IC 16-49.5-2-5: Participation prerequisites

Sec. 5. (a) Before a member of the SOFR team may participate in the review of a suicide or overdose fatality, the member must:

(1) sign a confidentiality form prepared by the state department;

(2) review the purpose and goal of the SOFR team; and

(3) review, for accuracy and comprehensiveness, any data collection form developed by the state department, if applicable.

(b) Individuals who are invited by the SOFR team chairperson to attend a SOFR team meeting must sign a confidentiality form before attending or participating in a SOFR team meeting.

(c) The state department shall create and make available a standardized confidentiality form to be used by members of all SOFR teams.

(d) The chairperson of a SOFR team is responsible for the safekeeping of all confidentiality agreements signed under this section.