§ 16-39-1-7 — Child's health records; access to custodial and noncustodial parents

Indiana § 16-39-1-7

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 16: HEALTH
• Art. 39: HEALTH RECORDS
• Ch. 1: Release of Health Records to Patient and Authorized

Text

(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.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.22.