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Indiana Code Title 16. Health § 16-36-1-4

Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

Sec. 4. (a) An individual described in section 3 of this chapter may consent to health care unless, in the good faith opinion of the attending physician, the individual is incapable of making a decision regarding the proposed health care.

(b) A consent to health care under section 5, 6, or 7 of this chapter is not valid if:

(1) the health care provider has knowledge that the individual has indicated contrary instructions in regard to the proposed health care;  and

(2) the individual has not been determined to be incapable of consenting to health care by:

(A) an order of a probate court under section 8 of this chapter;  or

(B) the individual's attending physician under subsection (a).

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