Indiana § 34-43-1-5 - Response to subpoena or court order
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 34-43-1-5 — Response to subpoena or court order, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 34-43-1-5. Response to subpoena or court order
Sec. 5. When a:
(1) subpoena coupled with a request under Rule 34 of the Indiana Rules of Trial Procedure;
(2) subpoena coupled with a patient's written authorization under IC 34-6-2.1-20(2) (or IC 34-3-15.5-4 before its repeal); or
(3) court order;
requiring the production of a hospital medical record is served upon any hospital employee, the hospital employee with custody of the original hospital medical record may elect, instead of personally appearing and producing the original hospital medical record, to furnish the requesting party or the party's attorney with a photostatic copy of the hospital medical record, certified in accordance with section 7 of this chapter.
[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-3-15.5-6(a).]
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.39. Amended by P.L.186-2025, SEC.192.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 34-43-1-5 ("Response to subpoena or court order") 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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