-9.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.21.