Ind. Code § 16-36-1-4
Incapacity to consent; invalid consent
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Current — January 1, 2023
As of January 1, 2018
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.
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 the health care provider has knowledge that the individual has indicated contrary instructions in regard to the proposed health care, even if the individual is believed to be incapable of making a decision regarding the proposed health care at the time the individual indicates contrary instructions.
(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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