# Ind. Code § 16-39-1-5: Withholding requested information

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T16_A39_C1_S16-39-1-5

## Section

- **Citation:** Ind. Code § 16-39-1-5
- **Heading:** Withholding requested information
- **Jurisdiction:** Indiana
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 39 / Chapter 1 / Section 16-39-1-5

## Text

Sec. 5. If a provider who is a health care professional reasonably determines that the information requested under section 1 of this chapter is:

(1) detrimental to the physical or mental health of the patient; or

(2) likely to cause the patient to harm the patient or another;

the provider may withhold the information from the patient.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-4-8-6.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.22.

## Nearby sections

- [Ind. Code § 16-39-1-1 Right of access; written requests; deadline for complying with written requests](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T16_A39_C1_S16-39-1-1.md)
- [Ind. Code § 16-39-1-2 X-rays](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T16_A39_C1_S16-39-1-2.md)
- [Ind. Code § 16-39-1-3 Request for patient's health records; who may request](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T16_A39_C1_S16-39-1-3.md)
- [Ind. Code § 16-39-1-4 Patient's written consent for release of records; contents](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T16_A39_C1_S16-39-1-4.md)
- [Ind. Code § 16-39-1-5 Withholding requested information](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T16_A39_C1_S16-39-1-5.md)
- [Ind. Code § 16-39-1-6 Inpatient requests](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T16_A39_C1_S16-39-1-6.md)
- [Ind. Code § 16-39-1-7 Child's health records; access to custodial and noncustodial parents](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T16_A39_C1_S16-39-1-7.md)
- [Ind. Code § 16-39-1-8 Copying fees](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T16_A39_C1_S16-39-1-8.md)
- [Ind. Code § 16-39-1-9 Alcohol and drug abuse records](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T16_A39_C1_S16-39-1-9.md)

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