Sec. 1. An adult voluntary patient who is not adjudicated mentally incompetent may refuse to submit to treatment or a habilitation program.
Ind. Code § 12-27-5-1
Voluntary patients; rights to refuse treatment
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case J.S. v. Center for Behavioral Health (2006)
Most recently applied in Commitment of T.S. v. Logansport State Hospital (November 2011)
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.21.
Official source: Indiana General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Indiana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.