Indiana § 16-36-1-11 - Disclosure of medical information to representative authorized to consent
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§ 16-36-1-11. Disclosure of medical information to representative authorized to consent
Sec. 11. (a) A representative under this chapter has the same right that the authorizing individual has to receive information relevant to the contemplated health care and to consent to the disclosure of medical records to a health care provider.
(b) Disclosure of information regarding contemplated health care to a representative is not a waiver of an evidentiary privilege or of the right to assert confidentiality.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-8-12-10.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.19. Amended by P.L.81-2015, SEC.11.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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