Indiana § 16-41-13-3 Confidentiality of information

Indiana Statutes

§ 16-41-13-3 — Confidentiality of information

Indiana § 16-41-13-3

Title 16HEALTH

Art. 41PUBLIC HEALTH MEASURES FOR THE

Ch. 13Communicable Disease: Body Fluid Precautions With

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Ind. Code § 16-41-13-3 (2026).

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(a)Information regarding a deceased individual's communicable disease contained in the notice required by this chapter shall be kept confidential by the attending physician, health care provider, funeral director, or other person in possession of the body. Such information may be disclosed only if the information is required by state or federal law or under a court order based on circumstances described in IC 16-41-8-1.

(b)An attending physician, health care provider, or other person in possession of the body who discloses information in violation of this chapter commits a Class A misdemeanor. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-9.5-9(d).]

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(a) Information regarding a deceased
individual's communicable disease contained in the notice required by
this chapter shall be kept confidential by the attending physician, health
care provider, funeral director, or other person in possession of the
body. Such information may be disclosed only if the information is
required by state or federal law or under a court order based on
circumstances described in IC 16-41-8-1.
(b) An attending physician, health care provider, or other person in
possession of the body who discloses information in violation of this
chapter commits a Class A misdemeanor.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-9.5-9(d).]