Burn injury reporting
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.
Last modified: May 24, 2006