Indiana Code 16-36-1-9. Disqualification of person to consent for patient or health care recipient
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Sec. 9. (a) An individual who may consent to the individual’s own health care under section 3 of this chapter may disqualify others from consenting to health care for the individual.
(1) Be in writing.
(b) A disqualification must meet the following conditions:
Terms Used In Indiana Code 16-36-1-9
- health care: means any care, treatment, service, or procedure to maintain, diagnose, or treat an individual's physical or mental condition. See Indiana Code 16-36-1-1
- in writing: include printing, lithographing, or other mode of representing words and letters. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(2) Be signed by the individual.
(3) Designate those disqualified.
(c) A health care provider who knows of a written disqualification may not accept consent to health care from a disqualified individual.
(d) An individual who knows that the individual has been disqualified to consent to health care for another may not act for the other under this chapter.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-8-12-8.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.19.