Indiana § 16-36-1-4 - Incapacity to consent; invalid consent
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 16-36-1-4 — Incapacity to consent; invalid consent, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 16-36-1-4. Incapacity to consent; invalid consent
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:
(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).
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-8-12-3.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.19. Amended by P.L.50-2021, SEC.36.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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