As required by statute, the following public records are exempted from public disclosure unless access to the records is specifically required by a state or federal statute or is ordered by a court under the rules of discovery:
(A) Those declared confidential by state statute;
(B) Those declared confidential by rule adopted by a public agency under specific authority to classify public records as confidential granted to the public agency by statute;
(C) Those records required to be kept confidential by federal law;
(D) Records containing trade secrets;
(E) Confidential financial information obtained, upon request, from a person. However, this does not include information that is filed with or received by a public agency pursuant to state statute;
(F) Information concerning research (including actual research documents) conducted under the auspices of an institution of higher education including information:
(1) Concerning any negotiations made with respect to the research; and
(2) Received from another party involved in the research.
(G) Grade transcripts and license examination scores obtained as part of a licensure process;
(H) Those declared confidential by or under rules adopted by the Supreme Court of Indiana;
(I) Patient medical records and charts created by a provider, unless the patient gives written consent under I.C. 16-39;
(J) Application information declared confidential by the Twenty-First Century Research and Technology Fund Board under I.C. 5-14-3; and
(K) A photograph, a video recording or an audio recording of an autopsy, except as provided in I.C. 36-2-14-10.
(Res. R-84-10, passed 4-2-1984)
Statutory reference:
Certain records exempt from disclosure requirements, see I.C. 5-14-3-4(a)