IN SB0342

Physicians and trained medical personnel must deliver blood, urine, or bodily substance samples and test results to law enforcement officers upon request as part of criminal investigations, regardless of patient consent.

Physicians, hospitals, and their agents are granted immunity from civil and criminal liability for disclosing samples, test results, or testimony related to these investigations.

Law enforcement officers may use reasonable force to obtain samples if the person resists, provided the officer certifies probable cause of a violation of IC 9-30-5 and involvement in a motor vehicle accident causing serious bodily injury or death within three hours.

Patient-physician privileges do not apply to samples, test results, or testimony in proceedings under motor vehicle chapters IC 9-30-5 and IC 9-30-9, but do not affect privileges in other proceedings.

Removes "certified phlebotomist" from the list of personnel authorized to obtain bodily substance samples, while maintaining authorization for physicians, nurses, and emergency medical technicians.