§ 16-36-1-12 — Effect of chapter on other law; personal liability of representatives for costs of care

(a) This chapter does not affect Indiana law
concerning an individual's authorization to do the following:
(1) Make a health care decision for the individual or another
individual.
(2) Provide, withdraw, or withhold medical care necessary to
prolong or sustain life.
(b) This chapter does not affect the requirements in any other
Indiana law concerning consent to observation, diagnosis, treatment,
or hospitalization for a mental illness.
(c) This chapter does not authorize a representative to consent to
any health care that is prohibited under Indiana law.
(d) This chapter does not affect any requirement of notice to others
of proposed health care under any other Indiana law.
(e) This chapter does not affect Indiana law concerning the
following:
(1) The standard of care of a health care provider required in the
provision of health care.
(2) When consent is required for health care.
(3) Elements of informed consent for health care.
(4) Other methods of consent authorized by Indiana law.
(5) Health care being provided in an emergency without consent.
(f) This chapter does not prevent an individual capable of
consenting to the individual's own health care or to the health care of
another under this chapter, including those authorized under sections
5 through 7 of this chapter, from consenting to health care administered
in good faith under religious tenets of the individual requiring health
care.
(g) A representative consenting to health care for an individual
under this chapter does not become personally liable for the cost of the
health care by virtue of that consent.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-8-12-11.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.19. Amended by P.L.81-2015, SEC.12.