410 IAC 1-2.2-6 Contact by department

Sec. 6. (a) If the department is requested in writing by a physician who has complied with IC 16-41-7-3(b)(2) to notify a person at risk, the department shall contact the physician to determine that the physician: (1) has medical verification that the patient is a carrier; (2) knows the identity of the person at risk and has a reasonable belief of a significant risk of harm to the identified person at risk; (3) has reason to believe the identified person at risk has not been informed and will not be informed of the risk by the patient or another person; and (4) has made reasonable efforts to inform the carrier of the physician's intent to make or cause the department to make a disclosure to the person at risk. (b) The department shall notify the person at risk unless, in the opinion of the department, the person at risk: (1) has already been notified; (2) will be notified; or (3) will otherwise be made aware that they are a person at risk.