§ 16-37-3-9 — Permanent records; public inspection; records to county auditor and county voter registration office; use of data

(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 and
the county voter registration office 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.]

Legislative History

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; P.L.70-2025, SEC.8.