# Ind. Code § 16-39-2-4: Patient access; restrictions; appeal

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T16_A39_C2_S16-39-2-4

## Section

- **Citation:** Ind. Code § 16-39-2-4
- **Heading:** Patient access; restrictions; appeal
- **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 16-39-2-4

## Text

Sec. 4. A patient is entitled to inspect and copy the patient's own mental health record. However, if the provider that is responsible for the patient's mental health records determines for good medical cause, upon the advice of a physician, that the information requested under this section is detrimental to the physical or mental health of the patient, or is likely to cause the patient to harm the patient or another person, the provider may withhold the information from the patient. If the provider is a state institution or agency, the patient may appeal the provider's refusal to permit the patient to inspect and copy the patient's own record under IC 4-21.5.

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

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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