§ 16-39-2-2 — Maintenance of records by provider; contents; dominion; time limits

A record for each patient receiving mental
health services shall be maintained by the provider. The mental health
record must contain the information that the division of mental health
and addiction, the division of disability and rehabilitative services, or
the state department requires by rule. The provider is:
(1) the owner of the mental health record;
(2) responsible for the record's safekeeping; and
(3) entitled to retain possession of the record.
The information contained in the mental health record belongs to the
patient involved as well as to the provider. The provider shall maintain
the original mental health record or a microfilm of the mental health
record for at least seven (7) years.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-4-8-3.1(b).]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.22. Amended by P.L.40-1994, SEC.67; P.L.4-1997, SEC.4; P.L.215-2001, SEC.84; P.L.141-2006, SEC.90.