Indiana Code 16-36-3-5. Second medical opinion
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Sec. 5. If the superintendent and the patient’s treating physician determine that:
(2) the treatment is medically necessary;
(1) the patient is incompetent to give informed consent to medical or surgical treatment, even though the patient has never been so adjudicated by a court; and
Terms Used In Indiana Code 16-36-3-5
- appropriate facility: has the meaning set forth in IC 12-7-2-82(3). See Indiana Code 16-36-3-1
- superintendent: has the meaning set forth in IC 12-7-2-188(3). See Indiana Code 16-36-3-2
the superintendent shall obtain a second opinion on the issues listed in subdivisions (1) and (2) from a licensed physician independent of the appropriate facility.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-8-3-3(b).]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.19.