Indiana § 16-36-1.7-2 Requirement to execute a directive; information required; compliance

Indiana Statutes

§ 16-36-1.7-2 — Requirement to execute a directive; information required; compliance

Indiana § 16-36-1.7-2

Title 16HEALTH

Art. 36MEDICAL CONSENT

Ch. 1.7Psychiatric Advance Directives

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Ind. Code § 16-36-1.7-2 (2026).

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(a)An individual who has capacity may execute a psychiatric advance directive.

(b)The psychiatric advance directive must include the following:

(1)The name of the individual entering into the psychiatric advance directive.

(2)The name of the treatment program and the sponsoring facility or institution in which the individual is enrolled, if applicable.

(3)The name, address, and telephone number of:

(A)the individual's treating physician; or

(B)other treating mental health personnel.

(4)The signature of the individual entering into the psychiatric advance directive.

(5)The date on which the individual signed the psychiatric advance directive.

(6)The name, address, and telephone number of the designated health care representative.

(7)The signature of the psychiatrist treating the

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(a) An individual who has capacity may
execute a psychiatric advance directive.
(b) The psychiatric advance directive must include the following:
(1) The name of the individual entering into the psychiatric
advance directive.
(2) The name of the treatment program and the sponsoring facility
or institution in which the individual is enrolled, if applicable.
(3) The name, address, and telephone number of:
(A) the individual's treating physician; or
(B) other treating mental health personnel.
(4) The signature of the individual entering into the psychiatric
advance directive.
(5) The date on which the individual signed the psychiatric
advance directive.
(6) The name, address, and telephone number of the designated
health care representative.
(7) The signature of the psychiatrist treating the individual
entering into the psychiatric advance directive, attesting to:
(A) the appropriateness of the individual's preferences stated in
the psychiatric advance directive; and
(B) the capacity of the individual entering into the psychiatric
advance directive.
(c) The psychiatric advance directive must comply with and is
subject to the requirements and provisions of IC 16-36-1.