Indiana Code 16-36-4-20. Intervening forces; proximate causation
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Sec. 20. The act of withholding or withdrawing life prolonging procedures, when done under:
(2) a court order or decision of a court appointed guardian; or
(1) a living will declaration made under this chapter;
Terms Used In Indiana Code 16-36-4-20
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- terminal condition: means a condition caused by injury, disease, or illness from which, to a reasonable degree of medical certainty:
Indiana Code 16-36-4-5
(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.