Sec. 15. “Authorized persons”, for purposes of IC 34-43-1, include:

(1) the patient;

Terms Used In Indiana Code 34-6-2-15

  • in writing: include printing, lithographing, or other mode of representing words and letters. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
(2) a person authorized by the patient to request the records, if the authorization was made in writing not more than sixty (60) days before the date of the request for the records;

(3) physicians or other professionals within the hospital;

(4) a person entitled to request health records under IC 16-39-1-3;

(5) a coroner who is investigating a death under IC 36-2-14-6; and

(6) any other person designated by order of a court of competent jurisdiction.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-3-15.5-4 part.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.1.