Ind. Code § 29-3-8.5-9
Repealed
Redline — January 1, 2018 → current.View current text →
Current — January 1, 2023
As of January 1, 2018
Sec. 9. A volunteer advocates for seniors program or a volunteer advocates for incapacitated adults program under this chapter is not authorized to consent to or refuse health care (as defined in IC 16-36-1-1) for an individual if:
(1) a spouse, a parent, an adult child, or an adult sibling of the individual or the individual's religious superior, if the individual is a member of a religious order, is available, capable, and suitable to consent to or refuse the health care on behalf of the individual; or
(2) the individual has previously:
(A) appointed a health care representative under IC 16-36-1;
(B) authorized health care under IC 16-36-1.5, IC 16-36-4, or IC 16-36-5;
(C) executed a power of attorney under IC 30-5-4; or
(D) had a guardian appointed by the court under IC 29-3.
[Repealed.]
Official source: Indiana General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Indiana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.