Sec. 3. (a) As used in this section, "burn" includes chemical burns, flash burns, and thermal burns.
(b) If a person is treated for:
(1) a second or third degree burn to ten percent (10%) or more of the body;
(2) any burn to the upper respiratory tract or laryngeal edema due to the inhalation of superheated air; or
(3) a burn that results in serious bodily injury;
the physician treating the person, or the hospital administrator or the hospital administrator's designee of the hospital or ambulatory outpatient surgical center (if the person is treated in a hospital or outpatient surgical center), shall report the case to the state fire marshal within seventy-two (72) hours. This report may be made orally or in writing and shall be considered confidential information.
(c) If a person is treated for a second or third degree burn to less than ten percent (10%) of the body, the attending physician may report the case to the state fire marshal under subsection (b).
(d) The state fire marshal shall ascertain the following when a report is made under this chapter:
(1) Victim's name, address, and date of birth.
(2) Address where burn injury occurred.
(3) Date and time of injury.
(4) Degree of burns and percent of body burned.
(5) Area of body burned.
(6) Injury severity.
(7) Apparent cause of burn injury.
(8) Name and address of reporting facility.
(9) Attending physician.
As added by P.L.328-1987, SEC.1.
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