{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-16-39-7-2","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 16-39-7-2","heading":"Maintenance of x-rays by providers; mammograms; violations; civil liability","body":"Sec. 2. (a) This section does not apply to original mammograms, which are governed by section 3 of this chapter.\n(b) As used in this section, \"x-ray image\" includes a microfilm copy of an x-ray film and a digital image of an x-ray.\n(c) A provider shall maintain a patient's x-ray image for at least five (5) years.\n(d) At the time an x-ray image is taken, the provider shall do one (1) of the following:\n(1) Inform the patient in writing of the following:\n(A) The patient's x-ray image will be kept on file by the provider for at least five (5) years.\n(B) If the patient would like a copy of the x-ray image during that period, the provider will provide the patient with a copy of the x-ray image at no cost, as provided in IC 16-39-1-2.\n(2) Have posted conspicuously in the x-ray examination area a sign informing patients of the following:\n(A) All x-ray images will be kept on file by a provider for at least five (5) years.\n(B) On request during that time, the provider will provide the patient a copy of the patient's x-ray image at no cost to the provider.\n(e) A provider is immune from civil liability for destroying or otherwise failing to maintain an x-ray image in violation of this section if the destruction or failure to maintain the x-ray image is inadvertent and not done in bad faith. However, this subsection does not prevent the imposition of disciplinary sanctions against the provider, as described in subsection (f).\n(f) A provider who violates this section commits an offense for which a board may impose disciplinary sanctions against the provider under the statute that governs the provider's licensure, registration, or certification under this title or IC 25.","path":["TITLE 16. HEALTH","ARTICLE 39. HEALTH RECORDS","Chapter 7. Maintenance of Health Records, X-rays, and Other Tests"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_16.html#16-39-7-2","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-11T20:02:18Z","sha256":"c6927d483993dee92101c950b0c3086d79257453c27a01fafe1f151707319ffa","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-16-39-7-1","next":"us-in/ic-16-39-7-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}