Ind. Code § 16-39-3-3

Petition for release of patient's records

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Haney v. Adams County Office of Family & Children (2005)

Most recently applied in In Re Invol. Termn. of Par. Child Rel. AH (August 2005)

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.22

Sec. 3. A person:

(1) seeking access to a patient's mental health record without the patient's written consent in an investigation or prosecution resulting from a report filed under IC 16-39-2-6(a)(10); or

(2) who has filed or is a party to a legal proceeding and who seeks access to a patient's mental health record without the patient's written consent;

may file a petition in a circuit or superior court requesting a release of the patient's mental health record.

Official source: Indiana General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Indiana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.