CHAPTER 6. ACCESS TO HOSPITAL RECORDS BY HOSPITAL MEDICAL STAFF COMMITTEES

IC 16-39-6
    Chapter 6. Access to Hospital Records by Hospital Medical StaffCommittees

IC 16-39-6-1
Purposes
    Sec. 1. It is in the interest of public health and patient medicalcare that hospital medical staff committees have access to the recordsand other information concerning the condition and treatment ofhospital patients to evaluate the care and treatment of patients asfollows:
        (1) For research purposes.
        (2) For the purpose of gathering statistics and other informationconcerning the prevention and treatment of diseases, illnesses,and injuries.
        (3) For the purpose of reducing morbidity or mortality.
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.22.

IC 16-39-6-2
Right of hospital to provide records to medical staff committee
    Sec. 2. To carry out the purposes described in section 1 of thischapter, a hospital or agents or employees of the hospital mayprovide medical records or other information concerning thecondition or treatment of a hospital patient to a hospital medical staffcommittee.
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.22.

IC 16-39-6-3
Confidentiality; production on court order
    Sec. 3. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b):
        (1) records or other information furnished a hospital medicalstaff committee under this chapter concerning the care andtreatment of a hospital patient;
        (2) proceedings of a hospital medical staff committee; and
        (3) other records or reports of a hospital medical staffcommittee;
are confidential.
    (b) The confidential records and proceedings described insubsection (a) may be produced on court order in a cause in whichthe records and proceedings are relevant or material.
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.22.

IC 16-39-6-4
Use or publication of obtained information; restrictions
    Sec. 4. A hospital medical staff committee shall use or publishinformation the committee obtains from records or other informationsubmitted to the committee concerning the care or treatment of apatient only as follows:
        (1) To evaluate matters of medical care, therapy, and treatment.
        (2) For research and statistical purposes.As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.22.

IC 16-39-6-5
Protection of patient's identity
    Sec. 5. (a) The members, agents, or employees of a hospitalmedical staff committee may not disclose the identity of any patientwhose records have been studied in a report or publication of thecommittee.
    (b) The members, agents, and employees of the medical staffcommittee shall protect the identity of a patient whose condition ortreatment has been studied and may not disclose or reveal the identityof any patient.
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.22.