Indiana § 25-22.5-17-1 Requirements of employer if physician leaves employment; copy of
notice; contact information; access to patient medical records

Indiana Statutes

§ 25-22.5-17-1 — Requirements of employer if physician leaves employment; copy of notice; contact information; access to patient medical records

Indiana § 25-22.5-17-1

Title 25PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS

Art. 22.5PHYSICIANS

Ch. 17Physician's Patient Information

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Ind. Code § 25-22.5-17-1 (2026).

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If a physician licensed under this article leaves the employment of an employer, the following apply:

(1)The employer of the physician must provide the physician with a copy of any notice that:

(A)concerns the physician's departure from the employer; and

(B)was sent to any patient seen or treated by the physician during the two (2) year period preceding the termination of the physician's employment or the expiration of the physician's contract. However, the patient names and contact information must be redacted from the copy of the notice provided from the employer of the physician to the physician.

(2)The physician's employer must, in good faith, provide the physician's last known or current contact and location information to a patient who:

(A)requests updated contact and location i

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If a physician licensed under this article
leaves the employment of an employer, the following apply:
(1) The employer of the physician must provide the physician
with a copy of any notice that:
(A) concerns the physician's departure from the employer; and
(B) was sent to any patient seen or treated by the physician
during the two (2) year period preceding the termination of the
physician's employment or the expiration of the physician's
contract. However, the patient names and contact information
must be redacted from the copy of the notice provided from the
employer of the physician to the physician.
(2) The physician's employer must, in good faith, provide the
physician's last known or current contact and location information
to a patient who:
(A) requests updated contact and location information for the
physician; and
(B) was seen or treated by the physician during the two (2) year
period preceding the termination of the physician's employment
or the expiration of the physician's contract.
(3) The physician's employer must provide the physician with:
(A) access to; or
(B) copies of;
any medical record associated with a patient described in
subdivision (1) or (2) upon receipt of the patient's consent.
(4) The physician's employer may not provide patient medical
records to a requesting physician in a format that materially
differs from the format used to create or store the medical record
during the routine or ordinary course of business, unless a
different format is mutually agreed upon by the parties. Paper or
portable document format copies of the medical records satisfy
the formatting provisions of this chapter.