§ 35-47-7-3 — Burn injury reporting

(a) As used in this section, "burn" includes
chemical burns, flash burns, and thermal burns.
(b) If a person is treated for:
(1) a second or third degree burn to ten percent (10%) or more of
the body;
(2) any burn to the upper respiratory tract or laryngeal edema due
to the inhalation of superheated air; or
(3) a burn that results in serious bodily injury;
the physician treating the person, or the hospital administrator or the
hospital administrator's designee of the hospital or ambulatory
outpatient surgical center (if the person is treated in a hospital or
outpatient surgical center), shall report the case to the state fire marshal
within seventy-two (72) hours. This report may be made orally or in
writing and shall be considered confidential information.
(c) If a person is treated for a second or third degree burn to less
than ten percent (10%) of the body, the attending physician may report
the case to the state fire marshal under subsection (b).
(d) The state fire marshal shall ascertain the following when a report
is made under this chapter:
(1) Victim's name, address, and date of birth.
(2) Address where burn injury occurred.
(3) Date and time of injury.
(4) Degree of burns and percent of body burned.
(5) Area of body burned.
(6) Injury severity.
(7) Apparent cause of burn injury.
(8) Name and address of reporting facility.
(9) Attending physician.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.328-1987, SEC.1.