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Ind. Code § 31-34-1-14

Exception for failure of parent, guardian, or custodian to provide medical treatment because of religious beliefs; rebuttable presumption; effect of presumption

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Schmidt v. Mutual Hospital Services, Inc. (2005)

Most recently applied in Schmidt v. Mutual Hospital Services, Inc. (August 2005)

As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.17.

Sec. 14. If a parent, guardian, or custodian fails to provide specific medical treatment for a child because of the legitimate and genuine practice of the religious beliefs of the parent, guardian, or custodian, a rebuttable presumption arises that the child is not a child in need of services because of the failure. However, this presumption does not do any of the following:

(1) Prevent a juvenile court from ordering, when the health of a child requires, medical services from a physician licensed to practice medicine in Indiana.

(2) Apply to situations in which the life or health of a child is in serious danger.

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