Section 16-39-2-8 - Court ordered release of mental health records; provider provision of records(a) The court may order the release of the patient's mental health record without the patient's consent upon the showing of good cause following a hearing under IC 16-39-3 or in a proceeding under IC 31-30 through IC 31-40 following a hearing held under the Indiana Rules of Trial Procedure.(b) A provider shall, upon the request of a court that has committed a patient under IC 12-26-7, IC 12-26-8, IC 35-36-2-4, or IC 35-36-3, release to the court any information from the patient's mental health record that is required by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for transmission to NICS (as defined in IC 35-47-2.5-2.5) in accordance with IC 33-24-6-3.Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-4-8-3.1(h).
Amended by P.L. 131-2014, SEC. 7, eff. 7/1/2014.As added by P.L. 2-1993, SEC.22. Amended by P.L. 1-1997, SEC.96.