Indiana Code 16-36-1.7-4. Liability
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Sec. 4. A person who:
(2) is not aware that the individual being treated has executed a valid psychiatric advance directive;
(1) treats an individual who has executed a psychiatric advance directive; and
Terms Used In Indiana Code 16-36-1.7-4
- Allegation: something that someone says happened.
- psychiatric advance directive: means a written instrument that expresses the individual's preference and consent to the administration of treatment measures for a specific diagnosis for the care and treatment of the individual's mental illness during subsequent periods of incapacity. See Indiana Code 16-36-1.7-1
is not subject to civil or criminal liability based on an allegation that the person did not comply with the psychiatric advance directive.
As added by P.L.16-2004, SEC.3.