Indiana Code 16-36-5-23. Effect upon life insurance policies
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Sec. 23. (a) A death caused by the withholding or withdrawal of CPR under this chapter does not constitute a suicide.
(c) A policy of life insurance is not legally impaired or invalidated by the execution of an out of hospital DNR declaration and order or by the withholding or withdrawal of CPR from an insured declarant, notwithstanding any term of the policy to the contrary.
(b) The execution of an out of hospital DNR declaration and order under this chapter does not affect the sale, issuance, or terms of a life insurance policy.
Terms Used In Indiana Code 16-36-5-23
- 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
(d) An out of hospital DNR declaration and order may not be considered in the establishment of insurance premiums for a declarant.
(e) A person may not require another person to execute an out of hospital DNR declaration and order as a condition for being insured for or receiving health care services.
(f) This chapter does not impair or supersede any legal right or legal responsibility that a person may have to effect the withholding or withdrawal of CPR in a lawful manner.
As added by P.L.148-1999, SEC.12.