Sec. 2. The state department shall adopt rules governing the emergency relocation of patients that provide for the following:

(1) Notice to the patient, the patient’s next of kin, guardian, and physician of the emergency transfer and the reasons for the relocation.

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 16-28-6-2

  • 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.
(2) Protections designed to ensure the welfare and desires of the patient.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-10-4-18 part.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.156-2011, SEC.26; P.L.197-2011, SEC.68.