Sec. 4. A person who:

(1) treats an individual who has executed a psychiatric advance directive; and

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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
(2) is not aware that the individual being treated has executed a valid psychiatric advance directive;

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.