{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-16-39-2-8","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 16-39-2-8","heading":"Court ordered release of mental health records; provider provision of records","body":"Sec. 8. (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.\n(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.","path":["TITLE 16. HEALTH","ARTICLE 39. HEALTH RECORDS","Chapter 2. Release of Mental Health Records to Patient and Authorized Persons"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_16.html#16-39-2-8","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-11T20:02:18Z","sha256":"cae22c5b1a72e599609ce24d9b76ab6763eabb31a7256ba6d519dc5b9c78f43f","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-16-39-2-7","next":"us-in/ic-16-39-2-9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}