Sec. 6. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the absence of a suit authorized in section 5 of this chapter does not bar a division from enforcing its claim against the estate of a patient or the responsible parties of the patient if the conditions of IC 12-24-13 have been met.

     (b) A claim against a patient or the responsible parties of the patient becomes void on the tenth anniversary of the patient’s discharge if the diagnosis of the patient was mental illness or developmental disability, or both.

[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 16-14-18.1-10(c).]

As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.18. Amended by P.L.81-1994, SEC.1.