Title 16, TITLE 16. HEALTH

Sec. 11. (a) Members of a SOFR team and individuals who attend a SOFR team meeting as invitees of the team chairperson: (1) may discuss, among themselves, confidential matters that are before the SOFR team; (2) are bound by all applicable laws concerning the confidentiality of th…

Sec. 12. The chairperson of a SOFR team or the chairperson's designee shall do the following for each SOFR team meeting: (1) Prepare the agenda for the scheduled SOFR team meeting. (2) Provide meeting notices to all members of the SOFR team. (3) Ensure that all: (A) members of th…

Sec. 13. Records held or maintained by a SOFR team are subject to the confidentiality provisions of IC 31-33-18. As added by P.L.112-2020, SEC.53.

Sec. 14. (a) Before July 1 of each year, a SOFR team shall submit a report to the state department that includes the following information: (1) A summary of the data collected concerning the reviews conducted by the SOFR team for the previous calendar year. (2) Actions recommende…

Sec. 15. Nothing in this chapter shall preclude any death, illness, or injury investigation or review to the extent authorized by other laws. As added by P.L.112-2020, SEC.53.

Sec. 2. (a) A SOFR team shall do the following: (1) Identify similarities, trends, and factual patterns concerning suicides and overdose fatalities in the area served by the SOFR team. (2) Identify reasons for any higher minority suicide and overdose fatality rate in the area ser…

Sec. 3. (a) A SOFR team must be multidisciplinary and culturally diverse. The SOFR team should include professionals and representatives of agencies that provide services or community resources for families in the community. (b) Members of a SOFR team must be appointed by the cou…

Sec. 4. (a) The first SOFR team meeting shall convene at the call of the county health officer, the county health administrator, or their designees, as applicable. (b) The SOFR team members shall elect a chairperson at the first SOFR team meeting and whenever there is a chairpers…

Sec. 5. (a) Before a member of the SOFR team may participate in the review of a suicide or overdose fatality, the member must: (1) sign a confidentiality form prepared by the state department; (2) review the purpose and goal of the SOFR team; and (3) review, for accuracy and comp…

Sec. 6. (a) The SOFR team shall review the death of each person whose death occurred in the area served by the SOFR team if one (1) or more of the following conditions are met: (1) The person's cause of death is listed as one (1) or more of the following: (A) Poisoning. (B) Intox…

Sec. 7. A SOFR team shall review the death certificate of a decedent received from the county health officer in order to determine whether the fatality qualifies for a SOFR team review under section 6 of this chapter. As added by P.L.112-2020, SEC.53.

Sec. 8. (a) Subject to IC 34-30-15, the following persons or entities shall comply with a records request by a SOFR team: (1) A coroner. (2) An emergency medical services provider. (3) A fire department. (4) A health system. (5) A hospital. (6) A law enforcement officer. (7) A lo…

Sec. 9. If a fatality qualifies for a SOFR team review, the SOFR team shall: (1) identify the factors that contributed to the fatality of the decedent; (2) determine whether similar fatalities may be prevented in the future; (3) if applicable, identify other: (A) agencies or enti…