§ 16-49.5-2-11 — Confidentiality; confidential matters; immunity

Indiana § 16-49.5-2-11

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 16: HEALTH
• Art. 49.5: SUICIDE AND OVERDOSE FATALITY
• Ch. 2: Suicide and Overdose Fatality Review Teams

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(a) Members of a SOFR team and
individuals who attend a SOFR team meeting as invitees of the team
chairperson:
(1) may discuss, among themselves, confidential matters that are
before the SOFR team;
(2) are bound by all applicable laws concerning the confidentiality
of the matters reviewed by the SOFR team; and
(3) except as provided in subsection (b), may not be:
(A) disciplined;
(B) criminally prosecuted; or
(C) held administratively or civilly liable;
for the sharing or discussion of any confidential matter before the
SOFR team during a SOFR team meeting.
(b) The immunity described in subsection (a)(3) does not apply to
a SOFR team member or a SOFR team invitee who discloses
confidential information:
(1) with malice;
(2) in bad faith; or
(3) negligently.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.112-2020, SEC.53.