Ind. Code ch. 16-39-9

Ind. Code ch. 16-39-9
in effect

Ind. Code § 16-39-9-1 Chapter exemptions

Sec. 1. This chapter does not apply to x-rays covered by either of the following: (1) IC 16-39-1-2. (2) IC 16-39-7-2. As added by P.L.102-1994, SEC.9.

Ind. Code § 16-39-9-1.5 "Electronic health record"

Sec. 1.5. (a) As used in this chapter, "electronic health record" means a record of an individual's medical history that is created, generated, sent, communicated, received, or stored by electronic means. (b) For purposes of this chapter, the term includes billing statements and other administrative records that may be provided through electronic means. As added by P.L.215-2025, SEC.26.

Ind. Code § 16-39-9-2 Fees for records

Sec. 2. A provider may not charge a person for: (1) providing a digital copy or digital access through an interoperability platform of an individual's electronic health record; or (2) making and providing paper copies of medical records at an amount greater than the amount set in rules adopted by the department of insurance under section 4 of this chapter. As added by P.L.102-1994, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.173-2007, SEC.1; P.L.215-2025, SEC.27.

Ind. Code § 16-39-9-3 Repealed

As added by P.L.102-1994, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.78-2004, SEC.24. Repealed by P.L.173-2007, SEC.47.

Ind. Code § 16-39-9-4 Cost adjustments by department

Sec. 4. (a) As used in this section, "department" refers to the department of insurance created by IC 27-1-1-1. (b) The department may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to set the amounts that may be charged for copying and providing paper copies of medical records under this chapter. (c) In adopting rules under this section, the department shall consider the following factors relating to the costs of copying medical records: (1) The following labor costs: (A) Verification of requests. (B) Logging requests. (C) Retrieval. (D) Copying. (E) Refiling. (2) Software costs for logging requests. (3) Expense costs for copying. (4) Capital costs for copying. (5) Billing and bad debt expenses. (6) Space costs. As added by P.L.102-1994, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.173-2007, SEC.2; P.L.215-2025, SEC.28.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://iga.in.gov/laws/2026/ic/titles/16Fetched: 10/17/2026