Indiana § 16-39-2-2 - Maintenance of records by provider
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§ 16-39-2-2. Maintenance of records by provider
Sec. 2. A record for each patient receiving mental health services shall be maintained by the provider. The mental health record must contain the information that the division of mental health and addiction, the division of disability, aging, and rehabilitative services, or the state department requires by rule. The provider is:
(1) the owner of the mental health record;
(2) responsible for the record's safekeeping; and
(3) entitled to retain possession of the record.
The information contained in the mental health record belongs to the patient involved as well as to the provider. The provider shall maintain the original mental health record or a microfilm of the mental health record for at least seven (7) years.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-4-8-3.1(b).]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.22. Amended by P.L.40-1994, SEC.67; P.L.4-1997, SEC.4; P.L.215-2001, SEC.84; P.L.141-2006, SEC.90; P.L.122-2026, SEC.93.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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