Terms Used In Indiana Code > Title 16 > Article 49.5 - Suicide and Overdose Fatality Review Teams

• Decedent: A deceased person.
• Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• health care provider: means :

  Indiana Code 4-6-14-2

• health records: means written, electronic, or printed information possessed or maintained by a health care provider concerning any diagnosis, treatment, or prognosis of the patient, including health information that is possessed or maintained on microfiche, microfilm, or in a digital format. See Indiana Code 4-6-14-2.5
• Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
• SOFR: means suicide and overdose fatality review. See Indiana Code 16-49.5-1-2
• SOFR team: refers to :

  Indiana Code 16-49.5-1-3

• Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
• Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5