Indiana § 12-10-3-11 Immunity from civil and criminal liability; privileged information;
whistleblower retaliation

Indiana Statutes

§ 12-10-3-11 — Immunity from civil and criminal liability; privileged information; whistleblower retaliation

Indiana·Art. 10 AGING SERVICES·Ch. 3 Adult Protective Services

(a)A person, other than a person against whom a complaint concerning an endangered adult has been made, who in good faith:

(1)makes or causes to be made a report required to be made under this chapter;

(2)testifies or participates in any investigation or administrative or judicial proceeding on matters arising from the report;

(3)makes or causes to be made photographs or x-rays of an endangered adult; or

(4)discusses a report required to be made under this chapter with the division, the adult protective services unit, a law enforcement agency, or other appropriate agency; is immune from both civil and criminal liability arising from those actions.

(b)An individual may not be excused from testifying before a court or grand jury concerning a report made under this chapter on the basis

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(a) A person, other than a person against
whom a complaint concerning an endangered adult has been made,
who in good faith:
(1) makes or causes to be made a report required to be made
under this chapter;
(2) testifies or participates in any investigation or administrative
or judicial proceeding on matters arising from the report;
(3) makes or causes to be made photographs or x-rays of an
endangered adult; or
(4) discusses a report required to be made under this chapter with
the division, the adult protective services unit, a law enforcement
agency, or other appropriate agency;
is immune from both civil and criminal liability arising from those
actions.
(b) An individual may not be excused from testifying before a court
or grand jury concerning a report made under this chapter on the basis
that the testimony is privileged information, unless the individual is an
attorney, a physician, a clergyman, a husband, or a wife who is not
required to testify under IC 34-46-3-1.
(c) An employer may not discharge, demote, transfer, prepare a
negative work performance evaluation, or reduce benefits, pay, or work
privileges, or take any other action to retaliate against an employee who
in good faith files a report under this chapter.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 4-28-5-8.]

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