# Ind. Code § 16-39-2-8: Court ordered release of mental health records; provider provision of records

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T16_A39_C2_S16-39-2-8

## Section

- **Citation:** Ind. Code § 16-39-2-8
- **Heading:** Court ordered release of mental health records; provider provision of records
- **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 16-39-2-8

## Text

Sec. 8. (a) The court may order the release of the patient's mental health record without the patient's consent upon the showing of good cause following a hearing under IC 16-39-3 or in a proceeding under IC 31-30 through IC 31-40 following a hearing held under the Indiana Rules of Trial Procedure.

(b) A provider shall, upon the request of a court that has committed a patient under IC 12-26-7, IC 12-26-8, IC 35-36-2-4, or IC 35-36-3, release to the court any information from the patient's mental health record that is required by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for transmission to NICS (as defined in IC 35-47-2.5-2.5) in accordance with IC 33-24-6-3.

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

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.22. Amended by P.L.1-1997, SEC.96; P.L.131-2014, SEC.7.

## 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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