Indiana § 16-40-4-7 - Confidentiality of information
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 16-40-4-7 — Confidentiality of information, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 16-40-4-7. Confidentiality of information
Sec. 7. (a) Health care quality indicator data and other information collected under this chapter, or resulting from the program, from which the identity of a person, including:
(1) an individual;
(2) a health coverage provider; or
(3) a health care provider;
may be ascertained is confidential and, unless otherwise specified under state or federal law, may not be released to any person without the written consent of the identified person.
(b) Communications, including printed documents, by:
(1) an employee;
(2) an officer;
(3) a governing board member; or
(4) an agent;
of a hospital (licensed under IC 16-21) for the purpose of collecting, identifying, reviewing, or producing data for a health care quality indicator data program under this chapter are confidential.
As added by P.L.95-2005, SEC.5.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 16-40-4-7 ("Confidentiality of information") is part of the Indiana Code, the codified statutory law of Indiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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