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2024 Indiana Code
Title 16. Health
Article 39. Health Records
Chapter 3. Release of Mental Health Records in Investigations and Legal Proceedings
16-39-3-3. Petition for Release of Patient's Records
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IN Code § 16-39-3-3 (2024)
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Sec. 3. A person:
(1) seeking access to a patient's mental health record without the patient's written consent in an investigation or prosecution resulting from a report filed under IC 16-39-2-6(a)(10); or
(2) who has filed or is a party to a legal proceeding and who seeks access to a patient's mental health record without the patient's written consent;
may file a petition in a circuit or superior court requesting a release of the patient's mental health record.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-4-8-3.2(c).]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.22. Amended by P.L.108-1996, SEC.5; P.L.156-2020, SEC.70.
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