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Ind. Code § 12-7-2-130

"Mental illness" or "mentally ill"

Applied in 12 court decisions — leading case Commitment of M.M. v. Clarian Health Partners (2005)

Most recently applied in A.A. v. Eskenazi Health/Midtown CMHC (May 2018)

As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.1

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Sec. 130. "Mental illness" or "mentally ill" means the following:

(1) For purposes of IC 12-23-5, IC 12-24, and IC 12-26, a psychiatric disorder that:

(A) substantially disturbs an individual's thinking, feeling, or behavior; and

(B) impairs the individual's ability to function.

The term includes intellectual disability, alcoholism, and addiction to narcotics or dangerous drugs, and, for purposes of IC 12-26-5, the term includes temporary impairment as a result of alcohol or drug use.

(2) For purposes of IC 12-28-4 and IC 12-28-5, a psychiatric disorder that:

(A) substantially disturbs an individual's thinking, feeling, or behavior; and

(B) impairs the individual's ability to function.

The term does not include developmental disability.

Official source: Indiana General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Indiana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.