Chapter 1 Application
Chapter 2 Rights of Patients
Chapter 3 Conditional Rights of Patients in Residential Settings
Chapter 4 Seclusion and Restraint of Patients
Chapter 5 Refusal of Treatment
Chapter 6 Information Concerning Rights of Patients
Chapter 7 Waiver of Rights
Chapter 8 Remedies
Chapter 9 Mental Health Ombudsman Program

Terms Used In Indiana Code > Title 12 > Article 27 - Rights of Individuals Being Treated for Mental Illness or Developmental Disabilities

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • 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.
  • in writing: include printing, lithographing, or other mode of representing words and letters. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Mentally incompetent: means of unsound mind. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • reasonable means of communication: includes the following rights:

    Indiana Code 12-27-3-1

  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.