# Ind. Code § 16-39-2-3: Confidentiality

> Indiana · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T16_A39_C2_S16-39-2-3

## Section

- **Citation:** Ind. Code § 16-39-2-3
- **Heading:** Confidentiality
- **Jurisdiction:** Indiana
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 39 / Chapter 2 / Section 16-39-2-3

## Text

Sec. 3. A patient's mental health record is confidential and shall be disclosed only with the consent of the patient unless otherwise provided in the following:

(1) This chapter.

(2) IC 16-39-3.

(3) IC 16-39-4.

(4) IC 16-39-5-3.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-4-8-3.1(c).]

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

## Nearby sections

- [Ind. Code § 16-39-2-1 Application of chapter](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T16_A39_C2_S16-39-2-1.md)
- [Ind. Code § 16-39-2-2 Maintenance of records by provider](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T16_A39_C2_S16-39-2-2.md)
- [Ind. Code § 16-39-2-3 Confidentiality](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T16_A39_C2_S16-39-2-3.md)
- [Ind. Code § 16-39-2-4 Patient access; restrictions; appeal](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T16_A39_C2_S16-39-2-4.md)
- [Ind. Code § 16-39-2-5 Access to patient's designee or legal representative; written request](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T16_A39_C2_S16-39-2-5.md)
- [Ind. Code § 16-39-2-5.5 Provider requirements; individualized mental health safety plans](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T16_A39_C2_S16-39-2-5.5.md)
- [Ind. Code § 16-39-2-6 Disclosure without patient's consent; interpretation of records; immunities](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T16_A39_C2_S16-39-2-6.md)
- [Ind. Code § 16-39-2-7 Discovery or admissibility without patient's consent](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T16_A39_C2_S16-39-2-7.md)
- [Ind. Code § 16-39-2-8 Court ordered release of mental health records; provider provision of records](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T16_A39_C2_S16-39-2-8.md)
- [Ind. Code § 16-39-2-9 Exercise of patient's rights by others; equal access to records; fees](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T16_A39_C2_S16-39-2-9.md)
- [Ind. Code § 16-39-2-10 Decedents' records; consent to release](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T16_A39_C2_S16-39-2-10.md)
- [Ind. Code § 16-39-2-11 Copying fees](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T16_A39_C2_S16-39-2-11.md)
- [Ind. Code § 16-39-2-12 Application to other mental health records laws](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T16_A39_C2_S16-39-2-12.md)

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