Indiana Code 16-36-5-20. Health care provider liability
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Sec. 20. A health care provider who in good faith and in accordance with reasonable medical standards:
(A) by whom an out of hospital DNR declaration and order has been executed under this chapter; or
(1) participates in the withholding or withdrawal of CPR from a declarant:
Terms Used In Indiana Code 16-36-5-20
- declarant: means a person:
Indiana Code 16-36-5-3
- DNR: means do not resuscitate. See Indiana Code 16-36-5-4
- out of hospital: refers to a location other than an acute care hospital licensed under IC 16-21-2. See Indiana Code 16-36-5-5
- out of hospital DNR declaration and order: means a document executed under sections 11 and 12 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 16-36-5-6
(B) who has revoked an out of hospital DNR declaration and order when the health care provider has no notice of the revocation; or
(2) provides CPR to a declarant:
(A) when the health care provider has no notice of the out of hospital DNR declaration and order; or
(B) after a revocation of an out of hospital DNR declaration and order;
is not subject to criminal or civil liability and may not be found to have committed an act of unprofessional conduct.
As added by P.L.148-1999, SEC.12.