{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-16-41-7-4","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 16-41-7-4","heading":"Investigation of persons with a communicable disease; notification of persons at risk","body":"Sec. 4. (a) As used in this section, \"person at risk\" means an individual who in the best judgment of a licensed physician:\n(1) has engaged in high risk activity (as defined in section 1 of this chapter); or\n(2) is in imminent risk of engaging in high risk activity (as defined in section 1 of this chapter).\n(b) If a health officer is notified in writing by a physician under section 3(b)(1)(A) of this chapter of a patient:\n(1) for whom the physician has medical verification that the patient is an individual with a communicable disease; and\n(2) who, in the best judgment of the physician, is a serious and present risk to the health of others;\nthe health officer shall make an investigation of the individual with a communicable disease as authorized in IC 16-41-5-2 to determine whether the environmental conditions surrounding the individual with a communicable disease or the conduct of the individual with a communicable disease requires the intervention by the health officer or designated health official to prevent the transmission of disease to others.\n(c) If the state department is requested in writing by a physician who has complied with the requirements of section 3(b)(2) of this chapter to notify a person at risk, the state department shall notify the person at risk unless, in the opinion of the state department, the person at risk:\n(1) has already been notified;\n(2) will be notified; or\n(3) will otherwise be made aware that the person is a person at risk.\n(d) The state department shall establish a confidential registry of all persons submitting written requests under subsection (c).\n(e) The state department shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this section. Local health officers may submit advisory guidelines to the state department to implement this chapter, IC 16-41-1, IC 16-41-3, IC 16-41-5, IC 16-41-8, or IC 16-41-9. The state department shall fully consider such advisory guidelines before adopting a rule under IC 4-22-2-29 implementing this chapter, IC 16-41-1, IC 16-41-3, IC 16-41-5, IC 16-41-8, or IC 16-41-9.","path":["TITLE 16. HEALTH","ARTICLE 41. PUBLIC HEALTH MEASURES FOR THE PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF DISEASE","Chapter 7. Communicable Disease: Duty or Authority to Inform or Notify"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_16.html#16-41-7-4","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-11T20:02:18Z","sha256":"9e803cb1e91f587dd44bc1fe89c67eabbda8f071fc803f663b880b26bfee17c0","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-16-41-7-3","next":"us-in/ic-16-41-7-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}