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12-17.2-3.5-19. Notifications of injury or death of child

IN Code § 12-17.2-3.5-19 (2019) (N/A)
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Sec. 19. (a) A provider shall immediately notify the parent or legal guardian of a child in the care of the provider concerning any of the following that occur during the hours that the child is in the care of the provider:

(1) A:

(A) bodily injury (as defined in IC 35-31.5-2-29); or

(B) serious bodily injury (as defined in IC 35-31.5-2-292);

of the child that requires the attention of a physician, dentist, registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, paramedic, or emergency medical technician.

(2) The death of the child.

(b) A provider shall:

(1) not more than twenty-four (24) hours after the occurrence of an incident described in subsection (a)(1); and

(2) immediately after the occurrence of an incident described in subsection (a)(2);

notify the division of the occurrence of the incident.

(c) Information that:

(1) is obtained under subsection (b);

(2) concerns a bodily injury or serious bodily injury described in subsection (a)(1); and

(3) could be used to identify an individual child;

is confidential.

As added by P.L.171-2014, SEC.9.

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