{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-16-39-1-6","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 16-39-1-6","heading":"Inpatient requests","body":"Sec. 6. This chapter does not authorize a patient to obtain a copy of the patient's health records while the patient is an inpatient of a hospital, health facility, or facility licensed under IC 12-24 or IC 12-29. However, if the inpatient is:\n(1) unemancipated and less than eighteen (18) years of age, a parent, guardian, or next of kin (if the patient does not have a parent or guardian) is entitled to obtain a copy of the health records of the inpatient;\n(2) incompetent to request the patient's own health records, a spouse, parent, guardian, or next of kin (if the patient does not have a parent, spouse, or guardian) is entitled to obtain a copy of the health records of the inpatient; or\n(3) competent, a spouse, parent or next of kin (if the patient does not have a parent or spouse) is entitled to obtain a copy of the health records of the inpatient if the inpatient requests that the records be released.","path":["TITLE 16. HEALTH","ARTICLE 39. HEALTH RECORDS","Chapter 1. Release of Health Records to Patient and Authorized Persons"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_16.html#16-39-1-6","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-11T20:02:18Z","sha256":"d9cead190acd952ee8e971597b28313ea239542bf398b6240395f1f7022ae8f4","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-16-39-1-5","next":"us-in/ic-16-39-1-7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}