Indiana § 16-36-4-20 - Intervening forces; proximate causation
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§ 16-36-4-20. Intervening forces; proximate causation
Sec. 20. The act of withholding or withdrawing life prolonging procedures, when done under:
(1) a living will declaration made under this chapter;
(2) a court order or decision of a court appointed guardian; or
(3) a good faith medical decision by the attending physician that the patient has a terminal condition;
is not an intervening force and does not affect the chain of proximate cause between the conduct of any person that placed the patient in a terminal condition and the patient's death.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-8-11-21.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.19.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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